SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

The Lin couple exchanged a smile, their lips curving into a triumphant grin.

"This girl has actually made it to such a core department, she's really impressive."

Lin Mu frowned, his tone filled with doubt: "But how come I didn't know about this? Yan Yan and I have always been in contact."

"What else could it be?" Jiang Shuwan gave him a reproachful look.

"Yan Yan is afraid of discouraging you. Think about it, she's not even an Awakened, yet she's being fought over by the Holy Capital..."

She paused, thought carefully for a moment, and then continued:

"Oh, by the way, Yan Yan also said that several leading researchers are vying to take her on as their last disciple!"

Lin Mu was stunned, his eyes suddenly becoming deep. Yan Yan actually had such talent in the field of scientific research?

A moment later, Lin Mu returned to his long-missed room, lay on the bed, and closed his eyes to rest.

The life-or-death ordeal of the final battle over the past few months still echoes in my mind.

Inside the kitchen, the sounds of Lin Ye and Jiang Shuwan bustling about could be heard.

"Honey, your acting is getting more and more realistic. If I didn't know the truth, I would almost have believed it," Lin Ye teased softly as he chopped vegetables.

"If we don't say that, will our son be able to concentrate on his studies?" Jiang Shuwan raised an eyebrow, looking confident.

"If we told him that getting into Jiangcheng University is just a matter of Yan Yan's word, do you believe me? Unless we see him enter the school with our own eyes, he'll definitely disappear!"

She paused, her tone suddenly turning serious: "Honey, our son... is he really still at level zero?"

"Yes, I specifically checked him when he left the Public Security Bureau, and there wasn't a single fluctuation of power within him." Lin Ye sighed and continued chopping vegetables.

"I originally thought that his awakening six years ago was due to his extraordinary talent, but now it seems that he will be stuck at level zero for the rest of his life."

"But this is for the best, at least he and Yan Yan won't have to get involved in those life-or-death situations anymore."

"Although humanity won this final battle..." Jiang Shuwan paused in her hand movements, her gaze drifting towards the window.

"But with no king in this calamity, and humanity's only eighth-tier ruler fallen, the future can only become more chaotic, right?"

"Don't think about it so much," Lin Ye interrupted her.

"No matter how chaotic things are outside, we just need to live our own lives. As long as that brat and Yan Yan are safe and sound, whatever else happens is none of our business."

"I'm relieved about my son, but it's Yan Yan..." Jiang Shuwan shook her head and sighed.

"The place she went to is no ordinary place. There's a lot of undercurrents in the capital right now. Isn't the establishment of Daylight just an internal declaration of war?"

"And those people above... Alas, it's a pity that Chief Zhen'e Tingting is no longer here. If he were still here, how would those people in the shadows dare to be so blatant?"

"You're worrying unnecessarily." Lin Ye chopped the ribs in two with a single stroke.

"This is none of our business. Besides, Zhen'eting is not that simple. It is the place with the strongest overall human strength. Even if only 20% of the population is left, it is still indestructible."

"Time flies, the two kids are so grown up now." Jiang Shuwan suddenly smiled. "I wonder which one of them will get married first."

"With Yan Yan's looks, there would be a long line of men chasing after her," Lin Ye snorted.

"That brat is undeniably handsome, but his personality is as stubborn as a mule, sticking to his guns. I wonder which girl will be able to tame him in the future."

As Lin Ye finished speaking, the couple smiled at each other.

"Yes, but let's not interfere in this kind of thing."

Jiang Shuwan wiped her hands. "Children have their own ideas and their own freedom."

"No matter what happens in the future, as long as we can support them, that's enough. Sigh, in the end, we really are getting old."

"Nonsense!" Lin Ye immediately retorted, "My wife is eighteen years old every year!"

"Alright, alright, how old are you to still say things like that?"

Jiang Shuwan scolded him playfully, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, and her mood had clearly improved a lot.

Lin Ye chuckled twice and then continued chopping the ribs.

……

The scorching sun baked every inch of the forbidden city.

The air was thicker with a stronger stench and putrid smell.

A group of figures dressed in black uniforms were slowly moving towards the center of the restricted area, their footsteps echoing heavily on the cracked ground.

The leader suddenly stopped, turned around and scanned the team members behind him, and said in a deep voice: "This is the first mission for our special team. Put away your disdainful expressions."

"Sir, is this considered a mission?"

A woman in black raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose, looking at the mountains of rotting corpses around her, her tone filled with undisguised contempt.

"How could anything possibly survive in this nauseating smell?"

"Yeah, sir, how about... we just go through the motions and leave?" Another team member glanced uneasily into the shadows.

"I have a feeling this forbidden city is eerily sinister; could something truly strange really be appearing here?"

"Shut up!"

"Yesterday, a team led by a fifth-tier Awakened vanished without a trace, leaving only a charred mess on the ground!"

"Your mentality will only hasten your own demise!"

"Everyone, get on your guard! We're now in the very center of the restricted area!"

He paused, his voice growing increasingly stern:

"And have you all forgotten the chief's orders? Even if someone is already dead, as long as their body hasn't decomposed, finish them off with a fatal blow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dozens of men in black fell silent, gripping their weapons tightly as they continued forward.

Beneath the broken walls and ruins a hundred meters away.

The woman in the tattered red dress suddenly raised her head, which had been hanging low, and her eyes snapped open.

Those were a pair of scarlet eyes, a mixture of madness and hunger.

She raised a chilling smile, her tongue slowly licking along her pale lips, as if savoring the impending taste of blood.

Shortly after, the team stopped in an open space about ten meters away from the woman in the red dress.

The leader looked around and, seeing that there were relatively few broken walls here, turned to the group and gave the order:

"This place can be considered a clean spot. Let's rest here for ten minutes and then continue on our way. We'll return to the capital city once night falls."

"Yes, Commander Kuramori!"

The team members echoed in unison, and Cang Shou nodded slightly, about to relax his vigilance, when his pupils suddenly contracted.

A blurry red shadow flashed past the edge of my vision in an instant!

"You can't go back now~"

A clear, crisp female voice rang out like a silver bell, yet it carried a chilling coldness.

Before he could finish speaking, a stream of blood gushed from Cang Shou's neck, the hot blood droplets splashing onto the ground.

"Ah~ what a wonderful yet filthy smell..."

With his eyes wide open and filled with resentment, Kuramae collapsed to the ground.

A woman in a tattered red dress stood barefoot beside his corpse, warm blood still clinging to the corner of her mouth.

"Kuramori Ichimonji!"

The team members' expressions changed drastically, and they all raised their weapons to aim at the woman in the red dress.