Global End, I Awaken the Unique Rank Speedrun Dungeon

As dusk settled, the sky gradually darkened.

The setting sun cast its glow on the remaining clouds, making them resemble burning red flower petals. Above the steel city, two dark figures flew north at an extremely fast speed.

Lu Huihuan gripped the giant bird's black feathers beneath her, confirming again, "You mean, you can see the future, and you came to find Meng Ling because she awakened a unique-level sequence?"

"You've asked three times already, and my patience is running out."

"No way, this is ridiculous! You said you're the only one in the sequence, and one of your abilities is to foresee the future. Does such a thing really exist?"

"Is it hard to believe? The end of the world is coming. Can you stop making such a fuss?"

Zhuang Yu grabbed the birdman Hei Ling by the shoulders, his hair flying wildly in the wind.

"I have no reason to lie to you, and you are not worth my deception. I know your name and I know where you are, which is the best evidence."

Lu Huihuan said bitterly, "Then why did you come to me? I haven't awakened any sequences, I'm just an ordinary person."

"You are Mengling's best friend, I need your advice to persuade her."

"Persuade her?"

"Hmm." Zhuang Yu looked down at the towering buildings below. "You should know that Meng Ling was born into the long-established Meng family in Shanghai and received family education from a young age. For her, the family is the continuation of life."

"She possesses a unique first-class status and must not be bound by capitalist families, but the Meng family will not let Meng Ling escape their control."

"Even though Mengling was disfigured by her younger sister in her early years, she never wavered in her determination to protect the family. I think only you could make Mengling give up her family values."

Lu Huihuan's expression was complicated, but she believed Zhuang Yu's words.

When she was young, her mother worked as a maid in the Meng family, and her job was to take care of Meng Ling.

Despite being the legitimate daughter of the Meng family, Meng Ling did not receive the treatment she deserved. Her father, the head of the Meng family, never came to visit her, and she always lived on the periphery of the Meng family.

She had no mother, or rather, Mengling's mother had long since left her, and she never received fatherly or motherly love during her childhood.

Lu Huihuan and Mengling were the same age at the time and met through their mothers' work.

The two talked about everything and gradually became best friends, even after she grew up and could no longer stay at the Meng family home.

The two often kept in touch by phone and occasionally met up.

But for some reason, during their meeting when they were sixteen, Mengling wore a mask.

At the time, she didn't know what had happened. Later, she learned from her mother that Mengling's younger sister, Mengtian, had scalded Mengling's right cheek with boiling water.

A large area of ​​scarred, ugly marks had ruined that stunning face.

Mengling wasn't angry; however, from that moment on, her right cheek was always hidden behind a mask.

These secrets are rarely known even within Shanghai's upper echelons.

Meng's family didn't want their scandals to be aired in public, and if Lu Huihuan hadn't been so persistent, her mother would never have told her.

Zhuang Yu knew these things, and it seemed that the only explanation was that he could foresee the future.

"Okay, I promise!"

This time, it was Zhuang Yu's turn to be surprised.

"So quick! I thought you were going to ask for ages."

Lu Huihuan complained, "I believed you, but now you're being picky. Don't misunderstand, I did this for Mengling."

"It seems you two have a really good relationship."

Thinking of something, Lu Huihuan said softly, "Thank you."

If he could truly foresee the future, then her escape plan had probably failed. Thinking about it that way, it was Zhuang Yu who saved her.

"You're welcome. Your persuasion of Mengling to leave the Meng family is your way of repaying me."

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The villa district in the northern part of Shanghai's inner city.

As one of the world's most prosperous cities, Shanghai's inner city is undeniably luxurious.

The sheer scale of those steel behemoths towering into the clouds, perched in the city center, is enough to give you a glimpse of their magnificence.

Although the villa area has no buildings that lead to the clouds, it is home to the most powerful and wealthy people who sit in the clouds and look down on all living beings.

Before the apocalypse, ordinary people wouldn't even be qualified to enter the area.

After the end of the world, this place will also be the safest place in Shanghai.

The Meng family is a family with a long history. Through the changes of the times, it still stands at the forefront of the times thanks to the efforts of several generations.

With family businesses spread across China and a market value of trillions, there is no other family power in the country that can rival them.

It represents the Chinese family system.

Most of the villa district in Shanghai is under the Meng family's name. Now, trouble is lurking in the outer city area, and there are also traces of trouble in other parts of the inner city.

The villa area, however, remained peaceful.

Inside the centrally located conference hall of a large building, a dozen or so people sat around a square table for a meeting.

"What the elders say makes sense. In the context of the apocalypse, the world situation is turbulent, and the country is undergoing tremendous changes. The future is unpredictable."

Patriarch Meng Chuan lightly tapped the table with his index finger: "However, our Meng family has produced a unique-level sequence, which is currently the strongest known sequence. I believe that under Meng Ling's leadership, the Meng family can reach new heights."

The elderly man sitting at the forefront on the left spoke up: "Meng Ling's sequence ability is more powerful than imagined. She is indeed the most outstanding junior of the Meng family."

"However, it seems that the family owes Mengling a debt. If we entrust the Meng family to Mengling, the future is probably uncertain."

A man beside the old man chimed in, "Elder Xuan is absolutely right. If Meng Ling hadn't awakened the unique first-level sequence, most of us would probably have forgotten that the patriarch even had such a daughter."

Mengchuan's face was grim as he glanced at the two people cooperating on his left.

He could easily tell that these two old geezers were going against him.

The elderly man in the front row on the left is named Meng Xuan, and he is currently the most senior elder in the Meng family.

Before the end of the world, his grandson Mengtan was the most suitable candidate to succeed the next clan leader.

Now that the apocalypse has arrived, Meng Tan has awakened a Level 4 sequence, while his daughter Meng Ling has awakened a unique Level 1 sequence, so naturally they cannot remain calm.

They cling to the argument that Meng Chuan owes his daughter something, hoping to maintain Meng Xuan's lineage and allow Meng Tan to choose the next clan leader.

"Hehe, Elder Xuan, Elder Mo, I understand what you want to say. It was indeed my oversight in this matter. When Mengling was young, I was busy with family affairs and neglected to deal with the father-daughter relationship."

"However, I have always educated Mengling with the strictest requirements that the family has for its younger generation. Rest assured, Mengling will never betray the family."

Meng Mo, standing beside Meng Xuan, sneered: "Since the patriarch is so certain that Meng Ling will not betray the family, then the next patriarch should be chosen from among those who are most skilled at handling family affairs."

After saying this, Mengmo proposed: "Mengtan is impeccable in both experience and knowledge. I believe no one will object to him serving as the young clan leader."

"I know Mengtan well; he is indeed very thoughtful in his work."

"It's not that whoever has the most powerful sequence should be the clan leader. From the perspective of the clan, Meng Tan is indeed more suitable than Meng Ling."

"Meng Tan is the clan leader, and Meng Ling is protecting the clan; both are serving the clan."

Mengchuan suddenly became the target of everyone's attack.

The head of the Meng family has always been chosen by the most capable. If another branch of the family produces someone capable of shouldering the family's hopes, then the current head of the branch must step down and not obstruct the process.

This is the cornerstone upon which the Dream Family has been able to continue its prosperity for so long.

However, after Meng Ling awakened the unique sequence, Meng Chuan had the idea of ​​completely controlling the Meng family.

They wanted to establish his lineage as the head of the family.

The other direct descendants of the Meng family were naturally unwilling, which led to the current situation.