Alien Species Invasion? I Kill Them Back.

Chapter 64: Chapter 62: Pollution Spreading

After seeing Feng Ling fall from the building, Su Yuqing ordered the bombardment to continue.

One rocket followed another, launched as if they cost nothing.

After the ninth rocket hit, Mengjia Hotel finally gave way. Starting from the sixth floor, it collapsed level by level, crumbling into a pile of rubble with a deafening ROAR.

The slime inside the building was all scorched, filling the air with a foul stench.

Such a huge commotion couldn’t possibly escape the notice of the nearby residents.

They peered in this direction, a mixture of terror and curiosity in their eyes, but the night was too deep for anyone to make out what was happening.

Nevertheless, news about Feng Ling spread like wildfire, causing a stir online.

...

「Deep in the night.」

Ye Zheng opened her eyes. The space beside her in bed was empty. She got up, slipped on her slippers, and walked out of the bedroom.

A light was on in the study. She walked over quietly, the tapping of a keyboard clearly audible.

Su Yuqing heard the noise and glanced back at her. "Did I wake you?"

"No, I just had a dream and woke up." Ye Zheng stood behind him, resting her hands on the back of his chair. She saw that he had already written a significant amount in the document on his computer.

"...Launched a strike on Mengjia Hotel using small-caliber rockets?" Ye Zheng read the words on the document, her brow furrowing. "They found another Pollution Body in Qingjiang City?"

Su Yuqing said, "We found a trading den where a large number of Alien Species had gathered. One of them had a Pollution Value far exceeding the safety threshold. Nearly two entire floors of the hotel were composed of its body tissue. We had to use heavy weaponry to eliminate all the Alien Species. The operation caused a huge disturbance, and it’ll probably be on the news by morning. That’s why I want to finish the report as soon as possible and submit it to headquarters before the story breaks."

"Is Zhou Diao okay?" Ye Zheng asked with concern.

She knew Zhou Diao’s Card Ability was powerful, but for one person to face so many Alien Species was incredibly dangerous.

"He’s fine, but someone else was injured." Su Yuqing smiled, taking Ye Zheng’s hand from the back of the chair. "It was that girl I told you about. We were lucky to have her, but she’s not with the Inspection Bureau, so I can’t officially commend her for her efforts."

Although Su Yuqing’s doppelgangers were in two different cities, their information was shared in real-time, so he had already told Ye Zheng a little about Feng Ling.

Ye Zheng smiled. "She sounds like quite the character. It’s probably for the best she doesn’t join the Inspection Bureau—she wouldn’t want to be tied down. Just make sure you apply for a bonus for her."

After a pause, she added in a low voice, "Once I get back from the Maze, that’ll be considered a major contribution. I’ll ask Ms. Mei to help get more personnel assigned to Qingjiang City. HQ has confiscated a lot of Cards recently. Once the new batch of Inspectors completes their training, we should get some good news."

"We really do need the manpower..." Su Yuqing sighed. "Zhou Diao puts on a happy-go-lucky face every day, but I know he’s under a lot of pressure."

Su Yuqing looked up at her. "What about you? Is the schedule for the Maze expedition finalized yet?"

"Still waiting on the official notice, but I expect it’ll be in the next day or two." Ye Zheng’s tone was melancholy. "Who would have thought the Maze’s pollution would spread to the outside world? An instance that should have been a problem for the Alien Species to handle has now become a mess for us humans."

Su Yuqing fell silent at her words.

The Maze was supposed to be an independent, game-like instance that didn’t interfere with the real world. That was why humanity had always kept a respectful distance from it.

But starting this month, the number of genetically contaminated organisms in certain regions had skyrocketed. The researchers at the institute believed these regions contained Mazes, and that the Mazes were acting as sources, continuously bleeding pollution into the real world.

The genetic mutations caused by Cards were visible, but the pollution from the Maze was not. It was more like nuclear radiation; organisms within a contaminated zone would inexplicably begin to mutate.

The research institute and the Inspection Bureau had jointly formed an expedition team to enter the Maze and gather research data.

Every member of the expedition team was the best of the best, and Ye Zheng was one of them.

Su Yuqing was proud of her, but at the same time, he was filled with anxiety...

No human had ever entered a Maze before. No one knew what they would encounter inside, or what might happen.

That was why when he’d heard that Feng Ling wanted to enter a Maze, his first reaction was that it was absurd.

But then, he couldn’t help but feel a sliver of hope. If Feng Ling succeeded, she might be able to provide some helpful information for Ye Zheng.

But Feng Ling had been grievously injured in the battle. In fact, as he was writing this report, she was being carried away on a stretcher. She had fractures of varying severity across her body, a comminuted fracture of the left shoulder accompanied by deep lacerations, and the three arms on her back... she had severed them herself. And there was no telling what the state of her internal organs was...

’In this condition, could she still enter the Maze?’

At these thoughts, Su Yuqing grew even more silent.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be fine." Ye Zheng forced a lighthearted smile, trying to ease the tension. "I won’t disturb your work anymore. I’m going to bed. You get some rest soon, too."

"Mm," Su Yuqing nodded.

He watched Ye Zheng return to the bedroom, his heart in turmoil.

’I can’t just sit back and do nothing.’

’Since I’m not qualified to join the expedition team, I have to find another way to help Ye Zheng. I have to exhaust every possibility, do everything I can.’

’But what can I do?’

......

...

「In Qingjiang City, the night was not yet over.」

After escaping the hotel, the Fishman immediately realized something was off. The road maintenance crews that had appeared on the streets were highly suspicious.

He lurked in the shadows and observed for a moment, only to see them begin their assault on the hotel.

Driven by a subtle sense of vengeance, the Fishman chose not to warn the hotel through the forums, opting instead to watch from the sidelines.

He didn’t relax until he saw the entire hotel get blasted into rubble.

He had escaped from the hidden boss. He had escaped from Moon Shadow. And now, Old Mo and the dwarf wouldn’t be able to hold him accountable.

His next plan was to move to another city and recover in peace.

But first, he needed to find a quiet, secluded spot to inject himself with a Strong Recovery Agent.

But something felt strange. He had the nagging feeling that he was being followed.

But the dust had settled. Even the Inspection Bureau agents were exhausted and in disarray. Who would be out in the dead of night, tracking an Alien Species?

The Fishman decided he was just rattled from witnessing the hotel’s collapse and that his mind was playing tricks on him.

He ducked into a quiet alley, slid down against a wall, and retrieved the precious vial from his inventory space.

But without arms, injecting it was a struggle. He had to bend over laboriously, trying to pick up the fallen syringe with his mouth—

Just as the Fishman was straining to get a grip on the syringe, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps.

He started to look up, but a club came down hard on the back of his head!

The Fishman’s vision went white.

Then the club rained down like a torrent! Blows landed on his head, his neck, his spine, his waist, his legs!

Armless, the Fishman was powerless to fight back. There, in that alley, he was brutally beaten to death...

A silver Card materialized from the Fishman’s body, hovering in the air.

Fang Ye stared at the Card, trembling. He took one deep breath after another, his gaze almost reverent. Then, he reached out his hand toward the Card...

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