Chapter 1 Countless Black Spots

Countless black spots emerged from Hai Ji's palm, entering Qi Yu's body as Qi Yu watched in utter terror.

Hai Ji was looking for a target to test her new abilities.

She couldn't use a member as a test subject. Having been taught by Chen Luo, she also wouldn't just grab someone off the street to experiment on.

That left the prison, and poor Qi Yu happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

As soon as the black spots entered Qi Yu's body, he felt as if a million ants were biting him.

He was experiencing an unbearable itch, along with a piercing pain.

"Ah!"

Qi Yu writhed on the ground in agony, his face contorted.

He couldn't believe such pain existed in the world.

And he was experiencing it firsthand.

Qi Yu's body shook like a sieve.

"Ahhh!"

"I'll talk, I'll talk! Please, just stop it!"

A morbid smile crept across Hai Ji's face. "No, I'm not listening. I'm not interested."

Qi Yu was truly falling apart. Was she a demon?

Hai Ji muttered to herself, "That's right. Ning Shuang, if you ever yell at my brother again, I'll use this on you."

A long cry rang out—the sound of a golden eagle.

Hai Ji shuddered and said softly, "My brother's back."

She ran off to see Chen Luo, forgetting all about Qi Yu, leaving him behind.

Hai Ji smiled and said, "Brother, I just tested a torture ability on a target in the prison. Is that okay?"

Chen Luo shook his head. "Of course it's okay. As long as you're happy, Sister."

Chen Luo felt a pang of regret. He had wanted to keep exploiting Jiang Ning, the dark summoner who was also imprisoned, to obtain level seven crystals, or even help her reach level seven.

But after a while, the not-so-stupid Jiang Ning sensed that Chen Luo was using her as a tool.

After that, Jiang Ning, once summoned again, died a violent death.

She only provided nine level seven crystals before kicking the bucket.

Hopefully, he could find the next unlucky soul.

After Hai Ji left, Qi Yu continued to suffer endless torment until, six minutes later, he lay motionless on the ground, his life hanging by a thread.

The four elite members returned and witnessed Qi Yu's inhuman treatment firsthand.

One of them stepped forward to check on him and said, "He's tough. He's still breathing. He's not dead. A testament to his physical strength."

"Should we splash some water on him to wake him up so we can continue the interrogation?"

One of them said sheepishly, "He looks too pitiful. I still have a shred of humanity left. He might die soon. He might not even make it through the night. Let's interrogate him when he wakes up."

"We'll come back tomorrow. If he's still not awake, water's precious. I'll piss him awake."

In the middle of the night, the lucky Qi Yu woke up groggily, his body aching all over. A wave of sorrow washed over him.

"What sin did I commit?"

"I didn't do anything, yet I was exposed for no reason and ran into such a terrifying woman."

"The most venomous heart belongs to a woman, and the more beautiful the woman, the more venomous her heart."

"Wuwu..."

Qi Yu staggered to his feet. His power had recovered a little. He transformed into a wisp of shadow and passed straight through the wall.

Members patrolled the perimeter of the prison, but they didn't notice the cloaked Qi Yu.

Qi Yu, who passed through the city wall, fled in a panic, bursting into tears only when he was far away from Dawn City.

"Heaven have mercy, I'm out!"

"Dawn City is a terrifying place."

It wasn't until the next morning that Qi Yu's escape was discovered.

The prison was like a copper wall, and there were people patrolling around. How did he escape?

Most importantly, he escaped silently, without destroying anything.

A spy getting in was a minor matter, not worth reporting to Chen Luo. If every little thing was reported to Chen Luo, he would be swamped.

But such a strange incident was still reported to Chen Luo.

Chen Luo scratched his head. A level six peak physique-based ability user had escaped?

How did he escape?

Chen Luo was stumped for a moment.

Chen Luo originally wanted to investigate, but an incident that happened the next day caught his attention.

...

"They're from Dawn City. Let's eat them. I'm so hungry."

A zombie pointed at a team of Dawn City members not far away.

With a "smack," Da Zhuang slapped him upside the head. "Do you want to die? Do you want to get Big Brother killed?"

The Dawn City members also saw Da Zhuang's large group of zombies. There were so many of them. Although they weren't sure of their strength, they were outnumbered and didn't need to fight them.

Just then.

From another direction, a group of more than a hundred zombies ran quickly.

In the center, four tall and sturdy zombies carried a red sedan chair. Sitting in the chair was a flamboyant woman in red, wearing heavy makeup, with bright red lipstick.

Her eyes were also red.

"Queen, there's a group of humans ahead."

The red-clad zombie was looking in the mirror, adorning herself. Hearing this, she said nonchalantly, "Capture them, eat them, and make them lunch."

Immediately, twenty zombies rushed toward the members.

Chen Luo's people weren't stupid. Wouldn't they be idiots if they didn't run?

Da Zhuang narrowed his eyes. He hadn't seen a zombie team of this size in a long time.

I, Da Zhuang, haven't eaten these people. Why should you?

Are there any zombies with good potential? Let's recruit them.

Instead, Da Zhuang stopped the zombies, saying with a fake smile, "These meats are from Dawn City. They're not to be trifled with. You shouldn't eat them."

Da Zhuang also appeared with more than a hundred brothers. Originally, they had a force of more than three hundred, but they had to split up to find meat and crystals.

Hearing the commotion, the red-clad zombie poked her head out and looked at Da Zhuang with interest.

"Dawn City? I seem to have heard of it, but hehe, I dare to kill those you don't dare to kill, and I dare to eat those you don't dare to eat."

"I'm going to eat them. What can he do to me?"

Da Zhuang sneered, "So you think you're brave?"

The red-clad zombie giggled. "It's been a long time since someone spoke to me like that. I think you're the one who's super brave."

The red-clad zombie walked out of the sedan chair with a flourish. Da Zhuang was shocked by the clothes and makeup.

It was the first time he had seen such a narcissistic zombie.

The red-clad zombie beckoned with her finger and smiled. "You guys step aside and let him come over. Does he have the guts?"

Da Zhuang narrowed his eyes. If he defeated her, he could subdue the zombies and select the ones with good potential.

I, Da Zhuang, am about to reach level nine. Am I afraid of her?

I, Da Zhuang, am stubborn to the core. If I'm pushed too far, I'll call Big Brother.

The zombies around the red-clad zombie stepped aside.

A one-on-one fight, huh?

Da Zhuang's fists cracked as he walked over with a sneer.

The red-clad zombie kept smiling until Da Zhuang was ten meters away, then she suddenly attacked.

Two gray-green thorns suddenly grew around Da Zhuang.

Each thorn was unusually thick, more than three meters in diameter and thirteen to fourteen meters high, covered with short spikes and vines.

The two thorns extended a large number of vines towards Da Zhuang, fast as lightning, and quickly bound him.

Da Zhuang was shocked and immediately struggled.

But to his surprise, the thorns were incredibly tough. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't tear the vines.

The red-clad zombie giggled, "Kneel and call me Queen."