Chapter 246: The Academy

Xijie District, Chiba City.

At this moment, this once-bustling night market had become a true hell on earth.

Sharp screams echoed as men in suits lunged at their own kind like beasts, frenziedly tearing and biting.

Struggling, fleeing.

One police car after another charged into the night market.

But when they saw the scene before them, even the calmest among them broke into cold sweat.

"What the hell is this... This is clearly a biohazard crisis!"

Inspector Xungen let out a low roar, yicaiyou Sect—there was a loud crash as he directly smashed through several grotesque zombies blocking his path.

Inspector Xungen's heart trembled with fear and disbelief.

He had originally received reports of large-scale riots in Xijie.

He had been skeptical.

But due to the sheer volume of emergency calls, he had no choice but to respond.

Yet now that he was here, he wanted to drag those... callers out and beat them senseless.

Is this a riot? Is this a riot? This is goddamn biohazard! You bastards—when you call in an emergency, can't you give details? You're endangering the nation! He never imagined that even if someone reported a zombie outbreak, the police station wouldn't believe it—Inspector Xungen was now utterly frantic.

His body shook with terror.

Earlier, he had watched firsthand as those bitten by the zombies slowly rose from the ground not long after, transformed into the same undead.

He didn't want to be bitten—he wanted to keep living.

"Break out... break out of Xijie!"

Though Inspector Xungen was fleeing at high speed, a dark premonition settled in his heart.

If Xijie had fallen, then the entire Chiba City wouldn't be far behind—if the higher-ups didn't act swiftly, it wasn't impossible that all of Japan could become a hell on earth within days.

Japan's population density was too high.

It was the perfect breeding ground for zombies.

Just as he lost focus for a moment—CRASH! —his tire burst with a sharp snap, then SCREECH! —the car slammed into the roadside.

"Damn it!"

Inspector Xungen's heart clenched—even as the airbag deployed in time.

It absorbed the impact, sparing him serious injury, yet a chill still shot straight from his spine to his skull.

As expected, hordes of zombies surged toward him.

Some zombie claws even reached through the shattered windows.

"Boom!"

Endless flames erupted from the sky.

Instantly scorching countless zombies, who all recoiled in panic.

"My adorable zombie babies, Uncle Tony's here to teach you the proper fire safety measures!"

Tony Stark, riding his suit, descended from the sky, spraying diamond-shaped flames from his palms, whistling.

"Hey, buddy, you okay?"

After clearing the nearby zombies, Tony Stark reached out directly, yanking off the twisted car door.

"... I'm fine. I'm still fine!"

Inspector Xungen's face was dazed, his body trembling slightly.

Though he still didn't understand what had happened, he was... alive. Before he could express his gratitude, Tony Stark grabbed his hand and shot skyward with a WHOOSH.

He landed on a rooftop and set Inspector Xungen down.

"This place should be safe—for now. Just don't go stupidly jumping down, and you'll be fine."

"By tomorrow, things should be resolved!"

With that, Tony Stark shot straight into the clouds.

Inspector Xungen reached out his hand toward Tony Stark's direction.

Only when he saw Tony Stark had vanished completely did he realize it was too late—he awkwardly let his hand drop.

Then, a complex expression surfaced on his face.

He muttered.

"... Has technology advanced this far? A single weapon... a steel armor that flies freely through the sky, and yet..."

Looking down from the rooftop, he saw zombies still biting and beating each other on the streets.

Inspector Xungen jolted in horror—he finally understood.

Without hesitation, he pulled out his phone.

"Headquarters, headquarters! This is Inspector Xungen! My location: Xijie District, Chiba City! Xijie District is under zombie outbreak... Request immediate lockdown of Xijie... No, for safety's sake, lock down the entire Chiba City!"

"Please! I'm not joking! This is all real—I'm risking my position as Inspector!"

Meanwhile.

At the very center of Xijie District, Chiba City.

A thin, pale young man in a white robe, wearing glasses, with a monkey-like face, took two slow breaths.

Watching the zombie rampage before him, his eyes gleamed with excitement.

"That's it... evolve faster! Kill each other!"

Produce a powerful enough king among the zombies.

When that time comes, I'll take you all to destroy this world!"

His name is Gui Tianxiong Er, a member of the Abyss Team.

This time, the bio-crisis plan to destroy this world also came from his hand.