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From high above, on the roof of a neighbouring office building, we looked down upon the hot springs inn. Even from where we stood, we could feel the despair and terror oozing from its once-idyllic walls. Faint groans of women, coupled with the tortured cries of the men, filled the hellscape beneath us.

Based on Aunty Xinqing’s information, that tri-colored hoodlum somehow managed to scrounge up a few dozen lackeys to follow his bidding. Since yesterday, he had begun searching for food, and had accumulated quite a stockpile for himself. A fair bit of that food came from robbing the survivors, of whom some of the men even joined his ranks. As for those who couldn’t bring themselves to do so, their fates were naturally sealed.

After all, for a scumbag like him, he did not really need the men. He only wanted women. Young, beautiful women. Whether it was for his own relief or as a reward for his lackeys, women filled the perfect role.

“Look after Lixiang for me, I’ll take care of them myself.”

“Good luck, big brother, make sure to **** them up good!” Qiaoqiao’s interest was immediately piqued when she heard I was about to charge in alone.

“Qiaoqiao! A girl shouldn’t use such language!” Bitong chided the little girl.

“Okay…”

Honestly, I would love to **** them up real good too. But I definitely wasn’t going to say that out loud -that would ruin my image.

“Punishing those evildoers is a way of protecting the innocents. I will make sure that none of them escape.” The words were different, but the meaning was ultimately the same.

I turned towards Floater. “Floater, I need you to surround the inn with your detachable bits. If you see any of the bad guys try to escape, kill them.”

“But what if some innocent survivors get killed by accident?” Qiaoqiao suddenly asked, not at all affected by her earlier scolding. “Once big brother starts fighting, I’m sure the survivors will try to escape during the chaos.”

“Those lackeys are quite easy to spot, I’m sure no one here will make a mistake.” I pointed at one of the balconies where a lackey stood watch. “See that, their hairstyles should all be as garish as that hoodlum. Probably with earrings and some form of outlandish dressing. Clearly, not a decent person.”

“Yeah. Those bad people look so stupid.” Qiaoqiao nodded in agreement. “They don’t seem to have any exosuits either. If we all go down, we can block the exits together.”

“No. Lixiang still doesn’t have an exosuit. I need you all to guard her, in case of an emergency. Those undead are getting stronger by the second. Some can fly, and some can even tunnel through the earth. Who knows what other tricks they have up their sleeves. I’ll take care of those underlings in the inn. Sending too many people might even alarm them unnecessarily. Wouldn’t want them to start using the hostages in a fit of desperation.”

I climbed atop the ledge, back faced towards the girls. “Floater, I’ll leave the perimeter to you. Don’t let a single one escape.”

Having said that, I jumped off the roof. The winds around me roared as I plunged downwards. All around me, the scenery changed faster than even my eyes could register.

Ten meters above ground, I suddenly spread open my wings, soaring towards the lobby of the inn.

“BANG!!!”

A deafening explosion later, I was officially in the inn. The wooden walls of this traditional inn were no hindrance for me at all as I rammed right through. The fragments rained down amidst a cloud of dust that blanketed the room. Had I been none the wiser, I would have thought that a bomb had just gone off.

“Who’s there!”

The lobby was guarded by three underlings, each armed with a gun that was most likely stolen from a policeman. These weapons were definitely a threat, but only if they were able to hit me in the first place.

I did not answer them. With the dust and fragments still obscuring their vision, I swung Icy Inferno at them in a mighty arc of ice and fire. Before they could even point their guns at me, their heads had already left their shoulders. They did not even have the time to scream or feel pain.

“Justice has been served…” I coldly spat at their corpses before advancing further into the inn.

According to Aunty Xinqing’s data, these three were guilty of holding captive over a dozen women. Had it not been for this unprecedented crisis, such scum would have already been brought to justice.

Unfortunately, the crisis had proved to be a fortuitous turn of events for evildoers like them. While everyone was suffering, they seemed to have been living an even better life than before. An existence like that could only be described as twisted, just like Southern Plains in its current state…

I quickened my pace as I strode through the inn. From time to time, a gun-wielding lackey would try to stop me, but they were all met with the steely justice of Icy Inferno.

Icy Inferno’s edge was so sharp it could kill without drawing blood. Coupled with my long-ranged magical abilities and unearthly speed, none of them even got a good look at me before they died.

“Magnificent.”

Just as the last of the lackeys were taken care of, a steady clapping suddenly rang out from behind me.

The source was a man with greyish pupils, hair dyed in red, yellow, and orange. He was dressed in a pair of boxer shorts and an open shirt that revealed his bare chest fully as he stood before one of the suite rooms in the inn.

He smirked as he slowly clapped his hands. All the while, his eyes never left my body – hateful, how I wish I could lop his head right this instant!

Yet even though I had already prepared myself for this, when I finally got a close look at his face, I couldn’t help but be surprised anyway. “So it is you.”

“Hah, I bet you never expected me to survive, did you?” As he said that, his eyes travelled along to my wings. “So… you have been chosen by the new world as well, I see. Rather, that is only to be expected. Still, I have to admit that you’re strong. Decisive. Ruthless. I like that.”

“Disgusting.” Every second he laid his eyes on me, I could feel my body getting defiled. Finally I could take it no longer. “Die!”

“Protect me!”

At the same time as I swung Icy Inferno, the tri-colored hoodlum beat a well-prepared retreat. A second later, a giant silhouette burst out of the ground. It was a human-shaped hand formed out of countless bones…

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