In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 257: Migrant disease
"Qingli, you tell us."

Director Dai stood with his hands on his hips, his face dark.

The girl with glasses adjusted her glasses: "The legendary pollution in Xicheng District is very different from the usual pollution we've experienced before."

"Firstly, the scale is enormous, affecting almost the entire Xicheng District,"

"Secondly, it is random. The pollution does not occur continuously or intermittently, but rather appears randomly and unpredictably."

"Thirdly, it is time-sensitive; it appears extremely quickly and violently, and once it occurs, there is simply no time to stop it,"

"Fourth, it is transmissible. This kind of pollution is not like ordinary fluctuations in the spiritual world or the leakage of legends. The leakage of legends will pollute in a fixed area, but it can spread extremely rapidly through the contaminated people and animals."

"Because of these unique characteristics, this legend-related pollution is extremely serious and difficult to handle,"

"It is estimated that this pollution has only been present for less than a month,"

"But the number of infected people is already close to 10,000, not counting the infected animals, which is even more incalculable."

Xie Lingxin looked at the disgusting things on the projection screen and listened to what she said, so she couldn't help but whisper, "Resident Evil?"

Su Qingli looked at him, her glasses flashing white light: "That's not wrong, but this legendary contamination is far more terrifying than a biohazard."

"Because infected humans and animals become terrifying, not only in appearance, but also in their immense power,"

"Even an ordinary house cat can instantly possess physical strength comparable to a second-stage martial artist,"

"They will lose all reason, leaving only the pure instinct to feed, and will frantically devour any flesh, blood, or living thing they see,"

"What's even more terrifying is that they can become stronger by devouring flesh, living things, and even cannibalizing each other,"

"Right now, we can only rely on the military to temporarily block their area of ​​activity,"

"But material weapons are ineffective against legendary contamination,"

"The main solution still relies on cultivators. Currently, even with the support of powerful military personnel, we can only barely maintain a blockade."

"Because of the randomness of its pollution, we have no way of knowing where the next pollution will occur, so a complete lockdown is not realistic."

Su Qingli operated the projector, and a video was displayed:

"These are the recordings left by Team Seven when they fought against these things."

Xie Lingxin looked at the projection.

The scene was extremely chaotic, with collapsed and broken buildings everywhere.

Xicheng District is densely populated, and most of the people living here are poorer than those in Tongguwan, only slightly better off than those in Leigong Village.

There are no skyscrapers or bustling commercial districts.

Most of the destroyed buildings were ordinary residential houses.

Within the ruins, many of those terrifying monsters roamed about, and upon seeing any surviving humans, they would swarm them in a frenzy.

Some cultivators ventured in to fight off the monsters.

There were representatives from the military, the environmental protection bureau, and other departments.

"boom!"

A monster that appeared out of nowhere, much larger than the other monsters.

Moreover, it was plump with flesh and blood, and its abdomen was bulging high.

Its mouth was as large as a basin, and when it opened its mouth to suck, it was as if a storm had swept up from flat ground.

Gravel, bricks, dust, living people, corpses—everything in front of him was sucked into his mouth.
A terrifying chewing sound came from the monster's throat, chest, and abdomen, as if something alive was crawling through it.

Its body is constantly expanding.

Suddenly it opened its mouth and spat out everything it had just swallowed, except for flesh and blood, as well as all the dust and mud.

Ordinary mud and dust, when sprayed, transformed into an incredibly terrifying "rain of bullets," accompanied by a terrifying howl. Wherever it passed, everything in its path turned to dust, even cultivators were not exempt.

Such terrifying power made Xie Lingxin's scalp tingle.

This is pure, ultimate physical power, without a trace of impurity or artifice.

Its destructive power was far greater than that of the Divine Strategy generals with sixth-level martial arts strength that he had previously dealt with in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Relying solely on physical strength, without the aid of martial arts techniques, weapons, or other external enhancements, it would be impossible to achieve such destructive power, even for someone at the sixth level of physical strength.

The appearance of this supermodel monster caused chaos in the scene, and the cultivators were caught off guard and frantically tried to cope.

What's even more terrifying is that this monster seems to have absolute dominance over the ordinary monsters around it.

After its appearance, the previously chaotic monsters began to attack human cultivators in an orderly and large-scale manner.

The cultivators, who were originally in the position of hunters, suddenly became the prey.

They were even assimilated into the same monsters.

Everyone in the conference room, including Xie Lingxin, felt their scalp tingle.

One can't help but think: in this situation, it would be a lucky thing for a cultivator to be devoured.

If they become assimilated by pollution, the consequences will be as seen in the picture.

A corrupted cultivator is far more terrifying than an ordinary monster.

Because not only did their power increase dramatically after being contaminated, they were also able to use various martial arts and techniques they had used in their previous lives.

The area shown in the video was quickly engulfed by various monsters due to the appearance of the supermodel monster.

But the monster clearly didn't want to stop there, and continued to control the monster to expand and spread outwards like a tide.

"Lai Zhijie! Block the gap!"

A familiar voice appeared.

Xie Lingxin recognized Chu He's voice.

"boom!"

A "meteorite" suddenly fell from the sky. The "meteorite" crashed into the monster horde, turning all the monsters within a radius of dozens of meters into mincemeat.

Then the "meteorite" stood up straight and transformed into a stone giant several meters tall.

Waving its enormous fists and raising its massive feet, it roared as it smashed and crushed monsters one by one.

A single punch to the ground can whip up countless pebbles, which coalesce into a stone dragon that wreaks havoc among the monster horde.

Jiang Daqiu whispered in Xie Lingxin's ear, "It's Lai Zhijie's Kunyu Talisman Soldiers!"

"Lai Zhijie is quite accomplished in the art of Qimen Dunjia, especially in his use of the Armored Weapon Talisman. This Kunyu Talisman can turn stone puppets into humanoid puppets and control the earth and rocks within a ten-meter radius,"

"He was a rare talent in the bureau, and had a great chance of breaking through the sixth level within ten years, but unfortunately..."

In the scene, the stone giant wreaks havoc as soon as it appears.

But their dominance didn't last long before they were overwhelmed by a massive number of monsters.

These monsters don't actually have any special abilities, nor do they need any abilities at all.

With just one mouth, it seems capable of devouring everything in the world.

Even the stone giants were devoured by them, bit by bit, in less than half a minute.

Lai Zhijie!

"Captain! You guys get out of here!"

The situation has taken a turn for the worse.

Screams of shock and anger could be heard from the screen.

With a deafening roar, two more stone giants were summoned.

But it's just a drop in the ocean and won't last long.

"Fang Zhihe! What are you trying to do! Come back here!"

Chuhe's exasperated voice came from the screen.

"Captain, it's too late. We can't let these things spread, or we'll be letting down this uniform."

A woman's voice rang out, and a petite figure leaped into the monster horde.

"Go to hell! Disgusting monster!"

The woman held two needles between her fingers and suddenly stabbed them into her own eyes.

Blood spurted out, and green light flashed from her body as she suddenly burst forth.

A large patch of shimmering green mist burst open in an instant and spread rapidly.

The monsters touched by the green mist withered and died instantly, just like flowers and plants, and finally turned into a pile of black charcoal-like dust.

The scene ends at this point.

"boom!"

Dai Yang slammed his fist on the table.

The others also fell silent, their eyes filled with a mixture of anger and sorrow.

Jiang Daqiu rubbed his face vigorously, his eyes red, and said, "She is Fang Zhihe, and she is also the only person in our bureau who possesses innate supernatural abilities."

"Her supernatural power is called 'Transferring Illness,' which can absorb illusory and invisible pathogenic energy to heal people's diseases and injuries,"

"But actually, it's about transferring the illness to one's own eyes,"

"Her eyesight had long been compromised from saving so many lives, and she also suffered from multiple malignant diseases due to the leakage of pathogenic energy."

"By piercing her eyes, she released all the pent-up illness at once, turning it into a terrible plague that even these monsters couldn't withstand,"

"But she herself is the same..."

Everyone here knows Xie Lingxin, but they know that he hasn't been in the bureau for very long and they don't know him well.

They all waited silently for Jiang Daqiu to explain to him.

Xie Lingxin saw that the woman in the picture was only in her early twenties, not much older than herself.

It is the first to rapidly decay and rot within the pathogenic energy it releases.

From a vibrant, young, and radiant girl, to a gloomy, sickly body, rotting flesh, and then to a corpse, bones, and dust.

It was just a fleeting moment, a clear and unexpected image.

Even though he didn't know them well, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart.

Dai Yang glanced in their direction before taking over, saying in a deep voice, "You all know the situation..."

"Although Comrade Fang Zhihe's sacrifice temporarily sealed off the monster within the West District,"

"But the first leader monster that appeared wasn't eliminated by the disease; it was merely severely injured and went into hiding,"

"If it reappears, the consequences will be unimaginable,"

"Given the way these monsters grow stronger by devouring flesh and blood, this won't take long."

"Currently, the most important task, and also the greatest pressure, for our Environmental Protection Bureau is to find the patterns of pollution!"

"Completely block the pathways for new pollution to emerge and prevent the pollution from continuing to spread!"

"Before that, we must find that monster and deal with it as soon as possible!"

"but……"

Dai Yang took a deep breath: "Ordinary monsters are fine, but for monsters of this level, ordinary physical strength and mental strength pose almost no threat to them."

"So far, only Fang Zhihe's supernatural powers have caused it any damage,"

"Unfortunately, there's no one in our department who can deal with it right now!"

(End of this chapter)