Chapter 319: Nothing Major

Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Nothing Major

Feng Ling didn’t give the reporters a chance to ask any more questions. She passed through the turnstiles, walked out of the Supervision Building, and headed straight for the parking lot outside.

’Heh, isn’t this all falling into place perfectly?’

The reporters would definitely spread the news that she was going to deal with a Pollution Body. Xing Guang would see it, and ideally, there would be a livestream so Xing Guang could witness her epic battle with the giant spider in Yongshan Tunnel!

Feng Ling couldn’t help but start choreographing the performance in her head.

To make the show look more convincing, she could have the Cat Spider bite off one of her hands or a leg. A few of its appendages could get severed, too. In short, the more miserable, the better—

Then, she’d have Ye Zheng show up in his second form, pretending to take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack on her.

She’d be "caught off guard" by Ye Zheng’s successful attack, retreating into the tunnel with grave injuries. Cat Owl and Old Three would then appear to protect their master. Ye Zheng, having sustained injuries himself, would be no match for the two and would retreat. Cat Owl and Old Three would give chase relentlessly, leaving her alone on the scene—injured and helpless.

How brilliant! How perfectly plausible!

Feng Ling couldn’t help but get fired up just thinking about it. ’After I’ve suffered so much, how could Xing Guang not be tempted?’ she thought. ’A Card from a Hidden Boss should be incredibly appealing!’

Feng Ling got into her patrol car and started the engine. Before she could even pull away, she saw several reporters outside the Supervision Building getting into their cars and leaving. They were clearly heading for Yongshan Tunnel.

She immediately called Ye Zheng, her voice laced with smug satisfaction. "The reporters are on their way. They’re probably going to the tunnel to stake out a good spot. You can pretend your Pollution Value is out of control and wander around the city for a bit. When it’s time for your entrance, Little Third will come get you. Oh, right, remember to bring the Daoist to the tunnel and have him hide nearby. If an Alien Species happens to be mixed in with the crowd of reporters, he’ll be able to spot it and warn us."

Ye Zheng asked, "Is everything alright over at the Inspection Bureau?"

"Everything’s fine," Feng Ling replied. "The Special Attack Team is completely unscathed. He Xingluo can’t accept her sister’s death, and Bai Lu is hiding somewhere. That’s about it. Nothing major."

Hearing this, Ye Zheng said, "I’ll have Li Qing take a cab to the tunnel now. Once he’s on his way, I’ll change into my second form and head over there."

Feng Ling was just about to say "Okay" when a loud BANG echoed from above, followed by the sharp crack of shattering glass.

She couldn’t see what was happening on the upper floors from inside the car. It sounded like someone had smashed a window. Just as she stuck her head out to get a better look, she saw He Xingluo plummeting from the building!

Thankfully, just before she hit the ground, He Xingluo’s body shifted into its ghost form. Otherwise, she would have been killed on impact.

’The Inspection Bureau was perfectly fine just a moment ago,’ she thought. ’Why is it that as soon as I show up, everything starts to go wrong?!’

Feng Ling’s expression darkened instantly.

"Something happened?" Ye Zheng asked sharply over the phone, having obviously heard the noise as well.

Feng Ling felt a surge of frustration. She hastily said, "The plan’s on hold," and hung up. With a dark expression, she got out of the car and ran toward He Xingluo.

"What happened?!" Feng Ling demanded of He Xingluo.

He Xingluo’s expression was a mixture of shock and stupor. Staring up at the building, she murmured, "Yue Ning is in there... Yue Ning is in there..."

"In where? Where is Yue Ning?" Feng Ling pressed. "Weren’t you with the Special Attack Team going to see Bai Lu? How did you fall from the building?"

He Xingluo fell silent. Her eyes were fixed on the shattered window above, her body trembling so violently she looked like a Ghost about to break apart.

Just as Feng Ling was about to ask again, more terrified screams erupted from inside the Supervision Building.

Countless people were screaming for help, running for their lives!

Several Human-faced Crows flapped their wings restlessly in the sky, feeding Feng Ling fragmented pieces of information.

Feng Ling couldn’t be bothered to question He Xingluo any further and sprinted into the building.

Everyone on the first floor was looking around, lost and bewildered. They had heard the commotion from the upper floors and guessed something was wrong, but they didn’t know what.

Feng Ling already had an idea of the situation from the Human-faced Crows—it was too complex to explain in a few words. She barked at the crowd, "Find somewhere to hide! Don’t just stand there like idiots waiting to die!"

The building’s alarm suddenly blared, its piercing shriek echoing through the halls. Someone had triggered it, alerting everyone inside to the emergency.

People came fleeing down from the upper floors, vaulting the turnstiles and screaming, "Monster! There’s a monster!!!"

Feng Ling raced up the stairs.

All the security doors had been unlocked, and on every floor, people were scrambling to get down.

More Human-faced Crows flew in through the windows to relay information. In the mere minute or two it took Feng Ling to rush upstairs, the medical ward on the ninth floor and above had been almost completely wiped out. Eighty percent of the doctors and nurses had been absorbed by the Pollution Body.

As for why a Pollution Body had appeared inside the Inspection Bureau, the Human-faced Crows couldn’t say. They only knew that it had emerged from a room on the top floor.

Feng Ling reached the ninth floor without stopping, only to find the hallway completely packed with people.

It was like a clogged chimney, the entire corridor stuffed full of human bodies. And the mass was slowly moving outward.

In the crush, some people’s faces were twisted and deformed, like lifeless rubber dolls. Their arms and legs were bent at impossible angles.

Feng Ling recognized some of them. There were members of the Special Attack Team, as well as doctors and nurses from the medical ward.

’But how could perfectly healthy people end up like this?’

She turned to Huangfu Miaomiao. "What Level is this Pollution Body?"

Huangfu Miaomiao shook her head. "It’s too close, I can’t see!"

Feng Ling was completely exasperated. "You call this close? I’m not asking you to run into its arms!"

"W-well, the monster’s name usually appears over its head," Huangfu Miaomiao explained, sounding wronged. "It’s completely blocking the hallway, so I don’t even know where its head is. I really can’t see it."

"What a moronic system!" Feng Ling cursed.

A faint noise came from a nearby room.

Feng Ling kicked the door open. Inside, two nurses were huddled together, trembling.

Feng Ling frowned. "Get out of here! Go downstairs and find a place to hide. It’s not safe here!"

Wiping away tears, the nurses scrambled out.

As they ran for the stairwell, one of the nurses turned back and cried out, "Please, save our Captain Bai."

Feng Ling froze for a second, but the two nurses had already rushed down the stairs.

The Pollution Body behind her was now just inches away.

Feng Ling turned to look at the Pollution Body again, but her perspective had already shifted.

The first thought that crossed her mind was: ’Did the Alien Species send another Squirrel to turn Bai Lu into a Pollution Body, too?’

She quickly dismissed the possibility. The Human-faced Crows had been watching the Supervision Building constantly; if any suspicious individuals had come or gone, they would have known.

’But other than that, what else could have turned Bai Lu into this monstrosity?’

The Pollution Body drew closer and closer, but Feng Ling continued to observe, not rushing to act.

Just then, a Bone Chain shot out, piercing into the tangled mass of human bodies.

In the next instant, Ghost Fire surged along the Bone Chain, setting the Pollution Body ablaze.

He Xingluo had arrived.

She had changed into an Inspector’s uniform and seemed to have regained her senses, her eyes cold and grim as she tightened her grip on the Bone Chain.

Feng Ling reminded her, "That’s Bai Lu."

"I know," He Xingluo said, her gaze fixed forward. "But Yue Ning is inside it."

The words had barely left her mouth when a human head pushed its way out from the burning Ghost Fire. It tilted up, revealing a face identical to He Xingluo’s, and smiled as it opened its eyes.