Chapter 58: Li Jia'ao!

The call ended.

Su Ming reined in all his emotions, and his gaze became calm as a still well again.

A trigger is just a trigger.

But the laws of this world.

have never changed because of a hint of goodwill.

The weak are devoured by the strong; the victor is king.

That is the eternal, unchanging truth.

"Li Jia'ao…"

Su Ming pinpointed that name on the map, hesitated not a moment, and pushed the door open to leave.

Long nights breed many dreams!

In these bizarre unknown events…

Time itself is the greatest variable!

Every second of delay.

could turn the forthcoming feast of gluttony

into a pile of leftovers that no one cares about.

He will not allow such a thing to happen!

"Breakfast?"

"Eat a hair!"

"Seize the initiative, then you can devour everything!"

…

Su Ming's figure moved like a phantom, racing through the suburbs.

According to the map, Li Jia'ao was as remote as it could be.

Beyond that lay vast stretches of undeveloped wasteland and forest.

That kind of no‑man's land where no bird even poops…

is nothing but a natural breeding ground for sin!

"Need to get a vehicle quickly…"

Su Ming muttered under his breath.

It wasn't for the sake of speed.

With his current physique, his explosive power already crushes those iron‑clad lumps.

But…

Long‑range raids drain the body enormously.

More importantly, playing death‑speed in broad daylight is inevitably conspicuous.

An inconspicuous car could shield him from many unnecessary troubles.

Buy?

Not enough money for now.

See if there's a chance for a Zero Yuan Purchase!

…

As thoughts whirled, the buildings along the road grew sparser.

A rust‑spotted, long‑abandoned mailbox stood by the roadside.

"Hm?"

Su Ming's steps halted.

"In a place where no bird even poops... would there be a mailbox?"

【Eye of Truth】, activate!

Buzz—!

【Altar Number:】

【Link Marker: Ten Thousand Realms Mailbox】

【Karma Overview: Addicted to secrets! Craving to pry, loving to share everyone's private gossip!】

"…"

Su Ming's mouth twitched sharply.

?

I love 818?

The altar's requirements are really…

so cheap it feels fresh and unworldly.

"That's way impolite! No sense of boundaries at all!"

But…

If this altar is used well, perhaps it could truly glimpse some earth‑shattering secrets?

Su Ming hesitated for a moment, then decided to leave first.

He has no clue for now.

"Finish the main business first, then we'll talk!"

…

As the marker on the map drew nearer, Su Ming halted.

"Hmm?"

Phone… no signal!

The sky around was shrouded in a gray mist at some unknown time, making it hard to see clearly.

The air was filled with fishy, foul, and rotting…

Mixed together, it made one feel nauseous.

In the sky, several crows circled and screeched, their hoarse cries grating.

Beyond that, all was silent.

Even the most ordinary insect chirps and bird songs vanished without a trace, the oppression suffocating.

This place… looks wrong no matter how I look!

"Looks like it's very close!"

Another few minutes of sprinting.

Su Ming finally reached the village entrance.

A crooked stone tablet was slanted into the mud.

On it, the three characters 【Li Jia'ao】 could be faintly discerned.

Looking up, the village interior was desolate and decayed, dead air hanging.

"It's not much different from what Boss Wang said…"

The Soul Dagger slipped silently into his palm, and Su Ming restrained his whole aura.

Proceed with caution!

The smell of blood in the air grew stronger, almost masking the foul stench of pig manure mixed with feed.

He passed through most of the village and finally saw a massive crooked‑neck locust tree ahead.

Under the tree, the walls of several pigpens had already collapsed more than half.

The wooden doors were wide open, the interior dimly lit, like a monster's gaping maw.

"Crack…"

"Crack… crack…"

A series of chilling chewing sounds came from deep within a pigpen.

Su Ming's gaze hardened, and he slipped silently closer.

Inside the pigpen, a monster whose size was a full circle larger than a normal domestic pig stood.

It faced away from him, head down, ravenously gnawing at something.

Tattered clothing, scattered white bones…

It was a human corpse, already unrecognizable, flesh and blood a blur!

A faint light flickered in Su Ming's eyes, information surfacing.

【Name】: Plague Pig Beast

【Quality】: Calamity (Normal)

【Description】: A livestock thoroughly polluted, completely irrational, reduced to a monster that knows only killing and gnawing.

"Indeed, it's contamination…"

Su Ming chewed on this keyword.

"But what is the source of this contamination?"

"And where is it?"

Su Ming forced down the murderous intent in his heart, his cold gaze sweeping the surroundings.

Nothing found!

Without hesitation, he circled to the back of the Plague Pig Beast.

"Huff—!"

The monster seemed to notice, its chewing abruptly halted, the massive head instantly turning.

In those blood‑red eyes, there was only chaos and savagery!

But it was too late!

"Puff—!"

A flash of black light streaked by!

The Soul Dagger rose from below, and the massive pig head toppled directly to the ground.

One strike, fatal!

Clean and swift!

【Growth Progress: 740/1000】

"Hmm?"

A hint of joy flashed in Su Ming's eyes.

Just one, and the Soul Dagger gained about ten points of progress!

Isn't that much faster than killing a chicken?

However!

"Boom—!"

The headless pig corpse on the ground suddenly exploded without warning!

The fetid black blood and shredded flesh splattered everywhere, and the violent Energy Fluctuation roared outward!

The next instant!

Dead silence, completely torn apart!

"Roar—!!"

"Howl—!!"

"Roar roar roar—!!!"

All around, the pigpens that had been dead silent instantly erupted in a roar like mountains and seas!

Madness! Fury! Bloodthirst!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wood shavings flying! Bricks and stones splashing!

One...

Five...

Dozens of Plague Pig Beasts smashed through railings and walls, swarming out of the darkness.

Countless pairs of crimson eyes, in the dim light, locked onto Su Ming tightly!

If anyone were to see this, they'd be scared into wetting their pants!

"I... I killed your mother?"

"Everyone... reacting this big?!"

Su Ming stood amid black blood and wreckage, his body trembling.

But he wasn't afraid.

Rather...

Excitement!

"XiaoLongNiang, XiaoLongNiang..."

"Your... Great Joy Day has arrived!"