SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

Inside the Z-zone experimental building, the most heavily guarded part of the research and development base in Saint Capital City.

A tall woman in a white lab coat walked slowly into the building, her beige high heels clicking crisply in the empty corridor with each light step.

A guard quickly approached and said respectfully, "Director Lin, the dean is waiting for you on the third floor."

"Okay, how many people are here?" Lin Yan asked calmly.

The guard bowed his head and replied, "Director Lin, all three deans are here."

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Yanmei's eyes as she silently followed the guard onto the elevator leading to the third floor.

The two stopped in front of a heavy metal door. The guard stepped forward and bowed, saying, "This area is beyond my jurisdiction, Director Lin. Your identity information has already been entered. Please proceed."

Lin Yan nodded and replied with a smile, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After three layers of identity verification, the metal doors slowly slid open to both sides, revealing a long corridor.

Lin Yan smiled faintly: Finally, she could access the base's core experiments.

The crisp sound of high heels stopped abruptly at the end of the corridor. Lin Yan raised her delicate hand and gently touched the wall-mounted scanner.

After another round of identity verification, the alloy door at the end slowly opened, and several hearty laughs instantly entered the ears.

"Alright, let's stop this topic of us old folks teasing each other."

Dean Zhu smiled and looked at Lin Yan at the door, then stood up and waved, saying, "Come, Yan Yan, sit down quickly. We've been waiting for you for a long time. You're the first person who has made all three deans wait."

"Grandpa Zhu, you're teasing me again." Lin Yan's voice was sweet and soft, with a hint of coquettishness.

"Haha, now we have to call you Director Lin!" Dean Ming laughed. "You're young and promising. The three of us combined when we were young couldn't have progressed as fast as you."

Lin Yan smiled and sat down in an empty seat, her tone humble: "Not at all, it's all thanks to the excellent guidance of my three grandfathers, otherwise how could I have gotten to where I am today?"

After Lin Yan was gracefully seated, Dean Ma put away his smile and said solemnly, "Yan Yan, you are the pride of all three of us, so I won't say any more pleasantries."

"You have two paths for your future research, and after discussion, we've decided that you can choose for yourself."

Lin Yan immediately sat up straight, her eyes serious: "Grandpa Ma, which two?"

"First, develop sacred artifacts; second, conduct experiments to integrate mutants into humans." Dean Ming picked up the conversation, paused, and added, "Actually, we would recommend the first option more..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Yan interrupted her with a firm look in her eyes: "Yan Yan chooses the second option."

Dean Ming paused, clearly somewhat surprised.

Dean Zhu slapped his thigh and laughed out loud: "Haha, I knew this girl would choose this! You two don't understand her as well as I do."

Dean Ming and Dean Ma exchanged a helpless glance and then smiled at each other.

Dean Ma looked at Lin Yan, his tone both gratified and solemn: "Then you should follow me for the next few days to familiarize yourself with the experiment, and then take a good vacation to recharge your energy."

"This is a difficult and lengthy experiment. If it succeeds, the world's suffering can be reduced by at least 80%."

A hint of doubt flashed in Lin Yan's beautiful eyes as she softly asked, "Huh? Grandpa Ma, why is it 80%?"

"If we could stop the mutants from feeding on flesh and blood, wouldn't there be no more suffering in the world?"

The three elderly people smiled at the same time. Dean Zhu explained earnestly, "Yan Yan, the remaining 20%... is due to the wickedness of people's hearts."

……

Inside the Dust-Free Tavern.

Gu Cang, a cigarette dangling from his lips, repeatedly zoomed in on the surveillance footage on his laptop. Amidst the swirling smoke, he suddenly spat out the cigarette butt, wiped his mouth, and muttered to himself, "Burnt up again..."

His brow furrowed deeper as he tapped on a map of Anping District on the screen: "Is there something else hidden in Jiangcheng that I don't know about?"

"Squeak—" The tavern door was pushed open.

Gu Cang looked up and smiled: "You came really fast. Is it because your home is in Anping District, or...?"

"Where's the surveillance footage?" Lin Mu strode over to the bar and sat down.

Gu Cang pushed the laptop over, his voice hoarse: "It's zoomed in to the limit, the only face I can make out is yours..."

Before he could finish speaking, he met Lin Mu's cold gaze and immediately added with a smile, "I didn't say anything."

Lin Mu quickly switched the scene, his brows furrowing slightly: How did you end up in Anping District?

He then looked up and said in a deep voice, "The key."

"I knew you were going, let's go together..."

Before Gu Cang could finish speaking, Lin Mu interrupted, "No need, I can go by myself. I can go home anyway."

Gu Cang paused, then slammed the keys on the bar counter: "I can go with you, and then we can meet up with Xiaoman and the others on the way..."

Lin Mu had already grabbed his keys and stood up, pushing the door open without turning his head: "Leave Anping District to me."

Gu Cang paused for a moment, then lit another cigarette, slumped back in his leather seat, and joked, "Giving it to you again? You're just trying to hide something, aren't you?"

On the side road outside the tavern, the roar of an engine suddenly rang out as the black Maybach drove onto the main road and sped towards Anping District.

Lin Mu gripped the steering wheel with one hand, slammed on the gas pedal, and swiped his phone. When his fingertip stopped on Su Nianhe's number, his brows furrowed: I'm not going to see her, why am I calling?

The call was made in the next second—

The call was answered after just one ring, and Su Nianhe's gentle teasing came through the receiver: "Did the sun rise in the west? This big ice block actually called me first, did you miss me?"

Lin Mu's face darkened, and he regretted making the call, but he still asked, "Are you in Anping District?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a pleasant laugh: "You found out? What, you want to come see me? But I'm busy today~"

"ah--!"

A piercing scream suddenly came through the receiver. Lin Mu raised an eyebrow: "What's that noise on your end?"

"If you miss me, I'll come to your house after I've finished dealing with things," Su Nianhe said gently.

Lin Mu calmly asked, "I'm on my way to Anping District. Is it related to the Kingdom?"

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, then the voice suddenly turned cold: "My hidden forces in Anping District were wiped out by the Kingdom's people last night. However, their target wasn't me; they seem to be searching for something."

"Looking for?"

"Okay, I'll contact you when you get to Anping District. My location isn't fixed."

"Beep—" The phone was hung up.

Lin Mu put down his phone, his expression pausing. "When did I say I wanted to contact you again?"

……

Anping District, a suburban plain.

More than ten gray-robed corpses lay on the plain, the stench of blood mixed with dust being whipped up by the hot wind.

The middle-aged woman stood with her head bowed before Su Nianhe, her voice respectful: "Your Majesty, what shall we do next..."

Su Nianhe interrupted her with a cold voice: "Enter the city."

"I want to see what it is about a small Anping District that is worth the kingdom's great mobilization."

She paused, then added, "If we're going to make a move in the city, we should try to avoid ordinary people."

"Yes!" Yu Lan replied respectfully.