Chapter 30

Yue Ning and Yue Jing were not orphans at first.

She, her sister, her father, and her mother lived together in a small house.

My father leaves early and returns late every day. Every time he comes home, in addition to the meat and vegetables for dinner, he sometimes brings back some fruit or nuts.

Yue Ning likes to eat fruit, and her younger sister likes to eat nuts.

To make it easier to take care of the two of them, the mother opened a small stall at the entrance of the community, selling homemade cookies and desserts.

Mom and Dad love them very much.

Yue Ning remembers one day when the two of them brought home a large bag of things, which contained clothes that had been bought for them by coincidence. When they opened the bags, they were first surprised, and then burst into laughter.

"Luckily, we have two precious children in our family, so we can't afford to waste them," Mom said with a smile.

There are always peeled apples or oranges on the table at home.

Dad would take a small hammer and crack the nuts open one by one, putting them into a jar. While Dad was putting them in, my little sister would eat them.

Nuts are expensive, so Dad always hesitates to eat them.

At that time, Yue Ning thought that when she grew up, she would earn a lot of money so that her parents could live a good life.

But then, the disaster that changed the fate of many people twenty years ago suddenly struck.

Yue Ning couldn't remember how the disaster happened or how it ended; she was only eight years old at the time.

All I remember is my father telling me before he left: "Take good care of your little sister."

She hid inside the house, clutching her sister's hand tightly.

There seemed to be constant noises in my ears, and the howling of something.

Later, the military came to their home and took the two to a temporary resettlement site.

They lived there for three years before being sent to a welfare institution.

Yue Ning thought that being separated from her parents was only temporary, just like going to kindergarten, and that her parents would always come to pick her up.

But one year, two years...

She's grown up, and it seems she understands something now.

There are no more parents, only a younger sister.

Not long after she left the welfare home, Yue Ning was sent to a public school by the director.

She graduated from public school at the age of sixteen, but instead of pursuing higher education, she stayed at the welfare home to help out.

The director was an old lady who, I heard, used to be a teacher, but her husband and only son died in the pollution incident. She took over the welfare home just to have something to do.

Taking care of more children seems to help alleviate some of the pain of losing one's own child.

The salary was low, but Yue Ning was content to be with the director and her sister.

But fate is always cruel.

Yue Ning still remembers that day when she went out to buy some daily necessities and received a text message from her sister on her way back.

"Sis, could you go to that shop in the city center to buy a cup of milk tea?"

The orphanage was located in a remote area, and Yue Ning didn't have much money, so she naturally couldn't eat many snacks.

After experiencing those things, Yu Jing became increasingly silent.

Yue Ning was even pleasantly surprised to receive the message. It was rare for her younger sister to ask for something, so she naturally agreed.

She carried the heavy bag, glanced at the balance on her phone, and realized that besides milk tea, she could buy some other snacks to share with the children.

Sister, don't come back.

Yue Jing hid in the closet, tightly covering the mouth of the girl in her arms, and listened intently to the sounds coming from outside.

"Damn it, we've searched everywhere, but we can't find Subject 02. Did that old woman ask anything?"

"No, I'm getting old and my memory isn't good. I can't force a search of my memories, for fear of accidentally turning someone into an idiot. But I found all the adoption records, so I should be able to find it by following the clues."

"That's good. Let's finish this quickly; the 'hounds' will be here soon."

"What should we do with these children? We might as well just kill them."

"Fool, set it on fire and burn it all down. Don't leave any clues."

The wardrobe door was violently flung open, and the girl's wet eyes met the man's ferocious face.

When Yue Ning returned to the welfare home, all she saw was a towering fire and the sirens of fire trucks; inside, it was already a pile of ashes.

The "welfare home fire case" was originally classified as an ordinary case because no trace of contamination was found. However, Yue Ning tracked it down for two years and finally found a clue.

The case was transferred from the police station to the operations department.

For Yue Ning, the sole survivor, the police gave her two choices: either have her memory erased and become an ordinary person, or enter an enforcement officer training school, where her past academic record was sufficient for her admission.

She chose the latter.

She had nothing left but her life.

Kill more pollutants, avenge your parents, avenge Yue Jing.

Yue Ning lowered her head; her phone displayed a message from Yue Jing.

A crossroads of fate had come before her, but there was nothing she could do.

She didn't leave, but returned to the orphanage. When the fire broke out, they huddled together, just like when they were babies in that small crib.

...

When the man appeared at the end of the corridor, everyone immediately went on alert.

The man was wrapped up very tightly, and it was dark in the garage, so his appearance was not clear.

He didn't speak, but simply raised his hand and made a gesture.

Bang bang—

That was the loud noise of the iron gate being violently slammed shut, and the thing behind the gate came to life.

Suddenly, many tiny bright spots appeared in the darkness; those were the electronic locks that had been relit. The next second, all the iron gates swung open with a bang.

Something seemed to be rushing towards us from the darkness.

What is this now?!

The four people faced four different directions to defend against the invaders' attack.

Flames erupted instantly, and the moment the light appeared, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

People, densely packed together, like the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang, were displayed before my eyes.

Their bodies had long been hollowed out, with slender vines growing and swelling inside, eventually replacing flesh and blood.

A large number of pollutant particles coat the brain, maintaining its activity.

These people are like zombies from movies from decades ago, only much stronger than zombies.

“I can’t control them,” Zhou Zhi said coldly. Mind control can only be used on beings with higher intelligence; it has no effect on low-level pollutants or these manipulated puppets.

However, he can control Yue Ning's body to attack.

Yue Ning has been fighting pollutants for many years, and her body has retained instincts. Even if she loses consciousness, she can easily kill these pollutants.

"Is this even human?"

Xiao Shengyun and Huang Yu were shocked when they realized what this person was doing. Originally, they needed to protect Yue Ning, but now they didn't. This person had directly become a human killing machine.

There are too many.

These things don't have any superpowers, but all their skills are focused on physical attacks.

Moreover, mammals can be killed by piercing their brains or hearts. These things are full of vines, and even if the brain is smashed, the remaining torso will still attack.

The black lines made of source matter fell like feathers onto these alien species, but tightened abruptly the moment they touched them.

Limbs splashing.

These lines, like the sharpest blades, cut smooth surfaces into the alien creature's body.

Huang Yu, on the other hand, manipulates flames, which are the natural enemy of these puppets.

The entire underground parking garage had been turned into a giant barbecue grill, with constant sizzling sounds, like pork belly on a hot plate.

The two attacked from the outside. While controlling Yue Ning, Zhou Zhi seized the opportunity to use bullets to repel wave after wave of attacking puppets.

“I know her. She’s one of your executors from the operations department. She even infiltrated our church. I don’t know how many people in the church have died at her hands. But this debt will be settled soon.”

The man remained calm as his men were killed one after another.

The severed limbs on the ground seemed to possess consciousness, slowly converging towards Yue Ning, as a large amount of black source energy flowed into her body.

"The deepest despair can give birth to the greatest power."

He couldn't help but get excited at the thought of these enforcers killing each other.

Each core member of the church has a seed planted in their heart. Unlike the puppets, this seed contains a portion of the power of the mother tree.

Once the seed sprouts, the person parasitized will rapidly transform into an extremely powerful pollutant.

The more desperate a person is, the stronger the pollutants they generate.

Originally, Yue Ning should have died, but now he changed his mind. Nothing is more enjoyable than watching enemies kill each other.

We can't finish it, we simply can't finish it.

Xiao Shengyun recalled a math problem he had encountered before: a pool was being filled and drained at the same time, and the question was how long it would take for the pool to be filled.

He used to laugh at the person who set the questions, saying they were crazy. Now he can't laugh anymore, because he's now the one who's in the water.

A large amount of source matter was continuously absorbed into the body, and at the same time transformed into countless sharp blades that shot towards the puppets.

This state cannot last long, because in human form, the amount of source matter absorbed is also limited.

"Huang Yu, hold off these small fry."

"no problem!"

Curtains of fire were erected, illuminating the entire underground passage.

Zhou Zhi was the first to notice Yue Ning's abnormality. He was originally controlling this body, but suddenly lost contact, just like a computer losing power.

"Leave Yue Ning quickly."

If the source matter could be seen, the scene would be spectacular.

The black matter is converging into a river, and the seed in the heart is rapidly taking root and sprouting, breaking through the soil with the body as its soil.

God is about to be born from the body of man.

The monster inside Wang Qing's body was defective, the seed inside Yu Wenliang's body was defective, and now the true god has descended.

Pain and despair in the human brain are the best nourishment.

The man watched coldly, seeing the other person as a bomb, with the bullet in his own hand.

He entered the prepared safe house, which was made of metal materials that were used to isolate contamination and had an elevator that took him directly to the upper floors.

But he didn't leave; instead, he secretly watched the drama unfold.

The remaining few charged in with the remaining puppets, but they had run out of bullets and their remaining strength was insufficient to sustain a second battle.

I hope I don't end up dying at the hands of my own people.

"Shall we do it?"

They have a dozen seconds before they are completely transformed.

Zhou Zhi's short knife was already pressed against Yue Ning's chest. With a little force, the tip of the knife would pierce through his heart and cut the newly sprouted seed in half.

But in the end, his knife didn't fall like it had last time, because the alienation stopped.