Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

"No wonder."

Jiang Mian pouted and said, "Where did all these bounty hunters of unknown origin come from in the core area? It turns out they all came from this side."

"Let's find a safe spot first, then go back to [World] to rest."

Ye Chenyang nudged her back and walked forward along the street.

"Um."

Jiang Mian rarely uses [World] in battle.

After all, those enemies were basically no match for her in her normal state, let alone now that she had the [Disaster Beast Form].

With this enhancement, Jiang Mian can now even challenge a seventh-tier opponent.

We might not be able to kill them, but we certainly won't lose.

That said, these past few days, the two of them have been living in the wilderness just like at home, and could even be described as quite comfortable.

To Jiang Mian's dismay, however, this guy didn't seem to have recovered yet, and hadn't touched her for several days in a row.

How about we discuss delivering grain on a regular basis sometime?

Jiang Mian stroked his chin, a sense of anticipation rising within him.

"Seriously, I've been wanting to show off all this time, it's driving me crazy."

Now is not the time to think about this. She shook her head and quickly banished these distracting thoughts from her mind, taking in her surroundings.

From the moment you enter the city, all you see are small, single-story houses; at least, that's how it is in the entire Third District.

Occasionally, a few people on the verge of death will appear on the street corner, but they will soon be stuffed into iron cages by a few "professionals", covered with black cloth and carried away.

"Ye—cough cough, brother, them?"

Jiang Mian habitually wanted to call him "Brother Ye," but the two had agreed on a fake name before entering the city.

When they were in the city, she was called Ye Chan, and Ye Chenyang was called Jiang Chen, so their nicknames naturally changed as well.

That's the case, at least when there are outsiders present.

Ye Chenyang shook his head and said in a low voice:

"Generally speaking, if someone loses the ability to move due to serious injury, or if the disease cannot be controlled, they will be sent to the Fourth District for centralized treatment."

"Of course, if the quality meets the standards, it might be able to return to the city in another way."

"The Fourth District..."

Jiang Mian frowned.

Is it a garbage dump?

This so-called treatment is probably just feeding disaster directly, isn't it?

She didn't delve into what the other way was, and continued on her way.

There were many pedestrians on the street, but the vast majority of them were in a hurry, with weapons in their hands, for fear of being targeted.

Jiang Mian, with her delicate features and neat attire, resembled a lamb that had infiltrated a wolf pack, quickly attracting a lot of attention.

Countless eyes were fixed on her, filled with greed and desire, completely ignoring the pathological signs on her body.

This godforsaken place isn't devoid of women, but they are few and far between.

Even those that can be seen are basically already with someone else, or they are simply ridiculously strong.

For these men who have been suppressed for who knows how long, even calamity is not something they cannot escape, let alone those suffering from illness.

But no one made a move.

There was also a man with an unfriendly expression following closely behind her; they were clearly together.

"Gentlemen, do you need a guide? I know the city well, just two pills a day..."

Soon, a thin man couldn't contain himself and eagerly came over.

Seeing this, the others stepped back, giving the group plenty of space.

This guy doesn't look like he's been here long; he's definitely just a consumable item.

"unnecessary."

Ye Chenyang coldly refused, while Jiang Mian didn't even glance at him.

"Are you sure you don't need to? You could get into trouble if you don't know your way around the city."

"If no one guides you... hehe, if you take one wrong alley, you might never find your way out!"

The thin man was unwilling to give up, so he clung to the two of them and talked on and on, eventually even resorting to threats.

"I said I don't need it, are you deaf?"

Ye Chenyang's expression grew increasingly gloomy, and the shadow beneath his feet seemed to be drawn by his emotions, becoming slightly restless.

"The Chaotic Path? This kid's a mutated one too?"

Upon seeing this, a knowing glint flashed in the thin man's eyes.

Judging from the intensity of his aura, it should not exceed the sixth level, only reaching the average level.

With that thought in mind, he stopped acting and snapped his fingers.

"Snap—"

Eight people emerged simultaneously from alleyways, street corners, and dark places, armed with knives, spears, and clubs, and all of them were at the fifth level.

Jiang Mian stopped and raised an eyebrow.

Oh, was it a group crime?

However, the quality of this group seems a bit low; it seems like there aren't many even at the advanced sequence level.

If you ask how she sensed it, it's because of the "food"... well, the quality of the talent—she can tell just by smelling it.

Those who weren't ranked in the advanced sequence can actually reach the fifth rank within the top 100, but they need time to mature.

If additional resources are used to speed it up, the cost will be at least twice that of a higher-level sequence.

The thin man stood with his hands on his hips, chin raised, and his voice suddenly rose:

"The man was killed, the woman—"

"Click!"

Before he could finish his threat, Jiang Mian activated his "Domain".

For her, simulating open domains wasn't difficult; it was just a matter of using her strength to make things happen.

The gaunt man, along with his eight companions, were instantly immobilized by the ice, unable to move.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Mian clapped her hands lightly, and the ice sculptures that the group had transformed into instantly exploded, shattering into ice shards all over the ground.

At the same time, people within a radius of several hundred meters around her felt a bone-chilling cold.

"That...resolved?"

The passersby who were waiting for an opportunity were dumbfounded.

Despite being at the same level of 5, he instantly killed nearly ten people of the same level without even using his full strength.

Even if there aren't many high-ranking individuals among them, it couldn't be this easy, right?

Realizing Jiang Mian's strength, everyone dispersed, fearing they might offend these two troublemakers.

Luckily, these few idiots tested them, otherwise they would be the ones who died!

"Ha, a bunch of useless trash."

Jiang Mian slightly raised her chin and let out a soft hum.

Encountering such provocative behavior once is fine, but it gets tiresome after a while.

If her opponent is stronger, she'll play a little longer.

Ye Chenyang looked at her back and felt a strange feeling.

Even though she herself hadn't gotten used to it this quickly in her previous life, Jiang Mian seemed to be in her element, seamlessly integrating into the group.

"Brother Ye, shall we go?"

"Oh, here it comes."

The two then left without looking back.

Soon, a transport vehicle arrived nearby.

Two professionals got out of the vehicle, quickly cleaned up the ice on the ground, and returned to the vehicle to continue their patrol.

The whole process was so smooth and seamless, as if nothing had ever happened.

……

Ten miles south of the city, at an outpost near the entrance to a medium-sized secret realm.

"You're saying the city gate was breached, and then the two of you ran away?!"

A pale-faced young man rose from the main seat in the room and questioned the two men kneeling before him in a stern voice.

Half of his face was covered with a mask that resembled withered tree bark, but it was actually his skin, revealing his identity as a patient suffering from the disease.

"Brother Bai, even Lord Dong was defeated in seconds!"

"A fifth-tier being able to defeat a sixth-tier being in an instant? Do you think I'm stupid?"

Bai Jin looked completely incredulous.

That guy surnamed Dong is a silver-level hunter of the same rank as him!

Even if it's [Winter], so what? It's just one level lower!

How could it be like this guy said, that he was instantly killed before he even had a chance to activate his domain?

"Brother Bai, what we said is true!"

"Yes, yes, yes! If it weren't for Qin Shou risking his life to protect you, we wouldn't be seeing you right now!"

The two women, both weeping, sang in unison, praising Jiang Mian to the skies while exonerating themselves completely.

"Alright."

Bai Jin felt overwhelmed by their flattery, raised her hand to interrupt them, and sat back down in the main seat.

"What did that woman look like?"

"Absolutely gorgeous!"

One of them blurted it out, then realized his mistake and described it in detail:

"The kind of face you remember at first glance: white hair, gray eyes, and something at the corner of the eye..."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.

He knelt down again, barely daring to breathe, cold sweat dripping from his forehead onto the ground.

This guy in front of me is a huge fan of "planting trees," if I just stuck them both in the ground, that would be the end of it!

After a long silence, Bai Jin finally spoke again.

"You, come back to the city with me."

The two had just breathed a sigh of relief, but his next words plunged them into an ice cave.

"I...I'll meet her in person."