The Bureau Chief had also realized something was wrong.
However, unlike Mr. Huang, who had chosen to sacrifice his life for righteousness, the Bureau Chief chose to call for reinforcements.
“Hello? Headquarters? An evil god has appeared in Huanggang—a physical manifestation!”
“Many people in our branch have already been contaminated by It! We need immediate support!”
The voice on the other end of the line was calm, sounding almost like a machine.
“What is the category of the evil god, and what is its level of divinity?”
“Its entire body is covered in eyes. It’s highly infectious, though the exact medium of transmission is still unknown.”
“Are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
“Can you estimate its approximate strength?”
“At the very least, it’s a Demigod!”
“Understood. However, there are no Demigods currently on mission near your location. The closest one will take at least an hour to arrive.”
“That’s impossible. Isn’t Ghost Tiger from the Baleful Stars in Huanggang?”
The sound of rapid keyboard typing echoed from the other end. For the first time, the operator’s voice wavered.
“Ghost Tiger is already dead!”
The Bureau Chief froze.
“Ghost Tiger is dead?”
“How can that be!”
“I saw his identification earlier; it was legitimate. It had the special patterns that only the Headquarters can produce.”
Before he could say another word, the connection was cut.
“Roar!!!”
“Aaaagh!!!”
Ear-piercing screams erupted throughout the Security Bureau.
He tried to stand up to investigate, but found himself pinned to his seat. Looking down, he saw that his legs were already covered in a dense cluster of eyeballs.
At that moment, every broadcast system in Huanggang activated simultaneously.
“Citizens, do not be afraid!”
“I, Huang Yan, swear to live and die with Huanggang! I shall charge to the front lines to battle the evil god and protect you until my final breath!”
...
On the streets, Yin Yang was still racing on his shared electric scooter. More and more people were being parasitized by the eyeballs and losing their sanity.
They began to frantically attack every living thing around them!
As long as it was made of flesh and blood, it was a target!
Occasionally, Yin Yang encountered a few people who hadn't been parasitized yet. These were likely tourists who had just arrived in Huanggang and hadn't eaten the local food.
Originally, Yin Yang thought only those who ate seafood would be affected.
But it turned out he was wrong—even the chickens and ducks in Huanggang were raised on seafood!
The eyeballs accumulated in their bodies and were then consumed by humans. Almost no one in Huanggang was spared; it was simply a matter of how much they had ingested.
Perhaps only the strictest vegetarians had escaped the fate.
As the number of infected grew, Yin Yang’s progress slowed. The eye-monsters looked at him as if he were the most exquisite delicacy in the world.
Yin Yang sighed at the sight. With a flick of his right hand, a key appeared in his palm.
He plunged the key into the ground. A formation diagram lit up, and a fifty-meter-wide altar slowly rose from the earth.
“Seriously, couldn't you have waited until I accumulated enough spirituality before erupting?”
“Now I have to move my plan forward!”
Yin Yang hadn't expected that one of his temporary actions would force the enemy into such a massive outburst.
Given the current situation, he doubted many people in Huanggang would be left alive after today.
Yin Yang bit his finger and traced the pattern of a mask onto his face.
Streaks of black and crimson energy converged, weaving into a sacrificial robe around him.
The blood on his face rapidly coalesced and grew, transforming into a Nuo opera mask that was far more majestic and terrifying than the wooden one he had carved.
“Sacrifice!”
As he spoke the command, the altar seemed to come to life. The incantations upon it flickered with a rhythmic light, like a pulse.
The main body of the altar trembled violently, as if some great horror was about to crawl out from within at any moment!
Yin Yang unleashed his full spirituality; now was not the time to be stingy.
The thousand-eyed monsters lunging at him exploded one after another. Their flesh merged into the altar, while their power was sacrificed by Yin Yang to bolster his divinity.
His divinity grew stronger, and the altar became increasingly solid, its very material seemingly upgrading!
Sensing the transcendent fluctuations, even more thousand-eyed monsters swarmed toward him!
To those monsters, a transcendent was far more enticing than an ordinary human.
As Yin Yang continued to strengthen his divinity, a slightly bizarre thought surfaced in his mind.
If he kept strengthening it like this, would he be able to possess a complete divinity while still at Sequence 8?
At that thought, he grew even more motivated!
Furthermore, after absorbing a certain amount of divinity, Yin Yang discovered a exploit!
He could use these eyeballs as sacrifices in exchange for a continuous recovery of his own spirituality!
In this way, Yin Yang became a virtual perpetual motion machine!
Constantly sacrificing, constantly growing, constantly recovering, and constantly presiding over the sacrificial rite himself!
In this moment, Yin Yang only regretted that he had discovered this so late.
He also knew that he didn't have much time left.
According to the shared vision from the blade-wielding ghost, the Flesh Mountain had already grown to nearly seventy meters tall!
The blade-wielding ghost couldn't damage it, and the mountain seemed to have noticed him, as it was currently heading his way.
Yin Yang continued to sacrifice the surrounding eye-monsters, unsurprised by the fact that he had been discovered. After all, the enemy had far too many eyes!
“Faster, just a little faster!”
...
Central City.
The Security Bureau.
The operator reported the situation immediately after the communication was cut.
The moment the higher-ups heard the name ‘Ghost Tiger,’ they immediately formed a task force to rush to Huanggang.
Anything involving a Baleful Star was no small matter, let alone someone using the name of a deceased Baleful Star to swindle others!
The mere fact that the person knew the name ‘Ghost Tiger’ was enough to warrant a deep investigation.
They even authorized the task force to bring a sealed object to ensure absolute success.
At almost the same time, several elderly men walked together into the Command Center of Central City.
Half an hour later, the Command Center formed another task force, also carrying a sealed object to Huanggang.
Furthermore, the combat power of this task force was even higher than the one sent by the Security Bureau!
The goals of the two groups were different.
The former was to find the person impersonating Ghost Tiger!
The latter was to eradicate the evil god!
...
Outside Huanggang.
“Dad, is... is this far enough?”
Lu Ming was panting heavily. Lu's father and the other two were in even worse shape than him.
Lu's father simply waved his hand, signaling that the distance wasn't enough and they had to keep running.
Lu Ming wiped his sweat and looked back at Huanggang.
They had run incredibly far—so far that they could no longer see what was happening inside the city.
This was also due to the fact that their temple was already in a remote area.
Lu Zhao adjusted her breathing and forced herself to stay alert.
“Dad, keep running. The Divine Envoy said to run as far as possible; he must have a reason.”
Lu's father nodded, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on a few shared bikes by the side of the road.
If he remembered correctly, their Divine Envoy seemed to be very fond of this particular mode of transport.
...
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