[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-paradise-of-reincarnation":3,"chapter-paradise-of-reincarnation-paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-99":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Paradise of Reincarnation",{"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},2273957,4446,"Chapter 99: The Calm Before the Storm","paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>In the temporary branch of District 24.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao walked into the bathroom, drenched in sweat, and took a cold shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preliminarily tested his bodily changes; the training intensity that once left him utterly exhausted now only left him slightly breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stamina rose from 6 to 10—not a two-fifths increase in endurance, but at least a several-fold improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao stepped out of the bathroom, towel drying his hair, when a rapid knocking came at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened it, a staff member stood at the threshold, face anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White Night, Assistant Special, something’s wrong—Yuna Assistant Special just called the branch for help, saying there’s an anomaly underground in District 24.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anomaly? What kind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao’s expression turned grim; he harbored unease toward District 24, given how deeply it had imprinted on him last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A large number of ghouls have appeared in the underground passage and are now attacking the security gate. White Night Assistant Special, you should go see for yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao grabbed his shirt from the bed and headed for the underground entrance of District 24.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Su Xiao arrived at the entrance—the sight before him made him frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was in chaos: temporary tents scattered, bloodstains visible here and there on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dipped his finger in some blood—it was still warm, meaning the attack had happened recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White Night, over here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuna’s weak voice came from beneath the collapsed tent; Su Xiao hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was the gate breached?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was clear: ghouls had forcibly broken out from beneath District 24, and Yuna had fought desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the wound piercing Yuna’s chest, it was obvious she had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m probably going to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuna’s face was pale; massive blood loss meant she could slip into shock at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not dying yet—I brought medical personnel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao carried Yuna out of the half-collapsed tent; medical staff immediately took over, rushing to treat her wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White Night, the new recruits… might…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new recruits were likely all dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medical personnel who came with Su Xiao stabilized Yuna’s wounds and immediately transported her back to the temporary branch—her lungs had been punctured; she needed surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao approached the underground entrance; bloodied footprints were visible nearby—the epicenter of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuna could have escaped, but she chose not to; this young girl knew that being an investigator wasn’t a privilege—it was a duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao entered the underground passage. The metal door lay slanted on the ground, twisted and deformed, covered in large footprints—clearly subjected to intense assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint footsteps echoed from aboveground; Su Xiao went on alert, Zhanlongshan  appearing in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A furtive figure stepped into the underground entrance; Su Xiao lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure screamed in fright, raised his pistol, and fired wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang, bang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunshots rang out far down the tunnel; Zhanlongshan  was already pressed against the intruder’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao glanced at the gun in his hand—it was a CCG-exclusive model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A-Are you Assistant Special White Night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man holding the gun was a slightly chubby young man, round-faced, clothes caked in dust and blood—upon closer inspection, it was clearly a CCG uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me what happened here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao didn’t need to guess the man’s identity—he was one of the surviving new investigators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way here, the temporary branch staff had already briefed Su Xiao on the general situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuna had taken the new recruits to the outer edge of District 24 for “groundhog hunting,” then they were ambushed by a large number of ghouls; Yuna escaped the underground and called the temporary branch for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wah~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby boy collapsed on the ground, dropped his pistol, and buried his face in his hands, sobbing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-We were attacked… Assistant Special Yuna told us… to run first… wah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s emotions were unstable—he’d clearly suffered severe trauma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the boy’s fragmented account, Su Xiao learned the full story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yuna retreated to the surface, she gathered the new investigators together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuna knew the metal gate, though sturdy, couldn’t withstand continuous ghoul assaults—so she ordered the new recruits to evacuate first, while she stayed behind to hold the entrance; at that moment, Yuna had already accepted death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large number of ghouls broke through to the surface, putting the humans in nearby districts at risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From an investigator’s standpoint, Yuna’s actions were correct—but one new recruit, overcome by Rexue , insisted on staying to die alongside her; that investigator was the handsome young man who had tried to help Yuna with her wounds earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handsome young man’s act stirred the emotions of the other new recruits; they stubbornly believed that if they stood united, they could repel the ghouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These new recruits had all been top students at the Ghoul Investigator Academy—confident they could eradicate ghouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their actions enraged Yuna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t causing trouble already was a miracle; Yuna was certain that as soon as close combat began, these new recruits would break and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yuna prepared to teach them a harsh lesson—using force to drive them away—the metal gate at the entrance was breached by ghouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was simple: under the “help” of countless incompetent allies, Yuna nearly died; the new recruits, before even engaging in melee, fled the moment they saw the ghouls’ ravenous forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that handsome, Rexue  young man, the moment he saw the ghouls charging, was the first to run—his flight ignited fear in others, giving them a cowardly excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look, I wasn’t the first to run—holding that mindset, the new recruits fled, retreating before even fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handsome young man ran a bit too slowly; he was devoured down to the bone, his skull taken by a psychologically disturbed ghoul—likely to be turned into a “work of art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuna was defeated while covering her incompetent allies’ escape, holding off ghouls, and outnumbered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That bastard Itō insisted everyone stay—we held Yuna Special back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy sobbed even louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, are there any survivors among this batch of new investigators? Roughly how many?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao’s question received no answer—the boy sobbed harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Click, click, click…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao gripped the hilt of Zhanlongshan  tightly; he had the urge to cut the boy down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had been weak once—but those who cried endlessly after misfortune were the most useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assistant Special White Night, what should I do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy looked up at Su Xiao—only to find him already on the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call connected quickly; the voice on the other end was extremely noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuma, are you aware of what’s happening in District 24?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Static~… know… static~…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuma’s signal was terrible; after a moment, it improved slightly—but remained intermittent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m… not going… hold the entrance… I’ll handle it soon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao understood Yuma’s general meaning: hold the District 24 entrance, prevent ghouls from breaking through to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not… underground, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tokyo was tiny; there were few places with bad signal. As the Special Investigator stationed in District 24, Yuma couldn’t have left Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Yuma could only be in one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’m in the… depths… you handle the surface… the root… I… resolve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call remained choppy—leaving Su Xiao utterly exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wasn’t mistaken, Yuma was likely deep within District 24.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood. One thing to relay: Yuna was also underground—she’s badly injured, but found in time and has been rushed for treatment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuma fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby boy, tear-streaked, stared at Su Xiao with wide-eyed admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy opened his mouth to speak, but Su Xiao raised a hand to silence him, pressing his finger to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint vibration traveled up his fingertip—large numbers of unknown enemies were running through the underground tunnels, rapidly approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s your mission: return to the surface, contact CCG Headquarters, and request reinforcements for District 24.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1316,"2026-06-19T23:49:42.795Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","15b7cd465354ed154fa2044eb5cd2a1d9fba139b7582ed697af61a7c224c8f7f","paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-100","paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-98",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fparadise-of-reincarnation-cover.jpg"]