Chapter 47: Loot

In an instant, like zombies smelling the scent of the living, everyone on the ground jumped up and lunged at them.

Yang Yi protected her own group and calmly prepared to retreat.

Philip Aiden shot two people closest to him dead, then hurriedly shouted: "No! No! No! Please forgive my rashness, Ms. Yang; we did not understand the situation just now. I respect Ms. Yang's work; please continue to deal with the alien creatures here!"

Yang Yi frowned deeply, stunned by Philip Aiden's ruthlessness; these were all their own countrymen from the Ark Country, ordinary people who were merely infected, not deeply so, possessing no real killing power, looking terrifying only in appearance.

Yet this Ark Country Anquan Bureau investigator, who had just been full of talk about freedom, democracy, and equality, killed them without a moment's hesitation when threatened.

Yang Yi's expression turned cold; before they could shoot and kill more people, she forced the crowd back down to the ground.

Feng Liancheng could vaguely guess her thoughts; he said sarcastically to Philip Aiden: "Today we have learned about your country's freedom and equality; it seems that is how you 'coexist harmoniously' with ordinary citizens."

Philip Aiden felt no shame for his actions; instead, he looked stern and righteous: "These are all people infected by alien creatures; for the safety of other citizens, we had no choice but to use thunderous measures. If we cannot cure the infection on their bodies, we must eliminate the threat in time."

At this moment, Yang Yi was glad she was born in the Xia Country; she believed the Xia Country government would never easily abandon any citizen—this had been proven during the great epidemic in recent years.

Yang Yi was not someone good with words, let alone communicating with someone so thick-skinned and black-hearted.

Such official diplomacy naturally required Director Zhou.

Yang Yi spoke quietly to Director Zhou in Xia Country language: "Director Zhou, I can save these people, but it will take more time and effort." She stopped there; the other benefits would naturally be negotiated by Director Zhou.

Upon hearing "more time and effort," Director Zhou said worriedly: "You must act according to your capabilities; if it is too difficult, it is acceptable to leave them alone."

After all, they were not citizens of their own country; if Yang Yi suffered any loss, it would be a loss for the entire nation.

"It does not matter; the time until midnight should be enough to drive out the infection from these people."

Afterward, Yang Yi did not concern herself with Director Zhou's negotiations with the Ark Country side; she followed the same method, drawing the black mist out of these people's bodies. When everyone woke up, they looked haggard beyond measure; some even had gray hair.

Fortunately, the infection in these people was not deep; although they lost some vitality and would be physically weak in the future, living fewer years, it was a great blessing that they could keep their lives.

Yang Yi condensed a large ball of black mist in her hand, mixed with some vitality that could not be separated, fused together with the black mist, indistinguishable from one another.

Like a pot of porridge mixed with mud.

The hunger within her body stirred restlessly; having endured more cruel hunger torture before, this mere agitation only made her irritable.

'This stuff is edible! Give it to me!' it said excitedly, 'I just held back the Soul-Holding Demon for you and am still weak; although this stuff tastes bad and is pitifully small, barely enough to fill the gaps between teeth, it is better than nothing! Give it to me quickly!'

'If you eat it, isn't that the same as me eating it?' Yang Yi sneered: 'Dream on!'

'Idiot! Bai Chi! Fool! There are so many people on the ground, enough for you to have a full meal; you could even openly devour them completely on the grounds that they are infected, yet you let them go! Now you won't even give me this little bit of polluted life source; how can we withstand the next hunger coming, making me suffer too!' It was furious, 'You are truly hypocritical to the point of disgust!'

'Thanks for the compliment.' Yang Yi replied indifferently.

Usually, when it jumped around in anger, she would remain very calm, enjoying the pleasure of controlling her own emotions.

Of course, most of the time, it would attack the weakest defenses of her psychology, breaking through her defenses every time—after all, the one who knows her best is herself.

"Ms. Yang, this is an alien creature incident that occurred on our Ark Country territory; naturally, this cluster of infection sources should be kept and studied by our Alien Creature Research Department; please return it to us!"

Ben Carter, the Deputy Minister of the Ark Country Alien Creature Research Department, straightened his clothes and spoke to Yang Yi weakly but seriously.

"Oh?" Yang Yi did not expect that after just saving this Deputy Minister, he would be so "ungrateful"; on the other hand, she quite admired his dedication.

"I think your department simply lacks the ability to handle this cluster of infection sources; otherwise, how could you all not even know that you yourselves were infected?"

Yang Yi glanced at him coldly, playing with the black mist in her hand, "I even suspect that your main department has already been completely controlled by another Soul-Holding Demon; after all, the Soul-Holding Demon is a sentient being that shares memories after fusing with humans. I heard Amy's boyfriend is already dead; did this Soul-Holding Demon switch hosts? Perhaps to someone of higher status and power..."

Not only did the people brought by Ben Carter look at each other in confusion, but even Philip Aiden looked alert, pulled out his phone, and started making a call.

Regardless of whether this possibility existed, the seed had been planted; it would be enough to cause internal chaos for them for a while.

Feng Liancheng silently gave her a thumbs-up; even Director Zhou looked at her with new respect.

Ben Carter's face turned gloomy: "This does not require your concern; we will resolve it ourselves. This cluster of infection sources..."

Yang Yi withdrew her hand, and the black mist vanished.

"What infection sources? I only remember that I saved hundreds of your lives, and for your savior, you not only feel no gratitude but instead extort me... Is this how your country treats its benefactors!" Yang Yi said expressionlessly.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

When Yang Yi did not speak, when she gazed at everyone with cold eyes, people suddenly remembered that the person before them was the world's only S-Class Awakener, the "God of the Human World"; if she wished, she could even destroy a city in an instant—this had already been proven during the Fire Demon incident.

Everyone forgot that this young girl was not simply just an ordinary girl.

She was a human nuclear bomb.

S-Class represented not only the level of superpower but also the level of danger.

The air seemed to become viscous; although no one felt her using telekinesis, everyone present felt an invisible pressure pressing down, not on their bodies, but on their hearts.

Director Zhou had to step forward to smooth things over, so as not to let the atmosphere become too stiff.

Ben Carter was about to force out some words, but Philip Aiden stopped him; this was a person who could bend and stretch, thick-skinned and black-hearted. He expressed thanks to Director Zhou for the Xia Country's support of the Ark Country, thanked Yang Yi for saving so many people, and stated that the cluster of infection sources should be considered a gift of thanks—

"Loot," Yang Yi said.

The expressions on Ben Carter's and Philip Aiden's faces were very interesting.