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

Inside the children's playground.

Lu Yao felt her body getting colder and colder.

Life force is being drained away little by little as blood is lost.

She wanted to stop the sacrifices.

But that contractual force, like an invisible hand, held her tightly, making it impossible for her to break free.

Her vision began to blur, and a buzzing sound came from her ears.

She could feel death drawing ever closer to her.

Am I going to die?

but……

I'm so unwilling to accept this!

"Sis, what's wrong with you?"

Just then, Jiang Luo's voice suddenly rang out.

He was completely puzzled, unable to understand what Lu Yao was doing.

They said they were going to leave, so why are they just standing there motionless?

At this moment, Jiang Luo noticed the wound on Lu Yao's right hand fingers, which were hanging down, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.

Are you injured?

He instinctively reached out and pressed his hand against the wound that was still bleeding.

next second.

A brute force burst forth from Jiang Luo's hand.

The blood that was flowing out rapidly stopped instantly.

The force of the contract that had been holding her tightly seemed to have been forcibly severed by something, disappearing without a trace.

Lu Yao's vision gradually began to return.

Although her face was still deathly pale and she looked incredibly weak, at least the feeling of life force being drained was gone.

She was stunned.

What happened?

The sacrifices have stopped?

She looked down at her fingers, which were being held down by Jiang Luo's small hand.

Those little hands were chubby and warm, and apart from a few sticky bloodstains, there was nothing unusual about them.

She looked at Jiang Luo's serious little face again, and was utterly shocked.

"Lolo, you..."

Lu Yao wanted to ask something, but she swallowed the words back.

She then shook her head.

No, not possible!

Lolo is only a three-year-old child, how could he possibly interrupt the sacrificial ceremony?

The sacrifice must have been completed, right?

Yes, that must be it!

Although she didn't understand why simply pointing out a safe passage out of this F-level calamity area required so much bloodshed, and even nearly cost her her life.

But now is not the time to think about it too much.

"Walk!"

Lu Yao grabbed Jiang Luo's arm and headed in one direction.

That place was the way out for them to leave this dangerous area after the sacrifice.

The two little ones were very well-behaved and stayed close to her.

Jiang Luo didn't ask much about what had just happened. He simply let Lu Yao hold his hand with one hand and held Xu Niannian's hand with the other.

But I was still having doubts.

This cheapskate sister is too weak. She only suffered a minor injury and bled a little, but she acted like she was about to die.

It seems I should give her more pork liver to nourish her body in the future.

……

Chunjiang Garden, on the rooftop of Building 6.

Zhao Haidong's expression turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Luo Yi, since you have agreed to the rescue, I will now lead the team in."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Zheng beside her.

"Li Zheng, come with me to select ten more Super A-level extraordinary individuals as team members..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Luo Yi interrupted him.

"No!"

Luo Yi said coldly, "None of you or your men are allowed inside. I will carry out this rescue operation alone!"

In his view, there was only one goal in this rescue operation: to rescue Lu Yao.

As for others, they were not even in his consideration.

Letting Zhao Haidong and his group in would only get in their way and delay his chance to rescue people.

Zhao Haidong wasn't stupid; upon hearing this, he instantly understood Luo Yi's thoughts.

His temper flared up instantly.

"Luo Yi! I'll say it again, our duty is to protect all ordinary people, not just one person!"

"You're playing with the lives of other survivors!"

"If you insist on this, then I will now, in my capacity as the director of the Dongzhou City Extraordinary Bureau, take command of this operation!"

Zhao Haidong's attitude was very tough.

He could not tolerate this behavior of abandoning the majority to save only one person.

Luo Yi's eyes also turned cold.

"Director Zhao, I hope you understand that I'm simply making the right decision!"

"Even if it were just a group of ordinary people trapped inside, even if it were my direct superior or my family member, I would still ignore them and only save Lu Yao!"

"Because the sacrificer is more precious than anyone else in this world!"

"If you continue to stubbornly obstruct me, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

Zhao Haidong did not reply.

But the expression on his face showed that he was not going to back down at all.

The atmosphere between the two instantly became tense.

The extraordinary individuals around them didn't even dare to breathe.

One is the director of the Dongzhou branch of the Public Security Bureau, and the other is an S-level expert sent by the Provincial Public Security Bureau. Neither of them can be offended.

In the end, it was Li Zheng who stepped forward and stood between the two.

"Chief, Mr. Luo, now is not the time to argue about this!"

"Every second we waste increases the danger to those inside!"

Although he was also indignant about Luo Yi's actions.

But now is not the time to waste time!

"I have a suggestion. How about this: we select a few people to go in with Mr. Luo."

"Once inside, follow Mr. Luo's orders. The primary objective is to rescue Lu Yao."

"After rescuing Lu Yao, if we want to rescue other survivors, Mr. Luo must not stop us. We will be responsible for everything ourselves. Is that acceptable?"

Li Zheng's proposal can be considered a compromise.

This ensured that Luo Yi's core mission was accomplished while also leaving room for rescuing other survivors.

Zhao Haidong fell silent.

He knew this was the best solution at the moment.

Given Luo Yi's strength and personality, it's impossible for him to follow my orders.

Moreover, continuing to argue would only waste time.

Luo Yi also thought about it for a moment.

Li Zheng's suggestion wouldn't cause him any loss.

His only target was Lu Yao. After rescuing Lu Yao, he didn't care whether Li Zheng and the others lived or died.

"Okay." Luo Yi finally nodded in agreement, "but there can't be more than four people, and Director Zhao can't go in."

He didn't want to get into another round of disagreements after he went in.

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng looked at Zhao Haidong, his eyes full of pleading and inquiry.

Zhao Haidong sighed. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to agree.

This relieved Li Zheng.

Then, without wasting any more time, he selected Liu Meng and two other calm and composed Super A-level team members, plus himself, thus making a total of four people.

Be careful in everything you do!

Zhao Haidong solemnly instructed.

Li Zheng and the other three nodded.

Without further delay, he followed Luo Yi to the edge of the rooftop, leaped down, and rushed towards the children's playground shrouded in the Mirror Abyss below.

The moment the figure disappeared into the thick fog, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without causing a ripple.

……

Inside the children's playground.

When Li Zheng and his group passed through the thick fog and arrived at this mirror abyss, everyone was stunned by the sight before them.

This is a world made entirely of mirrors.

The sky, the earth, and the distant buildings were all covered with a layer of shattered mirror.

The mirror reflected an eerie, blood-red light, turning the entire world a dark crimson.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and a putrid smell.

Countless distorted human figures struggled and wailed in those mirrors, yet could not utter a sound.

"Is this the Mirror Abyss...?"

Looking at this hellish scene, Liu Meng's voice became somewhat dry.

This was his first time stepping into the realm of an S-class calamity.

Absolutely terrifying!

Just then.

The ground beneath their feet, those shattered mirror-like surfaces, suddenly began to undulate.

Monsters made of lenses crawled out from underground.

They come in various shapes and sizes, some humanoid and some beast-like, but without exception, they all exude a chaotic and evil aura.

"Watch out!" Li Zheng shouted.

However, it was too late.

The mirror monsters, like sharks that have smelled blood, pounced on the five of them in a frenzy.