Chapter 108 Brother, don't say anymore, I want to...

The live stream camera was positioned at a good distance, capturing both the standoff between the two sides on the shore and the outline of the distant islands.

[Holy crap, that island is so far away, why would someone go all the way up there? They must have a screw loose.]

So she's a demon, a murderous monster, a bloodthirsty maniac!

Could she really be dead? At such a critical moment, there's been absolutely no news. Why hasn't anyone gone to check on her?

[This is insurmountable! The marine creatures with superpowers are acting like madmen, attacking humans instead of the monsters. To get through, you have to overcome both the monsters and the marine creatures—a double challenge awaits you!]

[No, I'm just watching. Watching online is enough. The people here are all top-tier; they'll be snapped up the moment they appear.]

Even marine creatures that were once on friendly terms with humans are now attacking them. Isn't the truth obvious? Shan Ran is humanity's enemy; she must be eliminated for the world to have peace!

Animals are the best at distinguishing between good and evil. Shan Ran is a good person, which is why she is welcomed by the animals.

[You don't believe the evidence, you believe the beast in the sea. Your parents have wasted their time raising you. Go call Shanran's mother and see if she'll answer.]

If I could see her, I would definitely call her "Mom."

[This is invincible, hopeless, let's wipe out these brainless fans.]

[Hey, be a little more professional with your live stream! Get a closer look! What can you possibly see from this far away?]

Stop being picky, it's good enough to have something to watch.

Someone else has started a live stream from a different angle; I'll go check it out.

After the first live stream, there was quickly a second, a third...

A larger group of people gradually gathered on the shore, who came specifically to watch the spectacle. Several of them set up live streams, and some even began to provide very formal commentary.

[Hello everyone, this is Xiaoxi broadcasting live from here. To our left are the supporters of Shanran, represented by the Yu family and the Lawrence family.]

The camera pans across a group of people on the left.

On the right is the anti-mountain dyeing faction, represented by Solomon, Mikhail, the Ram family, and the Arlesd family.

Over there lies the island where Shan Ran was last seen. What exactly happened on that island? When will Shan Ran reappear? What happened to her? Let's wait and see.

The camera zoomed in, giving a general view of the entire island, but only from the angle near the coastline; the other side was not visible.

In the footage, there are no living people on the island, but dried bloodstains and broken limbs can be seen in some corners.

Since no monsters approached, it was rare to find corpses that had been exposed for a long time without being swallowed.

It is clear that a brutal massacre did indeed occur on the island.

The group reached the shore on the first day, and the live broadcast also started on the first day.

The next day, even more explosive news appeared online.

According to reliable sources, Shan Ran possesses the ability to acquire the supernatural abilities of others.

One bombshell after another hit, leaving everyone dizzy and unable to tell which news was more explosive.

Rhine and Meng Xinye, Kunwu Yecheng, Nan Guishang, and Chandel, who were far away on the First Continent, were all panicked.

They created a group chat, disregarding the possibility of being spied on, as they could only communicate and discuss countermeasures together.

Cheadle: [Should I use my powers to hack into the forum and delete that message?]

Nan Guishang: [Yes, yes, bro is right!]

Rhine: [No, that's a waste of breath. The more you delete posts, the more guilty you seem. If they know this information, it's definitely not just one person. Even if you delete one post, others can still post it.]

Nan Guishang: [Yes, yes, yes! Xiaoyin is right!]

Rhine: [?]

Kunwu Yecheng: [Deleting posts is useless. The key question is how Ranran is doing, what exactly happened to her, and when she will wake up?]

Rhine: [Yu Yuan, who came to the island with Ranran, was thrown out. The last time he saw Ranran, everything was fine. There were two very powerful people with Ranran, both B-rank experts. They haven't appeared since, and there's been no news of them. It's possible that... it's the same situation as when they came out of the mist last time.]

Meng Xinye: [You mean, Ranran and the other two people are in trouble?]

Rhine: [It's very likely. Hopefully, there are no other living people on the island besides the three of them right now. My concern is that someone might take advantage of Ranran's unconsciousness to harm her and hinder her recovery.]

Nan Guishang: [It's alright! My ability is incredibly powerful. Even if something goes wrong along the way, it will recover eventually, it's just a little slow.]

Meng Xinye: [Shut up.]

Cheadle: [What worries me more is that there are other people on the island who, having discovered Ranran's special abilities, are using her for research. Didn't Rhine say that Yu Yuan and Ranran found many potions, and that island was also an experimental island?]

Meng Xinye: [If Ranran has been arrested, why are those guys from Solomon still posing on the beach? They don't seem to know what's going on inside.]

Kunwu Yecheng: [The roads to the island are all cut off. They probably want to take Ranran away as a test subject, but they're having trouble finding the way back.]

Southbound Merchant: [If the sea route is impossible, then fly over from the Rhine! Where are your two big wings? Splash them out!]

Rhine: [My first instinct was to fly there, but the aristocratic families immediately mobilized their forces to stop me. They insisted I come with them; they said I couldn't act alone, or it would be considered war, and they would attack the others if I left. Most importantly, the sea creature leader would also attack me; I simply couldn't get there.]

Cheadle: [Marine life is now attacking indiscriminately, and confronting them is extremely dangerous. The aristocratic families don't understand the situation on the island; they can't get there themselves, and they won't let us through either, preferring to linger on the shore. They want to wear Ranran down.]

Nan Guishang: [Damn it, I'm going to fight them!]

Chandler: [Don't worry, everyone, I've already stopped Ashang; he won't go.]

Returning Merchant from the South: 【#￥&@￥……*#￥】

Kunwu Yecheng: [I've already reported to my superiors, and I'm setting off for the Second Continent today. I can't wait.]

Meng Xinye: [These are extraordinary times. Countless people are eyeing the Good Luck Base. I have to stay here and guard it. I can't go. Kunwu Yecheng, you must come back with Ranran.]

Nan Guishang: [Captain Kunwu, I want to go too!]

Kunwu Yecheng: [As long as your mother, your father, and your brother all agree, that's fine.]

Returning Merchant from the South: [I...]

Cheadle: [Don't worry, everyone, I'll keep an eye on him.]

Meng Xinye: [Hey Red Hair, can you please stop causing trouble? Don't make Ranran protect you when you get there!]

Nan Guishang: [You blue-haired bastard! How could that be? I'll definitely charge into battle and never let Shan Ran be in danger.]

Meng Xinye: [I'm just worried you'll get too caught up in it and drag Ranran down with you. Her abilities are rare, but do you think yours are common? If they find out about your abilities, they'll rush at you like dogs smelling shit, determined to devour you whole. Ranran is already having a hard time on her own; if you're dragged along, two targets will be like two bright light bulbs.]

Nan Guishang: [I...you...you're the shit, your whole family is shit!]

Meng Xinye: [I am an orphan; I live alone.]

Nan Guishang: [Ah... I'm so sorry.]

Meng Xinye: [You are truly blessed. You have loving parents, a doting non-blood-related brother, and Ranran who is willing to acquire your special ability. Cherish it. Right now, I only have Ranran, and I will definitely protect her base.]

Nan Guishang: [Brother, stop talking, I want to cry...]

Meng Xinye: ??? [Who the hell is your brother?]

The reason they can joke around here now is mainly because of Nan Guishang's immortality ability. No matter what happens, as long as it doesn't fall into the hands of aristocratic families, Shan Ran will eventually recover.

Based on this alone, no matter what foolish things the returning merchants say, as long as they don't cross the line, they will tolerate them.

Kunwu Yecheng gave instructions to his superiors and then prepared to set off.

He had planned to ask for leave and report it as a personal matter, but unexpectedly, District Chief Lu personally assigned him a task.

The mission was simple—to safely bring Shan Ran back.

District Chief Lu also contacted him directly.

"Rescuing Shanran is not your responsibility alone. Take your team and make sure Captain Shanran returns safely."

"receive!"

Yes, I will bring her back safely.

Upon learning that the Kunwu team was heading to the Second Continent, the Yu family, despite the absence of flights that day, promptly transported a brand-new ship to the dock. This ship was smaller and faster.

At the same time, the Yu family temporarily suspended the air routes to and from the First Continent.

The powerful families of the First Continent were enraged.

"Yu Qiao! What does your Yu family mean by this? Why are you stopping the shipping routes to the First Continent at this time?"

On the coast, the members of the aristocratic families opened fire directly on the Yuqiao Bridge across the water.

The top executives of the elite families were extremely anxious.

Shan Ran can freely change her hair color, which is extremely rare. Apart from those with the ability to disguise or chameleon, almost no one can do it.

In addition to the red hair, fire, water, agility, eagle, spatial teleportation, and spatial storage abilities she has already demonstrated, the original versions of these abilities can be found in people close to her, which is definitely not a coincidence.

Therefore, they guessed the special nature of the mountain dyeing constitution.

It should be a kind of ability similar to "copying"!

The higher-ups of the powerful families were all eager to seize her and bring her into their own families for private study.

Unlike other rare superpowers, Shan Ran's rarity is enough to make everyone flock to her and go crazy for her; she is currently the most sought-after commodity.

There's no limit to the number of superpowers!

If a family had several such people, or even all of them, it would be unimaginable how terrifying the family's strength would be; they could absolutely dominate the entire world.

Other superhumans can study together, but Shan Ran, they must take her home.

As a result, various families gathered teams of powerful individuals to head to the Second Continent to snatch people, but unexpectedly, they were blocked before they even left the continent.

The Yu family certainly wouldn't let them come over now.

A number of high-ranking members of the powerful families in District 2 died on Crocodile Island, which means that their power on the Second Continent is now roughly equal to that of the powerful families.

If the powerful families of the First Continent were to come, the balance would instantly tip to one side.

Therefore, the Yu family cut off this opportunity from the root. Since they had already broken ties with the aristocratic families, they might as well make the break bigger.

They previously tried to seize their shipping business, but now they've cut off the shipping routes. The marine mutants are also on Shanran's side. Let's see what they can use to try and take it from them in the future.

Yu Qiao snorted heavily, saying sarcastically, "There's nothing we can do. The leader of the marine creatures is Miss Shan Ran's good friend. If it doesn't want to help maintain the shipping lanes, there's nothing we can do. We can only take it back to avoid losing money."

The Yu family not only reclaimed the flight route, but also deserted their office area on the First Continent. All the employees evacuated overnight, fearing that they might leave behind some incriminating evidence.

Those top-level powerful people don't care about the lives of ordinary people. If they were left there, they might use them to threaten the Yu family.

"You..." The man was speechless with anger, his face turning red. "Then why are you still keeping flights to the Third Continent?"

Yu Lu stood with one hand on her hip, exuding an aura of authority; she was a far cry from the adoring girl she was in front of Shan Ran. She smiled dismissively: "We're business people, we only talk business. If we can make money in the Third Continent, why wouldn't we go?"

"Bullshit! Is the First Continent poorer than that garbage dump of the Third Continent?"

I was so used to calling it a "garbage dump" that I blurted it out without thinking, but I didn't expect someone to be live-streaming the whole conversation and recording it clearly.

[What era are we living in? To still hear the word "garbage dump" shows that these old-fashioned privileged people haven't changed at all; they're still the same as before.]

[Hey, who are you calling a garbage dump? Open your dog eyes and look around! Our District 5 is much better now. Without your people managing it, it's finally starting to look like a normal place! The group that used to manage the garbage dump was completely wiped out by Shan Ran, and District 5 is brand new. Standing before you now is Hope Base—Chai Ze's most loyal soldier—Captain Shan Ran's most loyal dog.]

[Shameless! Willing to be a dog?]

【My superpower is Bern Mountain. I'm a dog by nature, and if Captain Shanran needs me, I'm willing to be her dog, woof woof~】

[Wasn't the landfill your doing? Before the apocalypse, huge amounts of garbage were transported here every day. The environment was terrible, pollution was rampant, and people were living like animals. The managers were your people too, exploiting and oppressing us, and in the end, they even discriminated against us!]

[Everyone, don't get sidetracked. Even if that guy was wrong or said something incorrect, Shan Ran was still committing a real massacre!]

[Exactly, don't obscure the key points. The Yu family is on Shan Ran's side. Once they provoke the other side and say something unpleasant, they can change the subject.]

[Shan Ran is a murderous monster; we cannot allow such a person to wreak havoc on the world!]

The world will not be at peace until the pollution of the mountains is eradicated!

[...]

The comments section of each live stream account's post was filled with heated arguments that didn't quiet down until the following night, with the entire forum buzzing with discussion about the matter.

Even after midnight, the discussion remained intense. Since the apocalypse, many people's routines have changed, and a bunch of night owls were tirelessly arguing online, showing no signs of fatigue.

Despite the darkness of night, the internet buzz was high, and the coastline remained bustling.

Tents of different shapes and sizes sprang up from the ground. No one was willing to leave; they were all waiting here for a result.

The nearby monsters followed the scent of humans, but this place was where almost the strongest fighting force of the Second Continent was gathered.

Moreover, everyone was more or less simmering with anger, and with a monster delivering itself to their doorstep, they might as well go and kill it to vent their frustration.

As time went on, the monsters stopped coming to their deaths and kept their distance.

"Young master, please have something to eat."

A man of average height but sturdy build, dressed in a neat suit, stood behind Rhine, carrying a tray and looking at him with some anxiety.

Fissin is the son of the head butler of the Lawrence family. He is a gold-type and seal-type, with strong aggression, which is even stronger in the water. Therefore, Rhine's grandfather sent him to accompany his grandson.

Rhine didn't turn around; he was far more anxious than Fissin. He kept staring at the distant island, which appeared even more indistinct in the darkness. Staring at it seemed to bring him closer to Ranran.

Fei Xin sighed softly and put down the tray. "Young Master, you haven't eaten all day. This is the first time I've seen you so worried about a girl, but you should also take care of yourself."

Rhine lowered his eyes, lost in thought, and after a moment turned to look at Fissin.

"When you see Ranran come out, you should say the same thing."

Fei Xin: ? What did you say?

Oh, young master, is this the first time I've seen you do this and that for a girl, the first time I've seen you bring a girl home?

I understand, I understand everything.

Suddenly, Rhine's phone rang.

This was the special ringtone he had set for Shanran. He hurriedly picked up the phone, and in his excitement, he almost dropped it.

[Rhine, I'm awake. Something happened, but it's all resolved now. I'm recovering quickly, and I should be able to leave the island in the next couple of days.]

Rhein held the phone, his breathing trembling. He took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down.

Just then, a message came from the group chat.

Nan Guishang: [Shan Ran is awake!!! She's awake! I told you she'd be alright, her immortality is very strong, she'll recover quickly!]

Meng Xinye: [Okay, stop arguing. Ranran just messaged me too, it's not just you.]

Kunwu Yecheng: [I have one too.]

Rhine: ...Never mind, he was too lazy to say anything. It's good that Ranran is alright.

He messaged her asking: "Ranran, have you seen the news online?"

Shanran: [I saw this as soon as I woke up, and I've already prepared my reply.]

Rhine: [Okay, is there anything I can help you with?]

Shanran: [Not for now, I'll let you know if I need it.]

How is Qingheng?

Rhine: [He's still unconscious, his organs are failing, he's very weak, and the pollution is severe. His body has partially turned into an animal form. Fortunately, he's a light-type ability user, so his self-healing ability is stronger than the average person. He just needs time to rest.]

Shanran: [Okay, thank you.]

Rhine: [Ranran, don't tell me these things. As long as you're alright, that's all that matters.]

Shanran: [Okay.]

Rhine stared at his phone; the other end only replied with two words, and then there was no further communication.

He kept his head down, his eyes unfocused, and his expression listless. His shoulders and back were not as straight as before; he looked somewhat dejected, and his whole demeanor seemed unhappy.

As Fei Xin watched the young master's retreating figure, he felt a heavy atmosphere hanging over him, gloomy and desolate, as if he were trapped in a viscous swamp, making it hard to breathe.

Ugh, love is such a hassle.

The bell rang suddenly, breaking the silence in the room once again.

Shanran: [I miss you. I'll come over once I've finished dealing with this.]

Rhine: !!!

His eyes lit up, his worries vanished instantly, and his mind was filled with those words.

miss you.

I miss you!

Rhine turned around abruptly, strode over to Fissin, placed his hands on the other's shoulders, and shook him back and forth several times.

"Fissin, she said she misses me! She misses me!"

Fissin was almost overwhelmed by this sudden joy, but not from happiness, he was almost dizzy from being shaken.

"Ah...ah, this is the first time young master has ever been so happy for a girl!"

Rhein quickly released Fissin and strode out of the tent.

Soon, a post on the internet caused another huge uproar.

The poster is Shanran.

[This is Shanran, and I am making the following response to the previous accusations against me.]

She released several videos and briefly introduced the background of the videos at the beginning.

This is Crocodile Island, owned by the Solomon family. Beneath Crocodile Island lies a vast underground space, where a large number of polluters are imprisoned.

Then, she released a video showing a large number of contaminated objects being held in a basement.

These polluters are not naturally occurring, but rather man-made.

In the video, a group of people in protective suits pull an ordinary person out of a cage, take him to a nearby laboratory, and inject him with a blue drug.

Not long after the injection, the man's body began to change. He screamed in pain, trying to scratch his body, but his hands and feet were bound and he couldn't move at all.

The veins on his body became increasingly prominent, and their color changed from bluish to black.

The most noticeable change was in his eyes; his pupils turned black and gradually expanded.

This is a clear sign of pollution.

Before his eyes were completely filled with black, the researchers moved him to another room.

That room was where the polluters were imprisoned.

The next ordinary person was taken to the laboratory and injected with a green drug.

As the drug was injected, he let out an extremely painful roar, and soon after, blood began to flow from his eyes, nose, mouth... all seven orifices.

The bleeding was increasing, and he tried to say something, but he choked on the blood and coughed violently.

As he coughed, he coughed up a clump of blood.

These are his internal organs.

He then vomited more, and his skin began to crack and bleed.

Finally, his skin peeled off piece by piece, leaving him completely covered in blood. He tried to struggle in agony, but he no longer had the strength.

However, the onlookers in the video were all indifferent, simply uttering "failure" before taking the body away.

They didn't even clean up the blood before bringing over the next person.

This person was lucky not to die after being injected with the green potion, but he was also unlucky, as he became a polluter with superpowers.