My cells devour all worlds.

"Rage—"

A black eagle soared into the sky from the position of the inner city guards, quickly streaking across the horizon and heading south.

A girl was clinging tightly to the back of the black hawk, and she frowned as she punched the hawk beneath her.

"It's so noisy!"

"I'm sorry, Sister Ling, I forgot about you."

Black Hawk opened his mouth and spoke in human language, looking somewhat embarrassed.

The two were members of the city guard investigation team. The man was named Hua Feiying and the woman was named Bu Ling. They had received orders from their superiors to go to the scene of the incident to investigate the specific reasons for the destruction of the giant beast squad.

Hua Feiying opened his eagle beak and started babbling: "If you ask me, the higher-ups are just worrying for nothing. How could a level-three ferocious beast be hiding in such a nearby place? Have I been flying around every day for nothing?"

"I can tell even with my ass that the Beast Squad's deaths were the work of other squads..."

Bu Ling plucked a feather. "Shut up! Fly!"

"Okay, okay, Sister Ling, I know. Please don't pluck my fur, it won't look good if you do..."

Hua Feiying dared not speak. He rushed up to a height of several hundred meters, and with a sweep of his eagle eyes, he quickly locked onto a large black area in the distance.

"Found it, Sister Ling, hold on tight!"

After saying that, Hua Feiying flapped his wings and his speed increased dramatically in an instant.

Soon they flew to the airspace above the abandoned building, and Hua Feiying first circled around the building several times.

His eyes scanned downwards several times.

"I told you there wasn't anything there..."

Bu Ling remained taciturn. "Go down."

Hua Feiying knew what the other party wanted to do. He controlled his body to glide and slow down, then gently flapped his wings and landed smoothly.

It landed in an open area near the building.

Bu Ling stood up and nimbly rolled off the ground.

She took two steps forward, wanting to survey the situation.

Hua Feiying followed, his feathers gradually falling off, and his figure began to change, soon transforming into a young man.

It wasn't wearing clothes; instead, it used its two large wings to cover its front and back.

Bu Ling let out a breath, turned her head and said, "Get dressed."

"I didn't want the hassle to bring it, and besides, I've covered it up, haven't I? Look, Sister Ling, if you don't believe me."

Hua Feiying immediately turned around and found that she was completely covered by feathered wings.

"I told you it wouldn't leak."

Bu Ling remained expressionless. "Change back."

"Ah, but that would ruin my heroic image..."

Just as Hua Feiying was about to say something, Bu Ling pulled out a gun and cocked it with a click.

He silently shut his mouth, his body slowly swelled, his feathers began to grow, and he transformed into a black eagle once more.

Bu Ling then continued walking forward and came to the pit in the ground.

Hua Feiying followed closely behind, hopping and skipping like an old man with a deep sense of morbidity, his face showing utter despair.

Bu Ling examined the marks on her own, occasionally reaching out to touch them.

After examining all the traces, she suddenly stopped in her tracks and closed her eyes.

Images began to replay in her mind.

However, her brows quickly furrowed.

One puzzle piece just wouldn't fit together.

Bu Ling opened her eyes and began to wander among the various traces, occasionally jumping, patting, and bending over.

Hua Feiying tilted her head and watched silently, without disturbing her.

He knew that the other party's ability was deduction, and that they were currently deducing everything that had happened before.

After a long while, Bu Ling's brows finally relaxed.

Having held back for so long, Hua Feiying quickly asked, "Sister Ling, how is it? Is it alright?"

Bu Ling uttered a single word, "Yes."

Hua Feiying was stunned. "No, it really exists? What is it?"

"A spider! A very powerful spider."

This was the first time Hua Feiying had heard Bu Ling speak so many words.

That day, an urgent notice spread rapidly from the location of the city guards to various places.

A safe area only a few dozen kilometers away from the South District was suddenly marked with a moderate danger warning!

Meanwhile, the Awakened Office issued an emergency base mission and sent it to the various Awakened squad bases, calling on capable teams to accept the mission and provide useful information.

"what?"

Nengman was stunned when she first heard the news. "He really found those cars? He's not lying to me?"

"Then wouldn't I be...?"

Nengman's expression changed several times; she hadn't been enduring loneliness all along!

I also lost face in front of my sisters!

The reason or result was that I overthought it.

"Ugh, I'm so angry! I'll never forgive him..."

The Nenman reddened again and perked up once more.

She felt like she was back in action.

The other people in the room were a little confused, wondering why Nengman was so angry about the news from the office.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, forcibly suppressing the corners of their mouths.

"Sister Man, what's wrong?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

All they knew was that not long after Jiang Zhi and the others went out, they ran into Lu Sheng, who had returned safely, and he even brought back the vehicles of the Giant Beast Squad and the Berserk Squad.

They previously thought Lu Sheng was hiding his strength, but now it seems he was just really lucky.

They happened to run into two groups of people who were being attacked by a ferocious beast, and got a great deal for nothing.

Nengman naturally wouldn't say it aloud. She glanced at the two smirking men and gave them a threatening look, saying, "It's nothing, I just remembered something."

"My cousin Xiaozhi is really lucky. He earns almost as much as we do when we go out for a while."

Some people couldn't help but sigh.

Two modified jeeps, plus three motorcycles.

The Rose Squad's earnings from their arduous journey, after deducting expenses, are probably only this much.

"But he's really brave. He's not afraid of getting himself into trouble, or what if those two teams are alright? That would be a real problem."

One of them chuckled and took over the conversation. After speaking, she turned to look at Hongmei.

"Big sister, do you think we should respond to this? With Xiaozhi's abilities, she might be able to get some contribution points for free."

As for taking action, the city guards will handle it.

Given that the ferocious beasts could easily slaughter a level-two squad, the city guards didn't expect a low-level squad to be able to complete the mission.

They simply wanted to use the abilities of the awakened individuals in each squad to identify threats.

The city guards found no trace of the beast behind the scenes. The investigation team speculated that the beast was very likely capable of concealing its form.

"With the city guards around, it's fine. Once we've dealt with this, it'll be convenient for us to take this route a few days later."

Hongmei naturally wouldn't refuse such a safe mission.

Thinking of something, she reminded him again:

"By the way, don't play for the next couple of days. Get everything ready: vehicles, weapons, and yourselves. Get yourselves in top form. This mission is different from the last one."

Someone's eyes lit up. "Have we found a suitable team for our mission?"

Hongmei nodded, not hiding anything, "It's already been chosen, it's the Crimson Flame Squad from the East District. We're still negotiating the details, and we estimate that we'll be able to finalize it in the next couple of days."

"Huh? I haven't had my massage appointment yet."

Some lamented, while others looked forward with anticipation.

"Finally, I can go out. I feel like my body is rusting from staying here for the past few days."

Nengman jumped up excitedly, clenching her fists. "Once Big Sister becomes a Level 3 Awakener this time, let's see if that skinflint Zhou still dares to lay a hand on us. Last time he even tried to touch my butt."

As soon as Nengman spoke, the others also voiced their indignation.

"He touched my hand earlier!"

"Last time he let me step on his feet twice, and he reduced our commission by 10%..."

"Every time I went there, he would stare at my chest and say that it was swollen and he would rub it for me..."

"..."