"On the night of September 14th, a pet-fusion monster appeared in the Beicheng Huayuan Residential Complex and attacked humans, before being shot dead on the spot by Enforcers."
"In the early morning of September 15th, an incident occurred at the Containment Base. The anomaly creature 'Flesh Mountain' appeared and was slain by Axe-Bearer Xingtian—after which 'Nyx,' having grown to over a meter in body length, appeared and seized the meteorite fragment!"
"On the evening of September 18th, a terrifying sound that echoed across the entire Eastern District emanated from an abandoned factory on Longxi Road. At the scene, a massive crater was discovered, along with battle traces suspected to involve Nyx."
"On the night of September 24th, the Criminal Investigation Department and the Law Enforcement Department, together with the Federal Secret Keeping Bureau, planned an operation in the Southern District to arrest Wang Miaoyin, suspected of being contaminated by the anomaly—only to be obstructed by Nyx and a mysterious individual. And that mysterious individual even addressed Nyx as 'Lord Bai Zhi'!"
Suddenly, Galaxy gave a cold laugh. "Heh heh... This demon spider is rather adept at beguiling humans."
"In summary, we can basically say... Nyx... or rather, 'Bai Zhi'..."
"Is very likely the true source of the anomalies in Yongan City!"
"On September 25th, we received a lead from an anonymous email and turned our breakthrough focus to Bai Jie, who had contacted his classmate before his death. By locking onto the signal's location, we further suspect that Nyx may be hiding within the back mountain of Xingchuan University!"
"—This point is likewise supported by the Secret Keeping Bureau's Intelligence Division. They are confident that Nyx is still on the back mountain."
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present shifted.
Chen Zhang furrowed his brows tightly and couldn't help but message Liu Wei:
[How can the Secret Keeping Bureau be so certain that the spider is still on the back mountain?]
Liu Wei glanced indifferently at Chen Zhang and replied:
[The Intelligence Division doesn't just rely on science and technology—they also possess supernatural abilities that allow them to perform 'divination' based on established facts and clues.]
Chen Zhang: [Sorcerers?]
Liu Wei: [Show some respect. They're Intelligence Agents.]
...
At the very end of the briefing,
Galaxy said coldly: "Whether it's killing Zheng Yueling, devouring Bai Jie, creating fusion monsters to attack humans, starting wildfires, seizing meteorite fragments, or causing humans to mutate and thus triggering crimes and chaos—none of it is separable from that creature!"
"The Federal Secret Keeping Bureau's directive is—for such a creature, all means must be employed to annihilate it as swiftly as possible!"
"..."
Inside the conference room, a long, profound silence fell.
Only after several seconds did the sound of discussion gradually begin to rise.
"With just us... can we actually deal with that spider?" Zichen asked.
Galaxy glanced at her. "The Intelligence Division has calculated the outcome for Bai Zhi. The result is just one word: 'Death'!"
"This time, it won't be just our Secret Keeping Bureau and the Law Enforcement Department acting together—the Bureau has also requested external reinforcements."
"Moreover, at a critical moment, the military district will dispatch support as well," Galaxy stated calmly.
"The military district?!"
"Is it truly necessary to mobilize the military district's forces?!" Fu Yang from the Law Enforcement Department shot to his feet, eyes wide.
"What if there are civilian casualties?"
Galaxy shook his head. "As I said, that would only be at a critical juncture. Besides, Yongan City has already entered 'Wartime Status.' Therefore, we also need the city government to provide corresponding cooperation to minimize unnecessary losses."
He suddenly turned to look at Gui Yu, who had remained silent and expressionless. "Gui Yu, do you have any questions or suggestions?"
Gui Yu's face was as still as an ancient well without ripples. "No questions. I trust that with you fully in command of this operation, I can rest easy."
Galaxy gave a slight nod.
...
After who knew how much more time had passed, the meeting finally concluded. One by one, those who held great authority—or bore supernatural abilities—filed out. Liu Wei and Chen Zhang were among them.
"So now, you should believe that 'Nyx' devoured Bai Jie, right?" Liu Wei glanced at Chen Zhang and said flatly.
Chen Zhang remained silent.
After contacting him, Bai Jie had gone to the back mountain—where, by coincidence, he was targeted as prey and hunted by 'Nyx.' And the signal from the phone Bai Jie carried had last registered at the back mountain of Xingchuan University.
Now it was almost certain: the demon spider 'Nyx'—the source of the anomalies in Yongan City—was very likely hiding right there.
Since the rest of Bai Jie's body could not be found, and Bai Jie had never contacted him again, Chen Zhang could only resign himself to believing that the spider had devoured Bai Jie.
Now, with the meeting over, one order after another was being carried out—which meant that an extreme extermination plan targeting the demonic, evil spider had begun.
A full-scale war between humanity and an anomaly creature was about to erupt in Yongan City.
Liu Wei walked over to Chen Zhang's side and habitually patted his shoulder. "Don't leave just yet. I still have an important matter to discuss with you. Mm, or rather, something I need to consult you about."
Though puzzled, Chen Zhang nodded. "Alright."
...
Wang Miaoyin had taken up residence on the back mountain.
To be precise, she had settled near the spider's nest. Lin Binbin brought her a tent and other daily necessities.
Now, cut off from human society, she was living somewhat like a wilderness survivalist.
Bai Jie had once asked her why she didn't stay at Lin Binbin's house—as long as she stayed hidden, neither humans nor Enforcers would take notice.
Wang Miaoyin replied that she was afraid Lin Binbin might try something improper with her, and also that she preferred to stay close to Lord Bai Zhi so she could better attend to Lord Bai Zhi.
Bai Jie inwardly grumbled: Seems this demoness has kicked her addiction to men.
In truth, Wang Miaoyin had words left unspoken. The so-called fear of 'improper acts' was secondary—
what she really loathed was the unkind look Lin Binbin gave her—a feeling that had grown more obvious and intense ever since Lord Bai Zhi had bestowed more 'spiritual fluid' upon her.
Bai Jie actually had a question it very much wanted to ask, but was too embarrassed to voice... Don't you need to wash up? Don't you need to use the toilet?
But on second thought, she was no longer an ordinary person now—who knows, maybe she truly didn't need to...
And asking such things was hardly appropriate anyway.
Additionally, Lin Binbin even proposed to act as the demon spider's personal bodyguard—which, naturally, was met with the demon spider's strict and immediate refusal.
Had the demon spider not stopped him, Lin Binbin might seriously have pitched a tent and moved in here as well.
One woman, one little snake, three little spiders—that was already enough of a nuisance.
The demon spider had no desire for its peaceful surroundings near the spider's nest to suddenly be filled with the scents and disturbances of multiple humans.
Yet, on the second day after Wang Miaoyin had settled in,
it woke to find something even more devastating had happened!
Eight spider eggs had hatched!
Now there were a total of eleven little spiders scurrying about on the ground-web, climbing up and down the demon spider's body.
Not only that...
It also discovered twelve more spider eggs in the nest—even more than the previous batch...
It broke. Completely and utterly broke.
The demon spider wept. Because its Egg-Laying skill level had now alarmingly reached MAX—the number of eggs produced in a single batch was now beyond estimation.
Three, five... those it could still tolerate.
But the current numbers had utterly breached its psychological defenses. Reason crumbled beneath the weight of acute bewilderment and unspeakable shame, like a dam bursting—defenses shattered, everything collapsing into ruin...
It couldn't accept this reality.
Mom, I miss you so much... Gazing at the chaos within its spider nest, the demon spider's heart suddenly grew incredibly fragile, wanting nothing more than to return to its mother's embrace and never again lay eyes on the horrifying sight within the nest.