Chapter 689: Wu Jue Begins (2/2, Autumn Subscription)

Some anomalies can discern human bonds, and thus refrain from striking down those who have symbiotically merged.

Of course, this doesn't apply to Fang Yue, because he doesn't know the head guard well at all.

Fang Yue charged forward and slashed once, splitting the head guard's belly open; countless white worms surged from his innards, and Fang Yue crushed them into blood mist midair with his inner force.

The head guard's head—or rather, the 【Gongruigui】's head—showed a vivid, lifelike expression of shock, then Fang Yue delivered several more cuts, beheading it outright.

The rest burrowed into the ground, leaving only a few small holes behind, and vanished.

Seeing Fang Yue drenched in blood, everyone trembled in fear.

Fortunately, Fang Yue doesn't kill indiscriminately; after confirming through inner force resonance that the organs haven't been replaced by symbiotic anomalies, he can still save them—after shattering the 【Gongruigui】, he throws the person onto the roof.

As for those whose organs are too far gone to be saved, they die naturally after the anomaly is shattered, their organs failing in tandem.

Fang Yue can do nothing about those cases, unless Yang Hongxia spends a fortune to bring in a physician.

But given Dayang Fu's current state, even physicians might dare not come.

While Fang Yue was busy dealing with the 【Gongruigui】, similar incidents occurred elsewhere in Chunuan City.

A monkey-like anomaly, wearing a conical hat, wandered the streets of Chunuan City, attacking and slaughtering innocent passersby on sight.

It was quickly spotted by the reinforced Qingsi squad and surrounded, then killed.

Not just the Qingsi, but also the Tian Shang Alliance's teams gradually noticed that the number of anomalies infiltrating Chunuan City tonight had surged dramatically.

When dawn broke and the chaos was settled, the Tian Shang Alliance's leader immediately convened a meeting to inspect the array.

The result was… the array was completely intact, with no signs of damage or breach.

That meant every single one of these anomalies had found a way to evade the array's detection.

"What other places were hit last night?"

"Sanqiu Prefecture, Dayang Fu…"

Over a dozen prefecture names were reported before they stopped—most suffered heavy casualties; only Dayang Fu had relatively preserved its people.

"So many… what's going on? What do you think?"

Everyone exchanged uneasy glances.

Someone suggested reinforcing the array, but the detection array had been built by specialized array experts—there was no way to find better ones quickly.

As for local array experts in Chunuan City, their skill level was far inferior.

Only by spending a fortune could they hire truly capable array masters to properly reinforce the array.

Tian Wangchuan rubbed his temples in pain.

The 【Nuomian Gui】 hasn't been found yet, and now Chunuan City is facing more trouble… a bad omen…

…

Phoenix Organization.

In a pure white room, Rabbit Seat wore a twisted, agonized expression.

"Ugh!"

With a loud roar, the table before him immediately sank inward as if struck by a fist, cracking into spiderweb fissures.

But the next instant, a fist-shaped mark appeared on his chest in sync—he vomited blood, staggered back two steps as if struck by a heavy blow, and the room instantly flashed red warning lights.

Researchers rushed in, carrying Rabbit Seat away; behind them, the table was covered in identical fist-shaped depressions, uneven and horrifying.

"No… I can't control it…"

Rabbit Seat wiped the blood from his lips, his face grim.

"Rabbit Seat, this isn't a problem that can be solved overnight…"

"No! If I can't control 【Yin Xu】, with my current strength, returning to Jingcheng will be useless!"

After a pause, Rabbit Seat spoke firmly: "Begin the human modification program. Alter my body to better accommodate Yin Xu—even at the risk of death, I must take this gamble!"

What?!

Hearing Rabbit Seat's words, the surrounding researchers panicked.

"No!"

"Rabbit Seat, don't act rashly!"

"The technology isn't mature—such a reckless modification could kill you on the operating table!"

Rabbit Seat shook his head: "We have no time. Tian Shi is coming; chaos may engulf the world. We don't have much time left."

Seeing Rabbit Seat's resolve, the others had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Rabbit Seat calmed himself, then asked: "By the way, how are the released experimental anomalies doing?"

"We've received a lot of data, but Rabbit Seat seems to have noticed and is very displeased with our actions."

"Just expendable pawns. Don't care."

Just like the 【Nuomian Gui】, using anomalies as the base to test 【False Spirit Root】.

The results weren't as peculiar as the 【Nuomian Gui】, but in terms of concealment, they achieved the exact same effect.

That is… the detection arrays couldn't accurately track the movements of these anomalies.

Because, in a certain sense, these experimental anomalies are considered half-human by those detection arrays.

Under greatly reduced detection efficiency, traditional anomaly-detection arrays naturally fail to detect these anomalies.

Combined with the concealment of the anomaly-hosting objects, Chunuan City will make an excellent experimental ground.

The ones surfacing now are only a portion; more anomalies remain hidden, dormant.

Data must be collected step by step.

If too many anomalies appear at once, we'll miss many due to insufficient manpower.

"By the way, how is the true 【Spirit Root】 doing now?"

"It's still in Dayang Fu, barely leaving at all."

"Yes, after the Wu Jue, once we've tested his ability limits, bring him in and take him to Jingcheng together."

A Nuomian Gui Spirit Root, appearing once in several aeons—even Niu Zuo was intensely curious about just how far this Nuomian Gui Spirit Root's limits extended.

……

Chunuan City became filled with panic.

Only when Tian Wangchuan, the leader of the Tian Shang Alliance, appeared in person did the situation finally stabilize.

Strengthen patrols, suppress the grotesques; aside from that one Nuomian Gui that had yet to be captured, most other grotesques had been subdued.

These grotesques, though formidable in power, had little resistance against the Patrol Team.

After all, most of Chunuan City's experts had gathered within the Patrol Team—since the frequent emergence of grotesques, the three major factions had jointly funded the recruitment of more temporary members to reinforce the Patrol Team.

Now, it was clear the results were excellent.

As the grotesques were suppressed, Wu Jue drew near.

Special festivals always brought surprises, causing people to temporarily forget the frequent appearance of grotesques in Chunuan City; streets and alleys buzzed with joy, adorned in festive decorations.

Wu Jue, begin!

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(End of Chapter)