SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

The woman in the red dress knelt on one knee, lowered her head, and let out a cold laugh:

"These filthy awakened ones are utterly disgusting in their quest for this so-called achievement."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rain above suddenly stopped.

She looked up abruptly and saw a black umbrella already opened above his head, revealing a young man in black casual clothes.

"What? Do I disgust you too?" Lin Mu paused, then softly called her name.

"Su... Nianhe".

Amidst the lightning and thunder, the two locked eyes, and the downpour intensified.

"puff--"

Su Nianhe looked at Lin Mu's figure and suddenly chuckled.

"Is this what you were originally like?"

"It looks much better than yesterday."

After saying that, she staggered to her feet, took a step forward, and was now very close to Lin Mu.

The next instant, Lin Mu's pupils shrank dramatically!

Su Nianhe tiptoed, wrapped her arms around his neck, and gently pressed her soft red lips to his.

After a brief moment of contact, Su Nianhe released the dazed Lin Mu: "We're even now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she closed her eyes due to exhaustion and fell straight backward.

Lin Mu quickly embraced her delicate body and found that she had fainted and was breathing weakly.

He gazed at the torrential rain, his heart filled with bewilderment:

Why did I come here?

"And why did you save her?"

Glancing out of the corner of my eye in the direction where the person had just fallen into the sea, I thought to myself:

High-level Awakened Ones are not that fragile; they won't die.

Lin Mu carefully lifted Su Nianhe into the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt.

He returned to the driver's seat, started the engine, and the Maybach drove back along the same route through the rain.

Lin Mu glanced at Su Nianhe's pale profile and sighed helplessly:

"What a mess! Am I having a fit today?"

……

The downpour showed no signs of stopping; on the contrary, it grew even heavier, with large raindrops pounding against the glass.

On the top floor of the Bai Zhou Building, Qin Jiang leaned back in a large leather chair, his brows furrowed.

The long table in front of him that had been smashed had been replaced with a new one.

"How come Lou Ping, an S-level calamity, hasn't sent back any news yet?"

"Could it be... no, impossible!" Qin Jiang's voice was low as his right hand pressed the red button on the long table.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, followed by a knocking sound.

Qin Jiang raised his eyes and said, "Go in."

A woman in a daytime uniform gently pushed open the door and entered. She walked up to Qin Jiang, bowed respectfully, and said, "Chief."

"Have you located Lou Ping's location yet?" Qin Jiang asked the woman, his tone grim.

The woman replied softly, "Chief, not yet."

"The final location was at the southern end of the elevated highway in Huayun District..."

She paused, then hesitated before adding, "Could it be... that Lou Ping and the others fell from the overpass?"

"The river under the bridge flows directly into Jiangcheng, and the current is swift..."

Qin Jiang interrupted in a deep voice: "Impossible! An S-level calamity is nothing to Lou Ping."

"But what if... it's an SS-level calamity? Then Lou Ping and the others really wouldn't be able to fight back." The woman looked up, her expression serious as she analyzed the situation.

"SS-rank?" Qin Jiang sneered, his voice gradually turning cold.

"Would a calamity of this magnitude easily reveal itself?"

"Remember! The more powerful the calamity, the more cowardly it becomes."

The woman opened her mouth as if to persuade him again, but Qin Jiang's firmness silenced her, and she could only ask respectfully:

"Should the chief be handed over to Zhen'erting for processing?"

Qin Jiang frowned even more deeply, looked up at her, and said in a terrifyingly calm voice, "Are you treating Zhen'e Court as Bai Zhou's superior?"

The woman trembled and quickly lowered her head: "This subordinate wouldn't dare!"

Qin Jiang slowly stood up, walked to the woman's side, and patted her on the shoulder: "Kong Nan, continue searching for Lou Ping's location."

"I will go to Upper Town myself."

"Yes, Chief." Kong Nan replied respectfully. By the time she looked up, Qin Jiang's figure had already disappeared from the room.

She hurried towards the elevator, muttering to herself, "I hope it's just S-rank... If it really is SS-rank, then the chief is really going to die..."

……

2:30 AM.

The city of Wuhan remains shrouded in torrential rain.

A black Maybach cut through the rain and came to a steady stop on the side road directly opposite the Dust Bar.

Lin Mu turned off the engine and sent a message to Gu Cang. Just as he put down his phone, a notification sound rang.

He didn't expect Gu Cang to reply so quickly at this hour.

Gu Cang: You need a car more now, so you can keep the keys.

Lin Mu: There's something stuck in the back of the car. Please take care of it tomorrow.

Gu Cang: Hmm.

Gu Cang: What!?

Lin Mu: That's all for now, we'll talk about it tomorrow.

After getting out of the car, Lin Mu held up an umbrella and walked to the passenger side.

The moment he opened the door, he first tucked the umbrella under his elbow and carefully swept Su Nianhe into his arms.

Looking down at her pale face, Lin Mu took a deep breath and steadily tilted the umbrella over her head.

His back was instantly soaked by the torrential rain, and the icy rainwater trickled down his collar.

"Cough cough..."

Su Nianhe suddenly coughed lightly, and when she opened her beautiful eyes, their eyes met in the rain.

"I don't understand why you saved me?" She looked directly at Lin Mu, her voice weak as a candle flickering in the wind.

"That's fine if you don't understand," Lin Mu said in a deep voice in the rain.

A hint of doubt flashed in Su Nianhe's eyes: "What do you mean?"

"Because I don't know myself."

"Just pretend I'm crazy, you're leaving first thing tomorrow morning."

Lin Mu frowned, even he himself felt that his actions today were absurdly ridiculous.

"puff--"

Su Nianhe suddenly chuckled, then coughed violently, splattering blood onto Lin Mu's black coat.

"You...you're quite interesting."

She raised her delicate hand and gently placed it on Lin Mu's chest.

"Still have the strength to raise your hand?"

"Perfect, you can hold the umbrella and protect yourself."

Before Su Nianhe could react, Lin Mu hugged her even tighter and shoved the umbrella handle into her hand.

Su Nianhe was stunned for a moment, then her lips unconsciously turned up. She slowly raised the umbrella handle and gently pressed her cheek against Lin Mu's soaked chest.

"call--"

Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and finally stepped into the elevator.

He looked down at the person in his arms and said calmly, "Press the elevator, 29th floor."

"I don't like being ordered around." Su Nianhe's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Lin Mu hummed in agreement and gently placed her on the ground.

The moment Su Nianhe's delicate feet touched the ground, she stumbled and fell back into his arms, her voice weak: "What? Had enough of hugging?"

Lin Mu raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. He pressed the button for the 29th floor with his right hand.

"bite--"

The elevator doors slowly opened, and just as Lin Mu was about to step out, Su Nianhe suddenly grabbed his arm.

Lin Mu turned around, his eyes filled with doubt: "It's only two steps, can't you walk that far?"

Su Nianhe was silent for a moment, then looked directly at him with her beautiful eyes: "You can't leave, carry me."

"What a hassle." Lin Mu sighed and picked her up again.

After pushing open the door, Lin Mu gently placed Su Nianhe on the sofa.

He took two steps back and looked at the woman curled up on the sofa; his brows furrowed no deeper than they could now.