Infinite flow is not like that at all

A sedan with sharp lines and a matte black finish.

As it drove smoothly along the neon-lit streets of Linhai City, a deep, powerful roar came from under the hood, like a lurking beast.

Shen Ye leaned back in the large leather seat in the passenger seat.

"How's my car?" Mu Yunhai asked with a slight smile, his hands on the steering wheel. "My dad gave it to me."

"A rich second generation?"

Mu Yunhai shook his head: "I'm not."

"However, my grandfather is."

Shen Ye gave a thumbs up.

Do you smoke?

"I don't like that kind of food."

Mu Yunhai smiled, a cigarette dangling from his mouth: "You can learn to smoke. It can relieve stress, and on a larger scale... it can also reduce pollution."

He skillfully steered the car, which silently and swiftly glided into traffic, and then spoke softly:

Do you know?

“This is not the first time in our world’s history that pollution has invaded on this scale.”

"We... have always lived on the crater."

His voice was remarkably clear even through the open car window.

"I noticed it."

Shen Ye leaned back in his chair, watching the myriad lights flashing past the window.

The man in the ram's horn mask once said... that for the past hundred years, the evaluation of humans in Pangu's world has been that they are delicious.

This means that humans were already on the dinner plate a very, very long time ago.

"About a hundred years ago, the first pollution incident occurred, codenamed 'Crimson Cradle.' The source was a remote town in the Western Continent, where an unknown contamination was transmitted through the umbilical cord blood of newborns."

"The infected babies appeared normal at birth, but on the night of their full moon..."

Mu Yunhai gripped the steering wheel:

"They would mutate collectively, their skin peeling off, their bones growing and twisting, turning into a terrifying monster that feeds on flesh and blood. In just two days, more than a thousand people in the town were all turned into blood food."

"Finally, it took a combined artillery bombardment from several battalions to completely erase that hellhole, along with everything inside, from the map."

"Not even ashes were left."

"That was the first time humanity came into contact with pollution, and also the first time the path to the Divine Cube was opened."

Shen Ye could roughly imagine that hellish scene, the extreme distortion of birth and destruction, and he also knew why Mu Yunhai had told him these things.

"And seventy years ago, the 'Shadow Man' incident," Mu Yunhai's voice continued, "in a city with a population of one million, an invisible black shadow spread through the city's underground pipe network system."

"It doesn't kill people directly, but assimilates them. The shadow of an infected person gradually becomes thicker, and eventually... the shadow comes to life and replaces the original body."

"During the day, they appear to be normal people, going to work and living their lives. But at night, their shadows emerge, weaving webs in the city, hunting down the unassimilated, and dragging more living people into their lair."

"When the investigation bureau finally pinpointed the source to a giant contamination nest disguised as an abandoned underground substation, more than a third of the city's population had already become 'shadow corpses' walking in the sunlight!"

"That battle...used nuclear weapons, resulting in countless deaths and injuries, and made those beings who entered the Divine Cube truly realize that the end of the world is not far away. It was also in that year that the Pangu Investigation Bureau was established."

Mu Yunhai said softly, "Although I haven't experienced them, many major events are written on the first page of every investigator's handbook at the Pangu Investigation Bureau."

“There are countless other unrecorded events.”

He exhaled a long, heavy breath:

"This also makes us all understand how terrible pollution really is."

"Yes, I sensed it, but... then it suddenly occurred to me..."

"What are you thinking about?"

Shen Ye looked out the car window and didn't speak immediately, but the wind outside carried his voice to Mu Yunhai's ears.

"I'm wondering... did the pollution occur naturally?"

"?" Mu Yunhai was taken aback:

"What?"

Shen Ye didn't turn his head; his eyes reflected the neon lights of the night sky as he calmly said:

"Is it possible that it was man-made?"

Chapter 76 New Changes

"Man-made..."

Shen Ye's voice exploded amidst the roar of the engine and the sound of the wind.

Mu Yunhai's hand on the steering wheel trembled slightly: "No... can you stop thinking too much, even though it sounds a bit creepy?"

"But this idea is too bold and too far-fetched."

"why?"

Mu Yunhai calmly smiled and said, "Because it's not just our world; all other worlds are being polluted and eroded. This is a universally recognized phenomenon."

"Moreover, after becoming a member of the World Alliance, we have protection... so these pollution incidents have become significantly less frequent than before."

Shen Ye remained silent.

The guess I just made was indeed very bold, but it was just a guess.

The World Alliance... I won't comment much.

After all, there were undercover agents like Blue Light, the dangerous three-eyed couple, the world nobles who had previously been seen willing to become ordinary members of the first tier... and the guests who had entered the terrifying amusement park...

"That...."

Shen Ye spoke:

"Is there any pollution event that could cause the end of the world very quickly, resulting in the simultaneous death of everyone, whether ordinary people or those who have entered the Divine Cube to become stronger..."

?

Mu Yunhai almost dropped the steering wheel; his fingers trembled.

"Shen Ye, how about we go back to the facility for another check-up?"

"Just asking."

Mu Yunhai flicked off his cigarette ash: "You, after experiencing this pollution incident... it seems you still have some lingering trauma, but if you ask me, you're worrying a bit too much."

He took another drag of his cigarette:

"After all, such an event is impossible. If you look back at the pollution I just mentioned, each pollution source needs time to develop. A pollution source of that level... could not possibly grow naturally without being discovered by us."

"is it?"

"Of course," Mu Yunhai replied decisively this time.

Shen Ye looked at the countless red lines in the sky, which seemed to connect everyone like hanging ropes.

The Deadline evolved due to the increase in pollution levels.

but...

He looked at the terminal death line on each person's body, and it displayed something on each of them.

[Because of ? ? ? ?, and ? ? died (SSS)]

..........

The car slowly drove into the neighborhood where Shen Ye lived and finally stopped at the entrance of the residential area.

"We've arrived." Mu Yunhai pulled the handbrake and turned off the engine.

"I'll leave you here. I have some things to prepare right away."

"Oh, right."

He took something out of a metal storage compartment with a combination lock next to the driver's seat and handed it to Shen Ye.

It was a square, lead-gray metal box, about the size of a palm. There were no markings on the surface of the box. It was cold and heavy to the touch, and the edges were tightly sealed, indicating that it was very well sealed.

"What is this?" Shen Ye weighed it in his hand; it was quite heavy.

"A generous gift. Captain Xu personally entrusted it to you," Mu Yunhai said with a smile.

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow, didn't ask any further questions, and put the lead box into his outer pocket.

"Thank you, and please thank Captain Xu for me as well."

"Contact me immediately if anything happens," Mu Yunhai instructed, watching Shen Ye get out of the car.

"By the way, you're almost level 15, right?"

"It should be soon."

Shen Ye is currently level 13, and should be able to complete one more dungeon.

"You can create your own team at level 15."

Mu Yunhai paused for a moment: "I asked you to join my team before, but you didn't want to... It's a pity. The foundation of a new team can't compare with that of a veteran team or legion."

Shen Ye laughed and said, "I know, it's not a big problem. I like the feeling of starting from scratch."

"Wow, you've even started a business! Anyway, build up your team as soon as possible, and you'll soon realize how important a team is."

"Row."

After Mu Yunhai finished explaining these things, the luxury car stepped on the gas and merged into the traffic, quickly disappearing at the end of the street.

Shen Ye stood downstairs at the apartment building and looked up at his own dark window.

The cool night breeze ruffled his clothes.

"I'm finally back."

this time...