[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens":3,"chapter-dimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens-dimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens-chapter-73":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish the All Heavens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2312978,4522,"Chapter 73: Inevitable Death, Cruel Reality","dimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens-chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>On the city streets, cats and dogs had somehow flooded the roads, their bodies more than doubled in size, claws like hooked blades, teeth sharp and terrifying; saliva dripped uncontrollably from their mouths onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not understand what had happened to their bodies, driving them to crave devouring their owners and even their own kind; unwilling to harm their masters, they had fled from their homes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A border collie slammed its head against a streetlamp pole, trying to suppress its urge to bite passersby with pain; a poodle curled up in the greenery, trembling, paws pressed tightly over its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An orange cat paced anxiously atop a trash bin, its tail fur standing completely on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instinct would ultimately overcome reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mutated chow chow suddenly lunged at a night-returning pedestrian, its fangs easily tearing through denim; screams erupted, and more cats and dogs began to stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many mutated cats fixed their gaze on speeding cars; though most were flung off or crushed, a tiny fraction leapt through open windows into the driver’s cabins; mutated huskies overturned night market stalls, fangs sinking into screaming diners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the city, terrified screams and chaotic noise rose and fell; though it was night and pedestrians were scarce, areas with night markets still held large crowds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These mutated pets began converging toward those places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People scattered in all directions, trying to evade their attacks; but these mutated cats and dogs, as if awakened by hunting instincts, launched frenzied chases after humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manhole covers had been pried open without warning; a black tide of rats surged onto the streets like a flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These rats had swollen to twice their size, their crimson eyes glinting in the night; unlike the struggling cats and dogs, the rat swarm’s goal was clear and unified: devour all living things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak-squeak-squeak—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing chorus of shrieks merged into one; the rat swarm instantly overwhelmed everything on the streets. A few mutated dogs still tearing into humans had no time to react before rats swarmed over their entire bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “rustle-rustle” of fur being gnawed sent chills down the spine; within seconds, the massive mutated dogs vanished beneath the rat tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans were powerless to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fleeing man was overtaken by the rat swarm; rats crawled up his pant legs, into his clothes, and began gnawing from within; a woman cowering in a corner was discovered—her screams were swiftly drowned out by the “crunch-crunch” of chewing;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a stray cat hiding in a trash bin was penetrated by rats through the gaps, devoured alive, piece by piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most terrifying of all, the rat swarm did not spare its own kind; injured rats were instantly torn apart and devoured by their peers—the entire hunting process was efficient and cold, leaving not a single drop of flesh wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the rat swarm receded like a tide, the streets were left with only pools of crimson blood—not a single bone remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hangcheng Tianshu Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarms blared shrilly; on a massive electronic screen, real-time red alert zones flashed across the entire city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report! The mutated beast cluster attempting to gather in the nature reserve has been annihilated by the Third Squad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monitor operator immediately reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Outside the city is irrelevant—what matters now is inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated creatures in the nature reserve didn’t matter; no civilians were there. All that mattered was whether firepower was sufficient—no need to worry about civilian safety; eliminating them was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside the city? No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Chen stood before the command console, his face grim as he stared at the surveillance feeds; on the streets below, a dense tide of rats rampaged, mutated cats and dogs fled wildly between buildings, occasionally lunging at panicked citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the situation inside the city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Large-scale attacks by mutated cats and dogs have erupted in the East and West Districts; a rat flood has broken out in the South District; the North District remains stable for now, but abnormal energy fluctuations have been detected!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monitor operator swiftly compiled all regional data and reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deploy all firepower—clean these beasts off the streets! Do not conserve ammunition; prioritize civilian safety!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the communication channels, responses from squad leaders followed one after another—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Squad has arrived in the East District and is beginning clearance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Squad has encountered a rat swarm; requesting heavy weapons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth Squad has established a defensive line on the commercial street and is evacuating civilians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even with foreknowledge of the future and thorough preparation, death remains unavoidable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan stood atop a high-rise, overlooking the chaotic streets below; dark red blood stained the ground, and several mangled corpses lay still beside the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head slightly; though cruel, this was reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human civilization was indeed powerful; their technology could crush any mutated beast swarm, and they possessed vast numbers of warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality was this: when billions of people were scattered across vast cities, when every corner might hide survivors, even the strongest force would be bound hand and foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a problem of power—it was a dilemma of choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the wild, one could unhesitatingly carpet-bomb; in the city, every decision meant life or death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sacrificing one person to save a thousand? Such cold arithmetic could not be executed in reality; as long as there was even a sliver of hope, rescue must continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no one wished to be the one sacrificed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when such dilemmas arose, the number of deaths was rarely just one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan stepped forward, his figure dissolving like a phantom at the building’s edge, as if merging into the night; the next instant, he appeared in the center of the street a hundred meters away, surrounded by rampaging mutated beasts and frantic fleeing crowds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gilded pupils glowed faintly in the darkness; he gazed at the bloody scene before him, expression calm yet edged with coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not save everyone—but what happened before his eyes, he would not ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a clear sword chime, brilliant golden light erupted from Ye Xuan, rising like a rising sun to illuminate the entire district; the light carried a terrifying sharpness, as if even the air had been sliced into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light exploded high above, transforming into a rain of a thousand swords; each radiant blade solidified as if real, glowing softly, suspended in midair, their tips pointing downward like judgmental blades awaiting execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan uttered a single word; the skyful of light swords trembled simultaneously, emitting a chilling hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh-swoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of light swords rained down, carving countless golden trails through the air like a beautiful yet deadly storm of light; each blade locked precisely onto a mutated creature, piercing their bodies with unmatched sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plop! Plop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of flesh being pierced echoed continuously, like the whisper of death across the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-20T13:10:12.391Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c714d54f46b8f50599c978123624ccbe4df2e88f789d2c7573860991860b80bc","dimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens-chapter-74","dimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens-chapter-72",193,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdimensional-invasion-i-can-fish-the-all-heavens-cover.jpg"]