You call me a calamity? But I am Hyper Zetton!

The fully evolved Hyper Zetton slowly stood up, its body engulfed in eerie purple flames. With a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky and disappeared into the heavens.

"Where is it planning to go?" Ye Lan asked, puzzled.

Wu Minmin swallowed and replied:

"universe."

……

The two people's consciousnesses exited the mental space and returned to reality.

The room was brightly lit, but the two still felt a bone-chilling cold.

Ye Lan remained silent for a moment, then her eyes turned cold.

"Now that we've confirmed it's in Hope City, I'll notify the higher-ups and request a demigod to descend and annihilate it."

Wu Minmin pondered for a long time, then rubbed her stiff cheeks forcefully, trying to suppress the image of mountains of corpses and seas of blood in her mind.

"No, I don't trust them."

"Or rather, not at the moment."

"Once the higher-ups find out that Hyper Zetton is in Hope Base City, the Calamity will also receive the news immediately."

"After all, I only sent you a string of numbers, and the other party was able to find us precisely. The infiltration of the calamity into the upper echelons is far more serious than we imagined."

Wu Minmin paused, her tone grave.

"If a major war breaks out now, Hyper Zetton will likely flee Hope City ahead of time."

"In that case, my information advantage as a reborn person will be completely gone. We will be in the light, and they will be in the dark. That would be the real disaster."

"What do we do now?" Ye Lan frowned.

Wu Minmin took a deep breath, her eyes resolute: "Right now we're in the shadows, and it's in the light. Before it fully matures, let's join forces and take it down."

"If we fail, it's not too late to apply for a demigod's descent."

Ye Lan pondered for two seconds, nodded, and agreed to this most prudent plan at present.

"Okay, whatever you say."

Wu Minmin said in a lighthearted tone, "Come on, let's go to my house. I'll treat you to a good meal. You'll have the energy to look for Hyper Zetton when you're full."

……

Time flew by and it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

Wu Bai, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, was stir-frying vegetables when suddenly his brows furrowed slightly.

The living room door opened, and Wu Minmin led Ye Lan in.

"Bro, I brought my friend over for a free meal."

"Okay, please invite your friend to sit down first."

Ye Lan first scanned the room, and then her third eye on her forehead quietly opened a crack.

A golden light flashed by, then disappeared, illuminating Wu Bai's back as he busied himself at the stove.

Wu Minmin also noticed this scene, but didn't say anything.

How could my own brother be a calamity?

It's even less likely to be Hypergryph.

Ye Lan gave her a barely perceptible shake of her head, indicating that there was no problem.

Then, his gaze pierced through the layers of barriers and fell upon Su Nianzhen, who was holding an urn of ashes in the bedroom, motionless.

Everything is normal; we are all human.

The third eye slowly closed.

However, Wu Bai, who had his back to them, was now covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

"I am human, I am human, I am human..."

What kind of bullshit taboo is this? It was triggered passively.

Only when you wholeheartedly believe that you are human will the world's rules recognize you as human.

He brought the last dish to the table, his mind completely occupied by that self-hypnotic consciousness.

"I am human!" Wu Bai felt a chill in his heart. Oh no, he was so engrossed in reciting it that he blurted it out.

The living room fell into a deathly silence.

"Um?"

Ye Lan was just about to pick up her chopsticks when her hand suddenly stopped in mid-air.

She slowly raised her head, and her eyes, which had been carrying a polite smile, narrowed instantly.

As the captain of a team specializing in hunting disguised calamities, she was all too familiar with this reaction.

Who in their right mind would constantly emphasize that they are human?

Only those with a guilty conscience, or those desperately trying to conceal their inhuman identity, would subconsciously make such a "protesting too much" move.

In the split second between life and death, Wu Bai reacted extremely quickly.

He didn't panic and try to hide it; instead, he revealed an expression of extreme pain and exhaustion, rubbing his temples with both hands: "I'm sorry..."

"I've been under a lot of stress lately... I keep having nightmares."

"I dreamt that I turned into a monster, and that I was surrounded by man-eating misty creatures..."

These words were seven parts truth and three parts falsehood, without any flaws.

Ye Lan's sharp gaze gradually softened. Indeed, she was the orphan of a martyr, and she also had to raise her younger sister.

It's quite reasonable for someone to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder due to high levels of psychological stress.

Wu Minmin looked worried and quickly went over to support him.

"Brother, what's wrong? Why don't you sleep in my room tonight? The sofa is really hard to sleep on; it makes me have nightmares."

"No need, no need, I'm not that precious." Wu Bai's back was already soaked with sweat, but he forced a smile. "You guys eat first, I'll go call Su Nianzhen."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the bedroom.

That was close; the whole show almost ended.

However, the moment Wu Bai turned around, Ye Lan's eyes became deep and unfathomable again.

The Eye of True Sight never makes a mistake...

But why does this kid's reaction give me an instinctive unease, like a hunter encountering its natural enemy?

The feeling was like a wolf in sheep's clothing trying to imitate the bleating of a sheep.

Although the imitation was very convincing, the inherent bloodthirstiness could not be concealed.

Ye Lan shook her head, forcibly suppressing this absurd intuition.

Maybe I'm being too sensitive. After seeing those apocalyptic scenes, everyone looks like Hyper Zetton to me.

Soon, Wu Bai came out with Su Nianzhen, and the four of them began to eat.

During the meal, the two girls chatted the whole time, with Su Nianzhen occasionally chiming in.

Wu Bai kept his head down and ate his meal the whole time, remaining silent and trying to minimize his presence.

Wu Bai quickly finished his meal, made an excuse, and slipped away.

He only breathed a sigh of relief when he was 500 meters away and completely free from the feeling of being watched.

"Damn it, what kind of garbage, bullshit, taboo stuff is this?"

Just then, Wu Bai suddenly remembered Ji An's voice.

"Your Majesty, I found a human-faced demon spider in the western sewers of the city, along with spider eggs all over the sewers."

Wu Bai paused for a moment, as if he had grasped some kind of inspiration.

Human-faced spider + eggs = a sustainable, domesticated food source.

I wonder if those eggs can provide me with energy.

If feasible, even if the energy of a single unit is only a small amount, it will amount to a considerable sum over time through accumulation.

If I catch a few more similar ones, I can completely achieve "freedom from calamity"!

Just as his thoughts were racing and he was already planning a "large-scale breeding business" in his mind.

Ji An's voice rang out again, tinged with anxiety.

"However, the people from the Zhan'e Division have been deploying around here for quite some time; they're probably planning to wipe this place out."

Wu Bai raised an eyebrow, his eyes instantly turning cold.

"Dare to touch my food?" He sensed the direction of the token, then flashed off toward that direction.

"My freedom from calamity must not be killed by the people of the Calamity Slayer."

"Little baby, wait for me, I'm coming to save you."