Pushing open the door to room 401, the light in the room was on, the warm yellow incandescent light illuminating the small room.
The room was heavily marked by life; the sheets were spotless, the sofa had obvious creases from being sat on, a half-eaten piece of bread sat on the table next to it, and there was a half-filled cup of water in it, with even a lipstick stain on the rim that Ye Jiu could clearly see.
Ye Jiu felt a chill run down her spine. She clearly remembered that someone had died in this house and it had been abandoned since! Not to mention that the building had been abandoned for a year, there was no way it could have such vivid traces of life.
She unconsciously took two steps back, wanting to leave the room, but found that the door had been closed at some point. She tried to push the door open, but the door that she could easily turn when she came in could not be pushed open no matter what she did.
Ye Jiu calmed down. She couldn't panic. Whether it was a human or a ghost, she should be able to leave once she killed it.
The others naturally noticed something was wrong as well, and a deathly silence spread as none of them spoke.
Ma Feng swallowed hard. "Who?! Who's playing tricks on me?! Show yourself! Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you!"
Song Daocheng pursed his lips, his right hand resting on the sword at his waist. His superpower was metal manipulation, and the sword at his waist was specially made by the Bureau, which had a miraculous effect on alien species.
The room remained quiet, with a few fungi growing in a corner unnoticed by anyone. The mycelium was as thin as a spider's thread, almost imperceptible.
Its unseen underground base is where the mycelium moves rapidly, quietly crawling onto the feet of several people.
Ke Baobao was wearing sandals, so she was the first to feel it.
She screamed and jumped up, "What is this thing? How did it get on my feet?"
They all looked down and saw the white mycelium that was about to climb up to their ankles. They stomped their feet to shake it off. It was summer and everyone was wearing shorts. Who knew if these weird things would cause problems if they came into contact with their skin?
The mycelium is not discouraged by being shaken off; the arduous process of obtaining food is nothing.
Wang You suddenly spoke up, "Let's find some self-defense tools in the room first, who knows what might pop out."
The room wasn't big, only about 40 square meters including the bathroom and kitchen. The group quickly scattered to look for things they could use.
Wang You opened the kitchen cabinet in an attempt to search for a knife or similar item. The mycelium that had been hidden inside the cabinet launched its attack the instant he opened it, piercing his hand and causing the toxins to spread throughout his body.
"Ah—" After screaming, he collapsed to the ground unconscious.
Besides Ye Jiu and Song Daocheng, the other three also collapsed one after another.
Ye Jiu gripped the fruit knife tightly, trying to calm herself down and wait for it to appear so she could kill it with one blow.
Song Daocheng drew his sword from his waist, ready to defend against a sneak attack. He wasn't poisoned by the mycelium because he was a superhuman and had resistance to these viruses. As for Ye Jiu...
Song Daocheng looked at Ye Jiu in the living room. Was the bracelet on her wrist glowing?
In the blink of an eye, Song Daocheng's bracelet returned to normal. He wondered if he had seen wrong. In any case, having one more combatant meant having more strength, even if she was just an ordinary person.
Seeing that it hadn't been poisoned, the alien species hiding in the shadows stopped pretending. Its mycelium gathered together and eventually coalesced into a human shape. Although it had human limbs, its hands were almost dragging on the ground, its head was terrifyingly large, and its mouth stretched all the way to its eyes.
Ye Jiu swallowed hard. It's alright; having a physical body at least means it can withstand physical damage.
Song Daocheng swung his sword at the alien species, but the alien species was not to be trifled with, and the sword was blocked by the mycelium.
Its voice was hoarse and unpleasant. "You can't beat me. Be good, just wait to be eaten." After saying that, it turned to look at Ye Jiu, its mouth seemingly grinning even wider. "I like you. I'm going to save you for last!"
"Damn it, who needs your affection?" Ye Jiu forcefully flung the fruit knife and plunged it into his eye.
The alien species, in pain, launched an even fiercer attack, shouting, "You, just you wait!"
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The moment the vines lit up, Xin Mao sensed Ye Jiu's predicament. His eyes widened in fury. How dare a bastard like you covet her?
He transformed into his true form and traversed underground. For him, going deep into the earth was like a fish entering water. Faster, faster!
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Shen Que finished his closed training today, but he didn't tell Ye Jiu, planning to give her a surprise. As he got off the high-speed train with his suitcase, he could already imagine how happy Ye Jiu would be to see him.
After getting off the high-speed train, he tried to feel the marked location, but unexpectedly received a bad response. He immediately realized that it was Xin Mao's doing.
The dead vines covered up the mark; no wonder he didn't receive the news of his sister's accident immediately. Xin Mao, you just wait!
Shen Que gritted his teeth, thinking that if Xin Mao hadn't covered up the mark, no bastard would have dared to lay a finger on his sister.
He dropped his suitcase and ran wildly, shrinking the distance to an inch as he rushed towards Shengli Road.
At the same time, the Special Administration Bureau personnel also arrived at the scene. Looking at the empty land in front of them, Mo Jing used a detector to measure a rough area, and Yu Xin and the others immediately set up a cordon to prevent anyone from entering.
"Brother Wang... what, what's going on?" Yu Xin asked Wang Shi after pulling the restraint line.
Wang Shi's gaze turned deep. "A domain...it's a domain...I didn't expect to actually possess a domain. No wonder the detector's signal is intermittent."
Yu Xin's eyes widened; this was the first time he had ever heard this term. "Brother Wang, what is a domain?"
“The director’s ability is a low-end version of the domain. Everything within the alien domain is under its control… This is going to be difficult.” Wang Shi clenched his fist. “Unless we use a more powerful domain to crush it or kill that alien, otherwise… there’s no way out.”
"Then...then...Song Daocheng...and those few ordinary people..." Yu Xin stammered. He and Song Daocheng entered the Special Management Bureau in the same year and worked together for a while, and now...
"Then, can we use the director's domain to crush it?"
Wang Shi gave a wry smile, "The bureau chief is just a low-ranking position..."
Yu Xin bit his lower lip. "Isn't there any other way?"
“If we did, we wouldn’t be standing here like this, all dumbfounded.” Wang Shi patted him on the shoulder. “In the Management Bureau… in situations like this, in the future…”
He hesitated for a moment, then continued, "I will see many more in the future... Humans always seem too weak in the face of these strange creatures..."
Li Yucheng walked up to them at some point, sighed, and said, "The bureau lacks powerful superhumans. These mutants always manage to grow into forces we can't fight in unexpected ways... Compared to them, the methods we have now are far too outdated..."
Yu Xin immediately thought of what happened in the elevator last time, "Let's go find that senior superhuman from last time! He can kill aliens with one blow, he must have a better way than us!"
Yu Xin wanted to do it immediately after thinking about it. He couldn't wait to run away, but Wang Shi held him down.
Mo Jing handed the detector to Li Yucheng, who looked at the erratic pointer on the detector.
"Perhaps... he's already here."
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