Chapter Three: Slaying the Mutants

Jiang Yu responded faintly and then walked toward the room in the middle. She sat coldly in the chair, biting down on a wooden stick. Her left hand held a dagger that had been sterilized with alcohol at high temperature, and her right shoulder was exposed. She located the system precisely, then swiftly, decisively, and accurately plunged the dagger in, removing the system along with the chunk of flesh attached to it.

Jiang Yu paid no mind to the flesh that fell to the ground. She quickly treated and bandaged her wound, then leaned back in the chair to steady her breathing.

Once the pain subsided somewhat, she began to pick up the fallen piece of flesh. After examining it carefully, she placed it on the table and began to cut it meticulously. Finally, she sealed the system, still dripping with blood and flesh, into a bottle hanging around her neck.

This time, it would not have the chance to erase her memories again.

The next morning, Jiang Yu rose early and ate breakfast. The sky was shrouded in a thick fog that should not have appeared in October, yet the eerie phenomenon did not stop the commuters from heading out.

But soon, screams of terror echoed throughout the city.

People walking on the streets were splattered with a wet substance. At first, they thought it was water, but when they touched it, they realized it was crimson liquid.

Groups of companions turned to find one of their own missing a head.

Humans panicked, desperate to flee, while cars collided in chaotic crashes. The crowd descended into turmoil.

They could not believe that the apocalyptic predictions had come true.

But this apocalypse was unlike anything they had imagined.

Monsters—they had seen monsters!

By now, the time was right, and Jiang Yu began descending the stairs. Clutching a kitchen cleaver she had taken, she headed downward while everyone else fled upstairs. This behavior drew many eyes, but no one dared to stop.

The fog lingered for nearly an hour but was now almost completely dissipated.

As she exited the building, a massive creature confronted her. It was a giant grasshopper, so enormous that Jiang Yu barely reached the height of its head.

The alien emitted a sharp screech and launched an attack. Its assault was crude and brutal—opening its mouth to reveal razor-sharp teeth, attempting to swallow her whole.

“Ah! Watch out!”

Those who witnessed the scene from afar held their breath for her.

Jiang Yu did not dodge. Instead, she grabbed one of its teeth with one hand and drove the cleaver into its mouth. Then, using both hands, she forcefully slashed downward.

The creature shrieked in agony, twisting its body as it tried to attack again.

Jiang Yu grappled with it, somehow climbing onto its back and delivering relentless blows to its head.

Each strike of the cleaver sent splatters of vile blood flying.

Only when the creature ceased to breathe did she stop. Her right hand slipped into the cracked skull, rummaging inside until she extracted a fist-sized, crystal-clear stone.

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