After everyone saw the little alien roll over, they calmed down a little and a fat uncle then asked with lingering fear: âHow did you guysâŠâŠ bring it into the city?â
âYour deputy city lord Tang Shen agreed in person. When he saw this little black cub, he also acknowledged that it was just a dog.â The black-haired youth quoted out of context.
âYou actually met our Yun Chengâs deputy city lord?!â A well dressed middle aged woman cut in, her tone carrying the lofty air of a native resident. âDeputy city lord Tang has never appeared for trivial matters such as welcoming newcomers into the city before.â
âUm, shouldnât the deputy city lord handle some trivial matters? Itâs usually the city lord who deals with the important stuff, right?â Hearing that madamâs words, Chen Da Yong felt that it wasnât quite right and hence retorted. He then looked at everyone present, waiting for their agreement.
However, he didnât expect that as soon as he said this, it suddenly stirred up the long term residents of Yun Cheng. Everyone lively explained to this group of outsiders who didnât know anything:
âIn our Yun Cheng, deputy city lord Tang Shen is in charge of all the important matters.â
âDeputy city lord Tang is a fifth level healing ability user! I have never seen him up close before! You newcomers are so lucky!â
âOf course, our city lord is even more powerful. You guys should have seen the reinforced concrete wall when you entered the city. That is our lordâs masterpiece. He is a seventh level metal ability user! Itâs just that our city lord rarely comes out. Iâve only seen him from far away when the city walls were being built, but he was always wearing a metal mask. I have never seen his actual face before.â
âDonât mention you, I bet that even the guard captain has never seen it before! This is the city lord!â
Consequently, after being forced to listen to those native fangirls and fanboys worship their deputy and city lord for 20 minutes, the Chang Feng members finally bid farewell to the neighbours and returned to their rooms to continue sorting things out. Because there wasnât much space in the building nor a communal area for them to eat together, the members simply received their dinner from the black-haired youth and returned to their rooms to eat. Since they were rushing about and fighting for the entire day, they were all exhausted and went to bed after they ate.
After bidding his teammates good night, the black-haired youth left behind a strand of black filament on the door to keep guard. Standing in front of the window, he then thought about the next step of his plan:
âFirst, I must go and replenish my black strands. Thereâs now so few that itâs even hard to synthesise food!â The black-haired youth mumbled to himself. âEven worse is that without my black strands, Iâm basically in a single form. I canât receive any information from my scattered parts!â
The black-haired youth stood beside the window, seeming like he was contemplating on whether to jump out.
System 2d14: [Lord Host! Is it really urgent? What if youâre discovered by Yun Chengâs guards?]
âI must quickly connect with all my scattered strands! Because I installed a self-destruct gene in these strands, if Iâm not in contact with them for more than 72 hours, then they will automatically decompose. Iâve worked so hard to kill every last member of my race. I donât want that laboratory to get my DNA and then breed another flock.â
The black-haired youth said with a trace of disgust. Then, he immediately morphed into a black alien and put his clothes into his space. Leaping out of the window, he quickly disappeared into the streets under the cover of the night.
A few minutes later, a certain alien had already rushed out of Yun Cheng and arrived at a grassy meadow several hundred metres from the edge of the city. Letting out his black strands, he absorbs the nutrients without restraint while also extending several strands into the surroundings to find their lost comrades.
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âTbeâgf yjmx, ws ibgv!â
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âQtja vb sbe atlcx bo atja sbeat ktb mjc mbcagbi atf weajca yfjra?â
Tang Shen also went into work mode. He thought for a moment and replied: âIf he is reliable, then perhaps he can be a helping hand? However, if he is an enemy, then itâs not like we canât eliminate himâŠâŠ Of course, this is your decision.â
The masked man didnât voice his opinion. After muttering something to himself, he said:
âGo. Letâs pay this talented boy a visit.â
Reaching out and grabbing Tang Shenâs arm, the two of them then vanished on the spot.
Having eaten and drank his fill, a certain alien was currently rushing back along the streets. After making several turns, he arrived outside the small building in which the Chang Feng members resided. Seeing that there was no one around, he then jumped up to the open window and climbed into the room while starting to restore himself into human form. But just at this moment!
Yun Chengâs city lord, along with deputy city lord Tang Shen suddenly appeared in the middle of the small room! They stared in shock at a certain alien who had jumped in through the window and was halfway through his transformation!
The black-haired youth was also startled by the sudden appearance of those two people, causing him to stop halfway through his restoration!
His upper body had already changed back into human form. However, his lower half was still a black exoskeleton with his claws treading on the ground, awkwardly frozen in place.
For a moment, there was dead silence between the three of themâŠâŠ
A certain alien was the first to break the silence. He said to the two people who were staring at him:
âWhat are you looking at! Donât you know to turn a blind eye to things?â
Saying this, he took out his upper clothes from his space and put them on piece by piece. Then, ignoring the two who were standing in the middle of the room and on high alert, he used his alien legs to scuttle into the bathroom. After putting on his pants, he then change his lower half back into human form and casually walked back out.
âDonât talk nonsense!â
The mask wearing city lord didnât let down his guard upon hearing the black-haired youthâs words. Instead, he vigilantly asked:
âWhat exactly are you? What is your purpose for coming to this world?â
That deputy city lord called Tang Shen also looked at the youth as though he was facing a big enemy, waiting for his reply.
The black-haired youth was not at all affected by their drawn swords and loaded arrows. Instead, he chuckled and looked up at Yun Chengâs city lord:
âBefore that, can I ask you a question?â
The black-haired youth paused for a moment and then asked:
âAre your earth and metal abilities bought from the system store? If theyâre very useful, then I should also buy them. Hm? What do you think, Xu Yun Cheng?â
âYouâŠâŠâ The metal masked man was extremely shocked!
And beside him, Tang Shenâs expression further confirmed a certain alienâs deduction. He was currently looking back and forth between the black-haired youth and Yun Chengâs city lord, seeming like he was trying to figure out what was going on.
âDonât be so nervous. Weâve known each other for half a month. Donât tell me you still havenât realised that Iâm also a member of the Salvation Alliance, Xu Yun Cheng?â The black-haired youth asked.
Yun Chengâs city lord directly took of his mask and revealed Xu Yun Chengâs solemn face. He doubtfully asked:
âThe Salvation Alliance has always bound with humans. Are you human? How can you prove that youâre also a saviour?â
The black-haired youth thought to himself: Youâre doubts are very reasonable! Iâm really not human! If it werenât for my stupid systemâŠâŠ However, he didnât reveal anything from his expression. He directly alienated his left arm back and said:
â2d14, prove our identities to this big shot.â
System 2d14 immediately displayed âSystem zz2d14â in blue light on the surface of the youthâs left arm.
Xu Yun Chengâs expression slightly relaxed, and then he suddenly thought of something: âSo youâre that Surnamed H godâs newbie in the forumâŠâŠâ
Hearing this, the black-haired youth face froze and he immediately rushed to cut off his own black history: âLetâs talk business, donât raise those unrelated matters! My personal ability is to convert one kind of organic matter into another. As for whether Iâm humanâŠâŠ I have all the genes that you have. Is this simple enough to understand?â
Saying this, a certain alien followed the human way of receiving guests. He took out two transparent plastic cups from his space and put them on the small folding table in the room. He then took out a bottle of water and poured it into the cups, gesturing to Xu Yun Cheng and Tang Shen who were still standing in the middle of the room:
He then indicated to the two worn out plastic stools next to the folding table. âSit!â
The two of them politely declined. Xu Yun Cheng said:
âCough. Sorry for the previous offence. So youâve also discovered the problem with this world? The mutant beasts you controlled have destroyed almost all the electrical cables and wires.â
âYes.â A certain alien concisely answered. âAs for you, Yun Chengâs city lord, you still havenât explained why an SSS boss like you would appear in a small A rank mission, unless this mission has some other secrets!â
âThis is Class 1 classified information in the Salvation Alliance. According to the regulations, I canât tell you about it. Of course, in the future we can complete the mission together.â Xu Yun Cheng replied.
âWhat are you afraid of? Thereâs no electronic devices in Yun Cheng.â The black-haired youth said: âSince you guys canât reveal anything because of the Salvation Alliance regulations, then itâs up to me. The reason humans turn into zombies is not because of a zombie virus, but rather a section of the DNA that is originally hidden in every humanâs gene chain. If it is triggered, it will cause a portion of humans to turn into zombies, while the other portion evolve into ability users.
The way it is triggered seems to be exposure to certain types of electromagnetic radiation. Exposure to gamma rays and X rays can cause the human DNA to unwind and lead to genetic mutations. However, radiation with longer wavelengths such as radio and microwave also canât cause the gene to change so quickly. Itâs just like thereâs a code made of different frequencies that can accurately trigger the âzombie geneâ or the âability user geneâ of the human DNA.
Who is strong enough to control all the electrical cables and circuits? Even the hydroelectric power plant at the Riverside base wasnât spared. Could it be that it isnât a life form, but rather a powerful computer program like the host system?!
So, hereâs my deduction: this zombie worldâs mission difficulty is actually at least SS rank, but in order to hide this from everyone, the host system also released an A rank mission to let those clueless low level saviours come over to kill zombies, plants crops and hinder the hostile system whoâs controlling this entire world.â
Xu Yun Cheng looked in astonishment at the black-haired youth who was leaning again the table. However, he was only stunned for a moment before saying: âEnough. Donât continue to analyse; at least donât say it out loud. Tang Shen actually also doesnât have the authority to know about this.â
This time, it was the black-haired youthâs turn to be shocked. He awkwardly glanced at the âclueless low level saviourâ Tang Shen who was standing to the side and trying his best to reduce his existence.
âCough, Iâm not laughing at you. Donât think too much of it.â
The black-haired youth consoled and then turned to Xu Yun Cheng again: âBut why did you go through the trouble of using another identity to establish Chang Feng base in the north 4 years ago? What are your intentions? In any case, you donât seem to care whether they live or die. After you discovered my unusualness during the hospital trip, you even stole our baseâs electrical generator in order to lead me to Yun Cheng!â
After listening to the black-haired youthâs mocking words, Xu Yun Cheng wasnât affected at all. Instead, he coldly and resolutely said:
âThe success or failure of this mission is related to the lives of several hundred billion, even up to a trillion people. If I devote my energy to protect every single person Iâve become acquainted with, then that wouldnât be called kindness, but rather itâs using the lives of a hundred in exchange for one life.â
âDonât talk nonsense. With you ability, you can save them with your eyes closed.â The black-haired youth was completely astounded. How can this generally good human be even more cold-blooded than an alien like me!
âEven if I have the ability to teleport, it is not omnipotent.â Xu Yun Cheng said.
âHeh!â A certain alien laughed. âIf you only had the teleportation ability, then how could you have become an SSS ranked god who could raise a âcatâ! Youâre ability is clearlyâŠâŠâ
While saying this, he saw the confused expression on deputy city lord Tang Shenâs face and immediately stopped. He then asked Tang Shen in surprise:
âEven as Xu Yun Shengâs assistant, you donât have the authority to know this?â
Having stood awkwardly in the room for half an hour, Tang Shen felt that he had suffered a critical hit! As a proud Salvation Alliance S rank saviour and the most capable assistant of SSS rank big boss Xu Yun Cheng, he didnât even know the actual mission nor his bossâ true abilityâŠâŠ
Xu Yun Cheng didnât take heed of his subordinateâs psychological damage and continued to say to the black-haired youth:
âAlthough we have different views on certain aspects, this should not affect our future cooperation in the mission. If I require your help, then I will directly come and find you.â
âPlease use the system messaging function to inform me in advance. I donât accept you coming whenever you want.â The black-haired youth interrupted.
Xu Yun Cheng was momentarily speechless, but he eventually nodded: âSure. However, no matter how you found out about this classified information, you must strictly keep it confidential! Alright, thatâs all for today.â
Saying this, Xu Yun Cheng grabbed deputy city lord Tang Shen who was still doubting his own life and they instantly vanished from the room.