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

The floating blades did not directly target Jiang Mian, but instead formed a constantly shrinking "circle" around her.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The awakened one fired three arrows in quick succession. The enhanced arrows pierced through the air and entered the "circle," forcibly opening a temporary passage.

Seeing this, he quickly shouted:

"Little girl, come here quickly! Quickly!"

His voice carried a surge of energy, making it incredibly loud and clear, even from several kilometers away.

But Jiang Mian did not move.

She stared blankly at the wildly dancing floating blades around her, as if afraid that she might accidentally touch the blades while passing through and be torn to shreds.

While they hesitated, the temporary passage was filled back in by the high-speed floating blades.

The "circle" suddenly contracted, and it looked like it was about to tear her small body to pieces!

"Oh shit!"

The awakened one gritted his teeth, put away his longbow, and drew a short sword from his waist.

His name is Gao Hong, and he is the [Chongxiao] of Sequence 45. He is one of the few in the [War] path who specializes in ranged and agile abilities. His output mainly comes from the enhancement of weapons by his abilities.

Therefore, he was extremely careful of the imitator's sneak attack.

Besides having low defense, if you accidentally get injured in the hand, you won't be able to use your weapon, and your abilities will be basically halved.

Even if it can recover quickly, it is still fatal in a battle of this level.

But the girl refused to move, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and try.

Just as Gao Hong was pushing his abilities to the limit, preparing to make a powerful charge, Jiang Mian suddenly sighed:

"Oh, no need for all that trouble, I can come out myself."

"?"

The moment a hint of doubt arose in his heart, an invisible ripple spread from Jiang Mian's body.

Wherever it passed, all the floating blades vanished without a trace.

"what?"

Gao Hong rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

What's going on?

When Jiang Mian made her move, he seemed to faintly sense her aura, which was definitely above the seventh level!

Eighth rank?!

There are only a few people in the eighth rank, and they all have names. Even if you don't recognize them, you at least know what they look like.

Could it be that she is...?

"You figured it out?"

Jiang Mian seemed to sense his confusion, a smirk playing on her lips as she put her hands on her hips and said:

"I am 'Calamity'."

"What?!"

Gao Hong's heart tightened, his body tensed slightly, and he gripped the short sword in his hand tightly, but he did not make any rash moves.

He is a seventh-tier Awakener, and has reached the limit of his abilities.

But from the perspective of the eighth rank, it was still something that could be easily destroyed.

But on second thought, the gap between humanity and the calamity has widened considerably, especially in terms of top-tier combat power.

Almost all of the eighth-tier calamities have died out, and the vast majority of the remaining ones have been incorporated into the arsenal. Where would a wild eighth-tier calamity come from?

He suddenly remembered the message from above, saying that a very important person with a very special identity would be returning from the north soon, and that all patrol teams should be on the lookout for him.

Could this person in front of me be him?

The 'calamity' she mentioned... is it real? That's too extraordinary!

Thinking of this, Gao Hong lowered his voice and said cautiously:

"Senior, please stop teasing me."

You don't believe me?

"No, no, I believe you! I believe you!"

"Hmph, boring."

Jiang Mian pursed her lips, seemingly quite indignant.

Does this guy think I'm lying to him?

Speaking of which, I'm only eighteen years old, and being called "senior" by an older man... why do I feel a little uncomfortable for some reason?

"Senior? Senior?"

Gao Hong called her twice, looked in the direction the imitator had fled, and said urgently:

"That guy's trying to escape!"

"run?"

Jiang Mian sneered, "You think you can escape!"

That guy actually dared to take her hostage? He's got some nerve!

She casually stretched out her hand in that direction, her five fingers spread, and gently clenched it towards the void.

Countless shadow chains imbued with spatial power silently formed, instantly locking onto the fleeing figure in the distance!

……

"Hehehe, just like a pillow delivered when you're sleepy!"

Within minutes of Jiang Mian and Gao Hong's conversation, the imitator had already escaped several kilometers on a "skateboard".

It chuckled strangely as it turned to look at the two of them.

Their figures had become so small that they were almost invisible, and at the same time, the connection between the floating blades and it was severed.

But it doesn't matter, it's worth it to exchange them for a life.

Human weapons are indeed useful. Let's wait until things calm down a bit, then we can infiltrate again and get some new ones.

Just as the imitator was envisioning the future, a sharp pain suddenly erupted from its core.

Danger!

"What's going on?!"

Its pupils contracted, and before it could react, it was tightly bound by countless shadowy chains, dragging it into darkness.

A feeling of weightlessness washed over him, and when the darkness faded, the imitator was horrified to find himself tightly bound.

And the one who made the move was none other than the human girl he had just taken hostage!

"Run! Why did you stop running?"

Jiang Mian crossed his arms and stared at it expressionlessly.

Eighth rank?!

The imitator was utterly shocked, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Um...it was all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstand?"

Jiang Mian raised her hand and gave him the middle finger.

"Why not come up with a more plausible excuse? That's stupid!"

Before the imitator could even utter a word of denial, the Shadow Chains melted away completely, enveloping it and forcefully piercing its spirit.

"ah--"

A scream suddenly erupted from inside the Shadow Cocoon, sending chills down Gao Hong's spine.

"Senior, what's going on?"

"Reading memories".

Jiang Mian looked down at the makeshift campsite and said indifferently:

"Give me a brief overview of the current situation within the core circle."

"yes!"

Gao Hong forced himself to ignore the violently writhing cocoon of shadow and, following Jiang Mian's instructions, gave a brief report:

This relocation involved a large number of people, with approximately ten million in the north alone, and required enormous human and material resources.

Even if the core group is very powerful, it is impossible to absorb all these people at once.

Just finding a place for them to live is a stretch.

"Fortunately, 'Eternal Light' is supported by the contemporary 'Eternal Day.' Since he entered the tower a month ago, the area of ​​the core circle has expanded several times over."

At this point, Gao Hong's expression turned serious:

"This extra land will be used to build temporary camps to temporarily house these people."

In the Age of Mist, [Eternal Daylight] is fundamental to human existence.

Now that he has grown up, he may be able to complete the task that Yang Ze failed to finish and lead humanity to completely defeat the fog!

Jiang Mian glanced at Gao Hong, seemingly seeing through his thoughts, but did not correct him.

He wasn't at a high enough level to access the most core secrets, so naturally he didn't know what the biggest crisis was, and still harbored the most simple longing for [Glory].

Gao Hong's report was only a general overview, and it was all positive.

But in the memories of that imitator, Jiang Mian saw something different.

With more people, more problems naturally arise.

In addition to the calamities that come from being attracted, there is also friction within humanity itself.

The most prominent among them are those with lesions.

Fighting, brawling, and even arson, murder, and looting are rampant and cannot be stopped. Even if a separate district is established, the fighting will not stop; on the contrary, it will intensify.

The various battle groups and the small teams of the detention center were extremely busy, sending truckloads of infected patients to the detention area.

Most of them are simply due to their nature.

Even though a certain amount of inhibitors are distributed free of charge, it is still not enough for some people.

Robbing one's own kind is always the fastest shortcut.

Those who have had their diseases robbed, without inhibitors, might do the same thing, thus creating a vicious cycle.

In addition, there were many people who enjoyed watching the drama unfold.

They secretly stirred up trouble, spreading xenophobic rhetoric, saying things like "the stinking beggars from out of town have come," which intensified the conflict between locals and outsiders.

The reason for this is that many calamities took advantage of the situation and sneaked in with them.

The security situation has visibly deteriorated, which naturally causes complaints from locals.

Even with official intervention, such remarks spread secretly and gradually.

Some extremists have even suggested locking all these people outside the original core area, then dragging out all the afflicted and diseased people inside and killing them all!

However, those who infiltrate the crowd like imitators become even more excited upon hearing such remarks.

For them, the more chaotic the better, since those who put forward opinions are unlikely to take any actual action.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Mian couldn't help but rub her temples.

People's attitudes toward the sick remain extreme, but she's long been used to it.

But they didn't know that the hope for the survival of the entire civilization rested entirely on her, the one suffering from the disease.

"Fine."

Jiang Mian casually wiped away the imitator's corpse, and without hesitation transformed his form, revealing his dragon horns and tail.

She wanted to see how those people would react when they encountered her, an eighth-level disease patient!

"senior?!"

Gao Hong exclaimed in surprise, but quickly realized what was happening and dared not say anything more.

"You're from the Northern Chapter, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"Lead the way to your current headquarters."

"Yes! This way, please!"

Gao Hong respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute, then turned and led the way.