Twin female zombies come to the door: My lord, please have mercy!

"Lin Ye!"

As soon as Chu Hongyan entered the room, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength, her hands gripping the edge of the golden nanmu tea table tightly.

"In just one hour, more than three hundred people in Jiangzhou City turned into white sand. Not only that, wherever the white sand piles up, it forms the pattern of a door with its eyes closed."

Chu Hongyan raised her head, her usually sharp phoenix eyes now revealing a deep sense of powerlessness.

"We've forcibly cut off the internet, but ordinary people walking down the street can be instantly infected even if they just glance at the patterns on the ground. It's like air; it's everywhere."

"What's even more frightening is that it's evolving."

Chu Hongyan swallowed hard and pulled up a surveillance video on the military tablet.

"Look."

On the screen is a closed underground parking garage.

A dead person, infected and turned into white sand, left a miniature door pattern on the floor.

Immediately afterwards, the pattern made of sand suddenly began to emit a faint "clicking" sound.

Then, the pile of white sand surged like a fountain, condensing into a blurry human-shaped outline in mid-air.

The humanoid shape had no face, only a pure white light. It wandered in the underground parking garage, and anyone it touched instantly disintegrated into new white sand.

"From auditory infection to visual infection, now... it's beginning to materialize this white 'angel' monster and infect people through physical contact."

Chu Hongyan covered her face with both hands and rubbed it painfully.

"The Great Xia Kingdom's firearms hit these psychic monsters and passed right through them. More than a dozen of our special operations agents have already been killed."

"The General Administration has issued a strict order: if the source cannot be found within four hours, Jiangzhou City... will be designated as a Level 1 uncontrollable epidemic area and placed under complete lockdown."

Complete lockdown.

Everyone present knew perfectly well what those four words meant.

That would mean that this huge city, with a population of 20 million, would be completely abandoned and become a dead city where meme viruses could run rampant.

After listening to Chu Hongyan's report, the atmosphere in the hall became so oppressive that it seemed as if water could drip from it.

Helena devoutly made the sign of the cross on her chest. Although her faith had collapsed, this apocalyptic scene still awakened the compassion in her bones.

"What's the rush? Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."

A languid yet unusually firm voice broke the deathly silence.

Lin Ye pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Chu Hongyan.

"Lin Ye, this is no joke." Chu Hongyan looked at him, a glimmer of hope in her eyes. "You...you have a way, don't you?"

"The solution is simple in some ways, and difficult in others."

Lin Ye picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

"Since this thing is a strange tale based on cognitive rules, then physical defense and escape in reality are meaningless to it."

"Even if you unplug the internet cable and blindfold yourself, it can still find you through dreams or your subconscious."

"The only way is to follow the network cable, find the server host, and smash it."

Lin Ye stretched out a finger and pointed to his head.

Chu Hongyan was stunned: "Climb along the internet cable? You mean... you want to actively get infected with this meme?"

"Are you crazy?!"

Chu Hongyan stood up, and because the movement was too sudden, the chair behind her made a screeching sound.

"Those are rules that directly obliterate souls and concepts! Even if you have a pure Yang Dao body, you can't withstand this kind of high-dimensional cognitive rewriting!"

"Once you get trapped in that 'White City' and can't get out, your physical body will turn into a pile of sand in reality!"

"My lord, you mustn't."

Leng Yue stepped forward, her dark golden eyes fixed on Lin Ye, leaving no room for negotiation.

"This kind of illusory thing without any causal entity is the most dangerous."

"If you insist on going, I will go in your place. I am a drought demon, and I am no longer within the cycle of the five elements. Those rules may not be able to erase me."

"My sister is right! Brother-in-law, you're not allowed to go!"

Froststar rushed over and clung tightly to Lin Ye's arm.

The Netherworld Empress's proud breasts pressed tightly against him.

"If you turn into sand, who will buy me delicious food? Who will hold me and sleep with me at night? If you dare to go, I'll... I'll tear this funeral parlor down!"

Seeing how afraid they were of never returning.

A warm feeling washed over Lin Ye.

"Oh my, why are you all so nervous? It's like a life-or-death situation."

Lin Ye reached out and pinched Shuangxing's delicate face, then took Lengyue's icy hand in return.

"Ladies, don't you know me? I, Lin Ye, never do anything that doesn't benefit me. Would I act recklessly in something like this without being 98% certain?"

He stood up and his gaze swept over everyone present.

"This Taiping Old Street is my territory, Lin Ye's territory."

"Whether it's a Western deity or some kind of bullshit rule or superstition, if they want to carry out a forced demolition on my turf, they don't even ask me if I agree."

Lin Ye turned his head and looked at Chu Hongyan.

"Captain Chu, take out that original audio recording from your phone."

Chu Hongyan bit her lip hard, clenched her fists, and dug her nails deep into her palms, refusing to take out her phone.

"Lin Ye, I'm begging you..." Her voice held a hint of pleading, "Let's think of another way, there must be another way..."

"Take it out."

Lin Ye's tone became more forceful.

"She's so fussy and indecisive, she doesn't look like a policewoman with a gun at all."

He stepped forward and pulled the military-grade encrypted terminal directly from Chu Hongyan's trench coat pocket.

"Password." Lin Ye stared at her.

Chu Hongyan's eyes were red and swollen as she stared at him intently. In the end, she dejectedly uttered a string of numbers.

Lin Ye skillfully unlocked the screen and found the audio file highlighted in red.

He turned around and looked at Leng Yue and Shuang Xing.

"My physical body is currently stored in the shop. Once I go inside, my body may exhibit signs of suspended animation or sandification."

Lin Ye explained earnestly.

"Cold Moon, guard my body. No matter what happens outside, even if the sky falls, do not let anyone or anything come within three feet of me."

"Froststar, Helena, Ayogu. The three of you, guard the entrance to the funeral parlor."

"Those materialized white monsters in Jiangzhou City will definitely be attracted here. Kill them one by one. Understand?"

Leng Yue took a deep breath and didn't say anything more to dissuade him.

Because she knew that once her man made a decision, nothing could change his mind.

She simply took a graceful half-step back and gave Lin Ye a slight bow.

"My husband, go ahead and do your work with peace of mind. With me here, this body will never perish."

Froststar, still wiping away tears, nodded forcefully, gripping the azure bone knife tightly, her eyes turning fierce: "Anyone who dares touch my brother-in-law's body, I'll freeze them into an icicle, smash them, and feed them to the dogs!"

After explaining everything.

Lin Ye sat down cross-legged on the armchair.

He adjusted his breathing, gathering his pure Yang energy within the space of his mind, achieving a state of perfect tranquility.

Then, he pressed play.

"...I walked up to a door."

"On that door, there is a white dove with its eyes closed."

"I was curious, so I... so I pushed the door open."

In the recording, the man's fanatical and eerie voice echoed in the quiet hall.

"Push it away...push it away..."

The seductive music that pierced directly into the depths of his mind instantly exploded in Lin Ye's sea of ​​consciousness.

This is the first step in meme contamination: concept implantation.

Lin Ye did not resist.

Instead, he let go of his strong mental barrier and actively accepted the concept.

Deep in his mind.

A city composed of pure white geometric lines slowly emerges.

There wasn't a single other color here; all the buildings emitted a blinding white light.

There was no wind or sound; the absolute silence was enough to drive any normal person insane in an instant.

In the center of White City.

A huge, pure white gate stood there.

On the door, an abstract line depicts a pigeon with its eyes closed.

Lin Ye felt that his consciousness was being forcibly pulled into that scene by a huge suction force.

in reality.

Lin Ye, who was sitting in the armchair, suddenly stiffened.

His once rosy face lost its color at a visible speed, turning as pale as paper.

The most terrifying thing is.

The tip of his right index finger, which was hanging down on his knee, began to show subtle signs of sand-like corrosion!

Strands of white, shimmering sand were trying to peel off his fingertips.

"My husband!"

Leng Yue's eyes sharpened, and she stepped forward, forming a hand seal.

A pure, dark red lotus flame quietly bloomed on Lin Ye's chest, locking in the life force that was collapsing within his body.

The trend of desertification, suppressed by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, slowly came to a halt at the fingertips.

"Guard the gate."

Leng Yue gave a cold shout without turning her head.

Froststar, Helena, and Ayougu immediately turned their backs to Lin Ye and stood in a row in front of the glass door of the funeral parlor.

……

at this time.

Another dimension, within the White City.

Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes and found himself standing on the pure white geometric city street.

There is no sense of gravity here, nor the tactile sensation of air movement.

"Is this a higher-dimensional rule space?"

Lin Ye looked down at his hands.

Here, he has no physical body, only a consciousness formed from spiritual energy.

The Pure Yang True Fire cannot burn here, nor can the Taiyi Divine Thunder be summoned.

Because spiritual energy, a low-dimensional form of energy, simply doesn't exist here.

No wonder those Ninth Bureau agents and Western experts were powerless to resist.

In this place where physics and metaphysical logic are completely disregarded, no matter how high your cultivation level is, you are still just a mortal who can be manipulated at will.

"Push open the door...join us..."

That ethereal murmur came from all directions, like a demonic sound penetrating the brain.

Lin Ye raised his head.

Not far ahead, a huge door painted with a white dove with its eyes closed was slowly opening towards him.

Behind the door, an even more dazzling white light emanated.

Dozens of "angels" without any facial features stood behind the door, opening their arms to Lin Ye in a welcoming embrace.

Once you step through that door, your consciousness will be completely assimilated, becoming part of this bizarre rule.

The physical body in reality will completely turn into a pile of white sand.

"A bunch of pretentious nonsense."

Lin Ye stood still.

"Here, Taoist magic is indeed useless."

Lin Ye slowly raised his right hand.

With a flick of the wrist.

A dark red brick, pitted and uneven, looking like it had just been picked up from a demolition site, suddenly appeared in his palm!

[Conceptual-level weapon - God-slaying brick].

Since this thing is a concept-level weapon produced by the system, it can naturally ignore the limitations of dimensions and be directly brought into this space of pure consciousness.

On the surface of this seemingly ordinary brick, there are faint, mysterious, and obscure chaotic patterns.

Lin Ye weighed the brick in his hand.

It has a substantial weight and feels great in the hand.

He looked at the faceless angels ahead.

The smile on his face gradually turned cruel and perverse.

"But it's okay."

"When I was hanging around in the old streets of Jiangzhou, all I knew was how to draw talismans and chant incantations."

"What I'm best at is cracking open people's skulls."

Lin Ye, carrying the red brick upside down in his right hand, swaggered towards the "Gate of White City" with an air of utter disregard for family and friends.