I'm only three years old, how could it be a world-ending catastrophe?

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lu Yao immediately turned her head to look.

Jiang Luo had one hand in his pocket and the other hand holding the still somewhat frightened Xu Niannian's hand. He had arrived in front of her without her noticing.

A faint red light, almost invisible to the naked eye, enveloped the two little creatures, keeping out all the lenses that tried to approach.

When Lu Yao saw the red light, she subconsciously assumed that it was the effect of the drop of blood she had just sacrificed.

In short, no matter what, seeing the two little ones safe and sound made Lu Yao breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

"Lolo, Niannian, don't fall behind, I'll take you out first!"

Lu Yao didn't exchange many pleasantries, and now wasn't the time for that.

She reached out her left hand and gripped Jiang Luo's arm tightly.

Hearing Lu Yao's unusually serious tone, Jiang Luo didn't waste any more words and nodded, saying, "Alright, sis, then lead the way."

Xu Niannian nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Sister Lu, I'll hold Luo Luo's hand and she won't run off!"

Her little hand gripped Jiang Luo's hand tightly, her face full of tension.

Seeing how well-behaved the two children were, Lu Yao felt a little more at ease.

Then, she bit her finger again, preparing for a second sacrifice.

This time, she will sacrifice herself to create a safe passage out of this place.

She's not a saint; she doesn't have such lofty ideals to save everyone.

Even though she considered this calamity to be only the weakest F-rank, she still didn't want to meddle.

All she wanted was for the safety of those around her; that was enough.

Soon, the incantation for the sacrifice was recited again.

"Use my blood as a sacrifice to guide us on the path away from this place!"

Lu Yao originally thought that the condition for this sacrifice would be at most five drops of blood.

The result was unexpected.

The moment the incantation was finished, the wound on her fingertip seemed to turn into a bottomless pit.

The blood in her body was flowing out at a rate she couldn't comprehend!

His entire face turned deathly pale in an instant!

Lu Yao was completely stunned.

This……

What's going on?

……

Outside the children's playground.

As more and more people from the Extraordinary Bureau arrived, Li Zheng gave an order, and everyone immediately began to move.

The cordon was quickly set up, and superhumans disguised as gas company repairmen began knocking on doors, using various excuses to persuade nearby residents to leave.

For a time, the entire region was plunged into a state of orderly chaos.

On the rooftop of Building 6 in Chunjiang Garden.

Here, directly facing the children's playground, the view is expansive, offering a panoramic view of everything below.

Several helicopters painted in military green camouflage roared down from the sky and landed steadily on the rooftop.

The hatch opened.

Zhao Haidong led a group of powerful superhumans down the stairs.

He spotted Li Zheng waiting there immediately and asked, "How's the situation?"

Li Zheng quickly reported to his superior: "Chief, Liu Meng and his three colleagues just conducted a preliminary sensory investigation of the amusement park. Within their detection range, at least fifty people have already fallen victim to the [Mirror Nightmare]! If we include the blind spots obscured by the [Mirror Nightmare], the number of casualties is likely to be even higher!"

Upon hearing this number, Zhao Haidong's face instantly darkened.

He then turned his head and looked at a middle-aged man behind him wearing a black trench coat with a cold face.

"Luo Yi, I'm counting on you from now on."

Zhao Haidong's tone carried a hint of pleading.

This middle-aged man named Luo Yi is an S-class superhuman from the Provincial Superhuman Bureau.

To prevent sudden S-level calamities, the Supernatural Bureau in each provincial capital has established a spatial teleportation channel with its municipal branches. Therefore, Luo Yi came from the municipal bureau with him.

Luo Yi simply nodded, his gaze sweeping over the amusement park below shrouded in thick fog, his voice as cold as ice.

"An S-class calamity is indeed a bit troublesome to deal with."

"However, it's not like there's no way."

He paused for a moment, then explained his solution.

"I will unleash my full power, [Return to the Void], to launch an indiscriminate saturation attack on this area, physically erasing this [Mirror Nightmare] along with the entire children's playground!"

These words stunned everyone present.

Although many people have died in the children's playground, this is not the whole story!

By doing this, Luo Yi was essentially sentencing the remaining survivors to death as well!

Li Zheng was the first to stand up and express his disagreement.

"No! Absolutely not!"

He said emotionally, "There are still many survivors inside! We can't abandon them!"

Luo Yi glanced at him, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

"In the realm of S-class calamities, there are no survivors."

"They have either already been devoured, or they are on their way to being devoured."

"Even if we rush in, what we rescue will only be a group of polluted sources corrupted by the power of the calamity, who could transform into new calamities at any moment."

"Instead of wasting time and energy on futile efforts, we should use the most direct and effective methods to minimize the losses."

His words were cold, but incredibly realistic.

Li Zheng wanted to say something more, but Zhao Haidong stopped him by raising his hand.

Zhao Haidong looked at Luo Yi and said in a deep voice, "Luo Yi, I understand your thoughts, but I cannot agree to this plan."

"We are the Extraordinary Ones Bureau, and our duty is to protect ordinary people, not to treat them as disposable objects in the face of danger."

Luo Yi frowned.

"Director Zhao, this is not a sacrifice, this is to minimize losses."

"Womanly compassion will only lead to greater disaster!"

Zhao Haidong shook his head and said, "Every life is incredibly precious. We cannot and have no right to trample on it at will."

"If this is the only way you can solve this, then leave the rest to me. I'll personally lead the team in to rescue them!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng also spoke up, "Director, I request to go along!"

Zhao Haidong didn't reply, but just quietly looked at Luo Yi, waiting for his decision.

Luo Yi had a headache.

He felt more helpless towards genuinely kind people than towards false saints.

A hypocrite, when faced with such a situation, would at most offer a few words of regret.

But truly kind people will risk their own lives to gamble on someone else's slim chance of survival.

Therefore, when it comes to carrying out many things, there are simply too many difficulties.

Just when the situation reached a stalemate.

An intelligence officer rushed over, holding a tablet computer in his hand.

"Chief, Captain Li, we've just confirmed that Lu Yao, our newly registered SSS-level sacrificial ability user, is also trapped in this paradise!"

This news was like a bombshell, exploding on the rooftop.

Everyone was shocked.

It wasn't excitement, but panic.

Although [Sacrifice] is an SSS-level extraordinary ability, that only represents the upper limit of its potential.

In most cases, if the sacrifice is not done properly, even an F-rank calamity can be enough to kill the sacrificer on the spot.

Not to mention, what's trapped inside right now is an S-rank calamity, the Nightmare in the Mirror!

Not only Zhao Haidong and Li Zheng, but even Luo Yi's expression finally changed.

Is the information accurate?

Luo Yi spoke, his voice somewhat low.

The intelligence officer nodded vigorously: "Accurate, her cell phone signal was last located inside the park."

"In addition, surveillance footage from the east gate of the community shows that she entered the amusement park with two children at 3:12 p.m. and has not left since."

Zhao Haidong asked instinctively, "Two children?"

"Yes, one is Xu Niannian who lives across the hall from her, and the other is her nominal younger brother, Jiang Luo..."

Jiangluo...

Upon hearing this name, Zhao Haidong and Li Zheng's expressions changed instantly.

They never expected this.

Less than three hours after the incident involving the gluttonous mole, another calamity related to him has occurred.

Is it a coincidence?

Or... is this child some kind of source of calamity?

The two looked at each other and saw a solemn expression in each other's eyes.

But Luo Yi didn't notice.

He whispered, "Change the plan. From now on, the objective is changed from elimination to rescue!"

"We must rescue Lu Yao from inside at all costs!"

"Anyone can die, but she can't!"

"At least, not now!"

He knew very well what sacrificing a person with the ability to sacrifice meant.

That is humanity's only hope in the face of a possible cataclysmic disaster in the future!

No matter what, she absolutely cannot get hurt!