Night’s Nomenclature

Return.

The world regained its light.

Qing Chen was still standing in the war fortress of the Agricultural Academy.

He looked at Sun Chuci, Tuanzi, and Zard: "Is everything still going smoothly?"

Just as Zard was about to say something, Qing Chen said, "You don't speak first, Sun Chuci, you speak first, and Zard, you can add later."

Sun Chuci said, "Li Cheng and Qing Ling have already crossed Forbidden Zone 00 under Yang Yang's guidance. The vehicles were abandoned outside the Forbidden Zone, and Zard buried them with sand to prevent anyone from continuing to track them based on the vehicles."

Sun Chuci continued, "Four soldiers volunteered to admit that they had been turned. They chose to commit suicide; they weren't cowards. Everyone else passed Ding Dong's test."

Qing Chen was silent for a moment. "What were their names?"

"I saw that their tombstones said Wang Zhongyu, Li Gong, Liu Bingxu, and Zhang Boming," Sun Chuci said.

Sometimes, having too good a memory isn't necessarily a good thing. Qing Chen even remembered that Liu Bingxu was only 8 years old. He was cracking sunflower seeds on the Steam Train, saying that he wanted to marry a beautiful wife in the future and have a child. He said he didn't want his wife to have too many children because he heard that giving birth was very painful.

Then Li Cheng laughed at him for not even having been in a relationship, and he was already talking about marrying a wife and having children.

Liu Bingxu retorted that he joined the army at 15 and was captured by Shendai at 18, so he had no chance to be in a relationship.

Qing Chen also remembered that Zhang Boming had a particularly strong nicotine addiction, liked to pick at his feet on the Steam Train, and was particularly lucky when playing cards.

Wang Zhongyu liked to sing and said that he could play the harmonica.

Li Gong was very dull, but his dream was to return to the city and buy a holographic wife, to dress her in whatever clothes he wanted and have her do whatever he wanted.

These vibrant lives had now all departed.

Qing Chen had no emotions of blaming them because he knew that he hadn't experienced their suffering, so he wasn't qualified to criticize their defection and betrayal. He only felt sorry for these four.

If there was any wrong in this world, it was the fault of the Shendai Consortium.

Qing Chen looked at Zard: "Do you have anything to add?"

Zard laughed: "Ding Dong said that I am the cutest soul he has ever seen, and also said that he"ll treat me to fruit next time I go to Forbidden Zone 00."

Qing Chen: "Was I asking you to add that?"

"The cutest soul," Zard widened his eyes, "The official certification from a giant with telepathic abilities, can't you let me brag a little? You're not as cute as me!"

Qing Chen: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you guys should go back and rest early. I have some things to think about."

"Okay, Xiaoyu is still waiting for me to go back to the dormitory; I have to tell him a bedtime story. Today, I'm going to tell the story of King Kong versus Calabash Brothers snatching Snow White Princess," Zard said.

Qing Chen thought to himself, do you have the copyright to string three stories together?

He helplessly waved his hand: "Go tell the story quickly."

Saying that, he lay down on the chair. This time, after returning to City 10, the chaotic information also contained some hidden clues.

This information included the news provided by the bartender, the various information reported by Guardians' Union Xiao San, and what the passersby discussed when he walked down the long street.

Qing Chen had extraordinary hearing, and the unintentional words of those passersby could become clues or corroboration of clues.

He looked at the dome, and his pupils suddenly narrowed.

Under the dazzling neon lights, men and women in bright clothes shuttled through the streets of the Fifth District.

A huge holographic female model sprayed perfume into the night sky, and golden powder fell from the sky, passing through the bodies of all the pedestrians like fluttering snow.

But just as Qing Chen was about to further analyze, several screams suddenly came from within the Academy.

The penetrating power of the screams was too strong, like a knife piercing the night, cutting through the midnight of Whale Island, even faintly audible in the Agricultural Academy.

At this time, all the Time Travelers had just returned, and no one had had time to fall asleep, so the students opened their doors and came to the corridor, loudly discussing what had happened.

Qing Chen got up and walked towards the dormitory area.

Kunlun's people had already arrived first, with hundreds of people scattered in every corner of the dormitory area to maintain order.

They ordered all the students to return to their dormitories and then simultaneously sealed off one dormitory area.

When Qing Chen arrived, Kunlun had already set up a cordon here, and staff members in protective suits were carrying toolboxes and walking into a dormitory.

He found Lu Yuan and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuan said with a grave expression, "You also know that if a Time Traveler dies in the Inner World, the body will return to the Outer World."

"A Time Traveler died?" Qing Chen's expression also became serious.

Lu Yuan said, "Sixteen of them. Some Time Travelers in the same dormitory died together. Also, what's more bizarre is that all the deceased had become skeletons, and there were traces of wild beasts gnawing on the bones. Don't worry, we are mentally prepared for this kind of thing. Forensic doctors have entered the scene to investigate the cause of death."

Time Travelers are safe on Whale Island, but all of them inevitably travel to the Inner World, which is a place Kunlun cannot control.

Therefore, in the long years to come, there will inevitably be Time Travelers who die in the Inner World due to accidents, and their bodies will be brought back by the rules.

Kunlun knew that this kind of thing would happen, so they had prepared an emergency plan long ago.

Sealing off, collecting evidence, consulting Time Traveler registration information, and looking for commonalities are the best ways to find out the cause of death of the Time Travelers.

Qing Chen frowned and thought, what kind of ferocious beast would gnaw Time Travelers into skeletons in just seven days?

Moreover, 16 Time Travelers died at the same time!

That's too many deaths!

Could it be that these 16 Time Travelers participated in an activity together and were collectively killed? That's possible, but Qing Chen subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

Wrong.

Qing Chen knew the reason.

At this time, Zheng Yuandong also arrived at the scene.

Ni Ergou said beside him, "Currently, the 16 deceased are 10 men and 6 women. They all have two things in common: they are in City 10, and their corpses are only skeletons."

Ni Ergou continued, "Judging from the color of the bones, some people have been dead for more than 6 days, and some may have only been dead for 1 day. This shows that they did not participate in an activity together and were then murdered. Moreover, according to my investigation, they were in City 10 the last time they traveled; they did not go to the wilderness."

Qing Chen suddenly said, "It's rats."

"What?" Ni Ergou looked at Qing Chen in surprise. "Are you sure it's rats? Have the rats in City 10 become this ferocious?"

As he spoke, a forensic doctor walked out of the dormitory with a human leg bone in his hand and looked at Zheng Yuandong: "Boss, there are traces of rodent gnawing on the leg bone. It's likely caused by rat bites. For specific details, further analysis is needed to see if we can find the DNA structure of rats on it."

As soon as he finished speaking, four more students were brought over by Kunlun Members. Qing Chen recognized them. These four students were once members of Sun Chuci's team.

Qing Chen asked, "What happened?"

A female student sobbed intermittently, "We went to do a mission. Li Chao went up alone to check the situation, but never came out again..."

Another student said, "Li Chao said before he died that rats had bitten humans to death. We also encountered rats actively attacking humans in the alley. They were very fast. Oh, right, we were with Li Hao at the time. We were going to go up together to save Li Chao, but Li Hao was scared and ran away with people."

Lu Yuan said from the side, "I know about this. They found colleagues from Kunlun's City 10 branch afterward. Ergou, you were in the wilderness, so you don't know, but it seems that something really happened to the rats in City 10."

At this time, the crying female student said, "Principal Zheng, we demand that Li Hao be severely punished. His abandonment of teammates must be punished."

Zheng Yuandong was silent for a moment and said, "I will consider how to deal with it, but now it's not just about Li Hao. You guys go back and rest first."

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen: "You said it was rats directly. Do you already have information on this?"

Qing Chen nodded calmly: "There is a rat infestation in City 10. The rats there have started to become bloodthirsty and are even frequently attacking humans. More than one person has reported relevant information to me, so it's not a coincidence that they ate the corpse of a Metahuman!"

The answer in Zheng Yuandong's heart was the same as Qing Chen's. He said solemnly, "Only gnawing on the corpses of Metahumans can cause such rapid changes in species. It seems that Biological Contamination has occurred in City 10."

The so-called Biological Contamination in the Inner World does not refer to someone releasing a biochemical virus, but refers to the fact that after Metahumans die, their corpses are not properly contained and are eventually absorbed by plants or eaten by animals.

This eventually leads to changes across species.

The Federation used to suffer from the dangers of Biological Contamination. Even the earliest city became a Forbidden Zone. The residents of this city were forced to move and rebuild a city.

At that time, no one cared if Metahumans died naturally at home, and no one realized what consequences this would lead to.

Later, people realized the seriousness of this matter, and the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal came into being.

Qing Chen thought: "It's strange. If Metahumans die, why didn't the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal contain them in time? From what I know about them, they shouldn't miss the death of every Metahuman..."

There hasn't been a Biological Contamination incident in the Federation for more than two hundred years.

"There's a problem."

Zheng Yuandong and Qing Chen said in unison.

Qing Chen frowned, feeling that an extremely important piece of information had been overlooked.

This information is very important!

At this time, Lu Yuan asked in confusion, "What level of Metahumans would cause the rat population in the city to mutate like this?"

Qing Chen didn't answer him, but turned his back to everyone, facing the empty corridor.

Ni Ergou wanted to say something, but Zheng Yuandong stopped him. Everyone was waiting silently.

The teenager stood in the long and deep corridor, and his pupils narrowed again.

The vertical pupils were like a crack in the abyss, and golden light slowly lit up inside.

His gaze crossed the corridor, as if all walls and obstacles had become nothingness in front of him.

The world collapsed and then was reconstructed into memory pictures, and sounds echoed in the corridor.

Xiao San said on the phone: "Leader, the lower third district of City 10 has been transformed, and the Guardians' Union can free up its strength to continue to transport talents outward. Recently, the rat infestation in City 10 has been rampant. I don't know if it's because it's too dirty and chaotic, but the rats are breeding very quickly. But don't worry, the situation in the lower third district is under control. We guarantee to kill one when we see one and strive to eliminate the threat of rat infestation in the bud..."

Xiao San: "But there is a more important thing to report to the Leader. Those rats are extremely aggressive, and even injury incidents have occurred in other districts..."

Pedestrians on the road walked under the neon lights. Someone whispered, "I can't contact Xiao Wang suddenly..."

A woman responded, "My boyfriend suddenly stopped answering my calls. Did he find out about us?"

At the end of the long street, a woman hurriedly passed by with a little girl, whose hair was tied with a cute butterfly hairpin: "Mommy, I just saw a little rat that seemed to be looking at me."

The bartender said, "Old Shen thinks this matter is not simple."

In his memory, Qing Chen seemed to be sitting in that broken pickup truck with his brother.

Shadow sat in the back of the truck and said solemnly, "Where did Shendai Qianchi's body go? I haven't figured this out, but I know there must be a problem."

Shendai Qianchi!

At that moment, Qing Chen turned around to look at everyone, with creeping dread, Shadow's words helped him put the last piece of the puzzle together.

The information about Shendai Qianchi's body not being contained was only known to a very small number of people. If Shadow hadn't said this, even Qing Chen might not have been able to connect this Biological Contamination incident with Shendai Qianchi.

You know, the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal had been to the north, so many people subconsciously thought that they had gone to contain Shendai Qianchi.

The reason why Qing Chen felt creeping dread was because

Shendai Qianchi's body was not contained, which was obviously intentional on Shendai's part, which was also the reason for Shadow's concern.

If it was just an ordinary Metahuman that the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal had overlooked, then the impact on City 10 might not be that great. As long as they killed all the rats and then contained the rat corpses one by one, then there would still be room for recovery.

But if Shendai Qianchi's body caused all of this, then the body of a Demi-God was enough to open the intelligence of any creature.

The time span of Time Traveler deaths was 6 days.

In these 6 days, it was enough for rats to gnaw Shendai Qianchi's body completely.

There was no room for recovery. The flesh and blood of the Demi-God had been completely devoured.

Therefore, the rats they saw might only number two or three hundred, but in that vast underground pipeline, there might be hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of times more!

This would be a disaster.

A huge disaster.

Zheng Yuandong asked, "Have you figured it out?"

Qing Chen said, "Shendai Qianchi's body was placed in City 10."

Zheng Yuandong's pupils suddenly contracted.

While others were still confused and searching for the four words "Shendai Qianchi' in their minds, Zheng Yuandong had already said loudly to Ni Ergou and Lu Yuan: "Gather all the Time Travelers who are currently in City 10, and inform all Time Travelers who are heading to City 10 to stop advancing! Quickly, immediately!"

The voice of Little Eagle came from the broadcast: "Please all Time Travelers who are in City 10 and those who are heading to City 10, gather in the square in front of the dormitory..."

In an instant, the dormitory area was in an uproar.

Time Travelers of all ages, big and small, walked out of the dormitory one after another, asking each other with confused faces what had happened.

"What is Zheng Boss going to do?" Qing Chen asked.

"I want to evacuate all Time Travelers," Zheng Yuandong said heavily, "You and I both know very well that if it is really Biological Contamination caused by Shendai Qianchi's body, then after six days, it is irreversible. Evacuation is our only choice. Do you have any suggestions?"

Qing Chen said, "I will arrange for people to take over the City 10 border gate, and Time Travelers can immediately pass through there and leave this city."

Qing Chen: "Use all the money you have to buy as many supplies as possible and then leave. After leaving City 10, Kunlun people need to guide them to continue south and then go to the Wildlanders settlement just established by Black Spade. As long as they arrive there, someone will naturally help them rebuild their homes. Although life will be hard, this is the only way."

Zheng Yuandong: "This kind of organized and disciplined behavior may expose the hidden Time Travelers to the Conglomerates, but it doesn't matter. It's better than losing your life."

However, at this time, Qing Chen stopped and looked at Principal Zheng: "Zheng Boss, it's not just Time Travelers who need to be evacuated. The residents of the entire city must be evacuated. We can't just take care of ourselves."

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen. He didn't expect this teenager to say such a thing.

Kunlun's duty is to protect everyone in the country, Time Travelers and ordinary people.

But when disaster strikes, can he really only do what he"s supposed to do?

No, the tens of millions of people in City 10 must be warned and then stay away from that disaster.

But Zheng Yuandong didn't originally expect Qing Chen to participate in the rescue of more people, nor did he have the authority to ask Qing Chen to do so. Therefore, Zheng Yuandong's plan was to hold a meeting with Kunlun Members and have them warn the residents of City 10.

This is very risky because it would put Kunlun in danger.

But if Qing Chen was willing to come forward as the Director of the Qing Clan Secret Intelligence Agency, everything would be different.

Zheng Yuandong sighed, "You have changed a lot... What are you going to do?"

"People always change," Qing Chen said calmly. "The next time I travel, I will notify the Qing Family as soon as possible and have them make all of Shendai's actions public. At that time, all the Conglomerates must participate in this evacuation, and Time Travelers will not be so obvious among them. Then, each Conglomerate must organize rat extermination operations and use mechanical spiders to encircle and suppress the rat population underground."

Zheng Yuandong: "Okay."

Both of them could imagine that a large-scale migration would take place, millions of people would be displaced, and City 10, the most dazzling pearl in the Federation, would probably become history.

At this time, Qing Chen suddenly said again: "We haven't analyzed this matter thoroughly... You need to know that City 10 is the political center. Why would they dare to risk the world's condemnation and use Biological Contamination to destroy it?"

City 10 is a neutral city. Koshima, Shendai, Li Clan, Qing Family, and Chen Family, all forces are deeply rooted here, fighting for the legitimacy of power.

Just as the Qing Family seized control of the PCA Central Intelligence Agency, using orders issued by the PCA to carry out the Qing Family's will, the Qing Family is naturally just (in their own view), so City 10 is also a must-contend-for place for the Conglomerates.

If Shendai destroys this place, anyone who isn't stupid will know that they did it. Why do they dare to do this?

Does Shendai already have the power to confront the entire Federation?

Qing Chen thought for a while and said, "I think this matter must have been led by Shendai Qianchi himself. He must have completed the first agreement with West Coast. The appearance of foreigners in the north was not accidental. Shendai has obtained the assistance he wanted. I even suspect that the West Coast fleet has already found an advance base in the Forbidden Sea, just like Midway and Hawaii in the Outer World."

Zheng Yuandong nodded: "I agree."

Qing Chen suddenly said, "In addition, I only pray that a certain Forbidden Artifact is not in their hands, but I will consider the worst."

Zheng Yuandong lowered his head and thought, wondering what Forbidden Artifact Qing Chen was talking about: "Forbidden Artifact ACE, the Queen Ant?"

Qing Chen nodded heavily.

If this Forbidden Artifact was in Shendai's hands, then all of Shendai Qianchi's actions would be complete.

Then, everyone would have to welcome the biggest change since the last destruction of the human era.

When Qing Chen came to the square, he saw that there were still seven or eight-year-old children standing in the night, and suddenly said coldly, "Shendai should die."

The Time Traveler Academy covers elementary, middle, high school, and university, so it is not surprising that there are children here.

Moreover, there are many people in City 10 at this moment. City 10 itself is the city with the largest population and the most Time Travelers in the Federation!

These children have no power to fight back in the face of this disaster!

Qing Chen swept across the square with one glance, and he gasped: "4811 people!"

Among them, there were even more than twenty successful and failed participants in his cliff challenge.

Chen Zhuoqu and Hu Jingyi were also in the team.

That hard-working girl was calmly looking around and finally turned her attention to Qing Chen.

Zheng Yuandong was surprised that Qing Chen could see the number at a glance and was also surprised by the sheer size of the number.

At this moment, Qing Chen couldn't wait to slaughter the Shendai Consortium.

That Shendai Qianchi not only plotted how to kill him, kill his teacher Li Shutong, but the damn thing even plotted his own corpse.

A Demi-God corpse is used to destroy a political center of the Federation, causing the Federation to fall into real chaos. What a vicious conspiracy this is!

If this disaster cannot be contained and residents are not evacuated in time, millions of people will die!