Chapter 8: The Fuzz Are Here

The internet nearly exploded; the servers of many websites fell into paralysis!

Ever since the internet became widespread, there has never been a moment like this, with so much traffic flooding in over such a short time.

Whatever celebrity drug scandals or cheating affairs, whatever catfights, were all completely covered by the same topic.

Zhang Wei looked at the overwhelming messages and images online, from statements by people claiming to be from the Academy of Sciences to a group of experts starting a livestream; from the wreckage of a giant beast that smashed the Statue of Liberty, to parts of a corpse that fell onto the African continent being snatched up and eaten by the local populace...

Not to mention, all sorts of doomsday theories were running rampant, various cult organizations were popping up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, moderators of major forums were getting hand cramps from deleting posts, and many websites had to temporarily shut down under the impact of the massive, instantaneous traffic.

From this, one could see the extent to which that night's anomaly had impacted the worldviews of the masses.

"Ding."

A WeChat notification suddenly popped up on his phone, so Zhang Wei casually opened WeChat; in a minute, several unread new messages appeared, and several groups all had red "99" numbers floating on them.

One of the messages was sent by Han Mei: I heard something crashed into your area last night, are you okay?

If I were really in trouble, could I still be checking WeChat? Zhang Wei secretly grumbled to himself and typed back: "Sorry, the signal in the underworld is bad, I only just received the message."

Not long after the message was sent, a new notification arrived: Absorbed Han Mei's Resentment, +17.

Zhang Wei was stunned. Mother of pearl, this thing can even ignore physical distance to transmit? Well, what are you waiting for, crank it up!

First, he looked at a few group chats; most were discussing the horrifying incident that happened last night, and even the class group was having a heated discussion about it.

"This is a satellite photo from NASA, everyone take a look, it's too damn terrifying. A creature half the size of the moon—if it descended on Earth, would it even be able to fill the stomachs of everyone in Rongcheng?"

"It's so disgusting, it gave me goosebumps just looking at it."

"Me too, I felt like throwing up after seeing it, and I have this creepy feeling too."

"Could this be the legendary world-ending demon? I suggest everyone prepare for the apocalypse; you must store up more food and the like."

"Don't spread rumors, be careful of getting censored... Besides, wasn't this thing chopped into many pieces by someone? It seems our planet must have great beings guarding it from the shadows."

"I think so too. You all saw that white line, right? That was Sword Qi; only great beings of the Sword Immortal caliber could emit that."

"Requesting calculations: how did one sword strike manage to chop the giant demon into thousands of pieces?"

"Stop messing around, how would we know the methods of immortals? In any case, I have a premonition that Earth will surely usher in a magnificent new era."

"This loser is extremely excited. In the future, when you all succeed in cultivation and can fly through the sky and burrow into the earth, you must take this little brother along."

"True, such anti-scientific creatures and events have appeared; perhaps in the near future, that great being will walk from the shadows into the light, take on disciples, and pass down Immortal Methods. Who the hell would want to be a STEM nerd anymore?"

"Cultivation also requires Aptitude, right? It seems like it's one in a thousand, if not one in ten thousand, but I'm sure I have it... Honestly, I've felt I was extraordinary since I was a child."

"Everyone! A great era is coming; we must strive to be trendsetters and the protagonists of this era!"

"I hope that before long, we will no longer address each other as classmates, but as 'Daoist Friend', hahaha."

Seeing his classmates fall into a collective frenzy and make beautiful daydreams about the future changes, Zhang Wei couldn't help himself and quickly typed: Announcing a major piece of breaking news, please be quiet, please be quiet!

"???"

"What news?"

"Go ahead."

Zhang Wei: "Tomorrow morning at seven, please arrive at school on time for class. There are only 47 days left until the college entrance exam, everyone needs to buckle down."

The clamorous class group suddenly fell into a deathly silence; the fanatical mood seemed to have been doused by a basin of cold water, and as a result, many people felt a pain in their balls...

Damn it, who doesn't know we have class on Monday? Do we need you to notify us? Are you crazy!!

Absorbed Gao Hongfei's Resentment, +56.

Absorbed Liu Zixuan's Resentment, +78.

The Resentment Value kept climbing, making Zhang Wei beam with joy. In a group of over forty people, the Resentment Value broke the one-thousand mark in a short time and was still continuing to rise.

One thousand two, one thousand three... finally stopping at 1500+.

That's enough for 15 draws now. Zhang Wei's hands started itching, but according to the probability, the more times you draw, the higher the chance of hitting a big prize, so he restrained himself and went to check other groups.

In his WeChat, besides the class group, there were also work groups from his part-time jobs during the holidays, alumni groups from school, and so on.

The people in the work groups were a mixed bag; compared to the students in the ivory tower, their topics were significantly more realistic. After chatting a few sparse words about last night's event, they stopped talking about it and turned to other things.

Ye Xiaoqiu: Haha, finally got the girl I've been chasing for two months, officially left the ranks of the single dogs today!

Egg's Sorrow: Congrats, congrats, post a photo!

Flying Xiang: No photo, no truth.

Ye Xiaoqiu: "【Image】"

Zhang Wei glanced at the person in the photo and quickly typed: "Your girlfriend looks a lot like ***, at least two-thirds similar."

Ye Xiaoqiu: Brother has a good eye, is it the big chest + big eyes?

Zhang Wei: No... it's the aged look.

Ye Xiaoqiu:...

Flying Xiang: Pfft...

Absorbed Ye Xiaoqiu's Resentment, +99.

Watching the group go cold again, Zhang Wei simply closed WeChat and logged into a popular forum to start destroying every post he saw and roasting every person he met. However, the posts he just made sank in seconds, so the efficiency wasn't high; it took him two hours of tossing and turning to save up over 2000 Resentment Value.

Among the massive amount of updated posts, he occasionally glanced at some content, such as "Strange phenomena appearing on my body recently," or "Help, help, something weird happened." This type of post had already become commonplace, so he didn't take it to heart.

"Enough for 20 draws, should I start chopping?" Just as Zhang Wei was pondering this question, the sound of brakes suddenly came from outside the house. Looking through the window, several police officers were walking inside.

"Huh, are they here to collect the blood rain?" Many people online had reported that the blood rain they had accidentally caught at home, even if it was just a tiny bit, had been taken away by the authorities.

Just as Zhang Wei was wondering how to name his price, Bai Guagua in the outer room suddenly shouted: "Zhang Wei, run! The fuzz are here!"

The police officers, who had been walking slowly inside, were stunned after hearing this. They exchanged glances, and then, with a whoosh, they rushed in, some drawing guns, some pulling out electric batons...

Zhang Wei was caught off guard and was completely dumbfounded: Why would I need to run?

By the time he reacted, he was already surrounded by the police, who were glaring at him like tigers. It made him feel like his balls were about to shatter: Retribution! Bai Guagua, you silly girl!