Freeze the entire population, activate my Superman system?

What no one expected was that

I thought it would be a quiet night,

Something happened again!

Around 3 a.m., all the residents of Building 6 were awakened by a loud crash of shattering glass.

This was followed by the resident's agonizing screams, which lasted only three or four seconds before abruptly stopping.

When the defense team mustered up the courage to open the door and check, the corridor was a mess.

The resident is a retired male teacher living on the second floor of building 6.

His surname is Chen, he is 67 years old, and he lives alone after his wife passed away.

He doesn't have a lord system and is unwilling to move in with strangers, insisting on staying in his own home.

The window of Teacher Chen's house was smashed, with shards of glass scattered everywhere. Black slime remained on the window frame, emitting a putrid smell.

The room was in complete disarray, with the bed sheet dragged to the window, bearing a shocking bloodstain.

The same tragedy occurred in Building 8.

Another elderly woman living alone, 63-year-old Aunt Wu, is also a resident on the second floor.

Her experience was exactly the same.

The emergency broadcast sounded urgently at 3:15 a.m. Guo Yueshan's tired voice trembled noticeably; he hadn't slept well for several nights in a row.

"Attention all property owners, attention all property owners."

Please close the doors and windows immediately and do not go out alone.

To reiterate, please close all doors and windows immediately…

Ling Shuang sat up, grabbed the alloy rod, and walked out.

"Wait!" Zhang Mu grabbed him. "We don't know what's going on outside. Are you going to go and die alone?"

"If I kill one more mutated creature, I can advance to the next level," Ling Shuang said calmly.

"You stay inside, wake up Brother Wang and Xiao Bei, lock the doors and windows, turn the heating boiler to maximum power, and turn on the walkie-talkie. Call me anytime if there's any trouble."

Zhang Mu watched Ling Shuang's departing figure with a complicated expression, then spat out a curse.

"Pretentious again."

Do we need to find a reason to convince someone before we go to rescue them?

He clearly teased himself last time.

Even the most extraordinary people can die!

He pushed open the courtyard gate and strode towards Building 6. A cold wind carrying a faint, fishy stench hit him.

The white mist above the dome emits a faint glow at night, barely enough to make out the road.

Guo Yueshan was already there.

He was wearing a wrinkled jacket, his hair was a mess, and he had dark circles under his eyes.

Standing beside him were several key members of the management office, and two people in security guard uniforms.

"Manager Ling." Guo Yueshan's expression relaxed slightly upon seeing Ling Shuang. "You've arrived."

"How is it going?" Ling Shuang asked directly.

Guo Yueshan pointed to the broken window on the second floor of building 6, "Teacher Chen, 67 years old, and Aunt Wu over there in building 8, they're all gone."

Judging from the marks, it was probably dragged into the artificial lake.

"Can you see what it is?"

"No," Guo Yueshan shook his head. "A neighbor said they heard the sound of water coming from the direction of the artificial lake."

Others reported seeing a large, dark shadow, at least as tall as a person, but its shape was unclear.

Ling Shuang walked to the window and squatted down to examine the marks on the ground.

The bloodstains stretched from the windowsill to the lawn outside the building, then turned a corner and headed towards the artificial lake.

There was a clear drag mark on the lawn; the grass blades were flattened and the soil was turned upside down.

"The artificial lake is a really big problem." He stood up. "It even violates the rules of the safe zone."

Guo Yueshan's expression darkened further. "There's no electricity now, so we can't even use the water pump during the day, and this lake is just too big."

"Director Guo, only the lords on the 10th floor and above of Building 6 have turned on their heating furnaces."

All residents on the lower floors of buildings near the artificial lake must be relocated.

Forced relocation!

Are social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder more important than life itself?

These people, without heating stoves, are the easiest targets.

"It's already being arranged," Guo Yueshan nodded.

---

As dawn broke, the entire neighborhood was gripped by panic.

Yesterday, elderly people living alone who were still observing and unwilling to move flocked to the management office early this morning, vying to register and join the lord's territory.

Guo Yueshan's voice was hoarse. He stood on the table in the property management lobby, holding a megaphone and shouting repeatedly, "Line up! Line up! One at a time!"

But nobody listened to him.

An elderly woman with completely white hair squeezed to the front, grabbed Guo Yueshan's trouser leg and wouldn't let go. "Director Guo, I'm 70 years old and live alone in Building 11. I was so scared by the noise last night that I couldn't sleep all night."

Please, have mercy and find me a place to stay. My son is earning money in Shanghai, and I'm waiting for him to come back!

"Aunt Li, don't worry, we've already—"

"Director Guo! I have a three-year-old grandson!" another middle-aged woman squeezed in. "We'll move right away too!"

The situation briefly spiraled out of control.

After a morning of chaos, all the residents of the lower floors of the seven buildings near the artificial lake were finally moved to a safe area.

However, the cost was that the containment capacity of almost all territories was pushed to its limit.

Along with Ling Shuang's row house, six elderly people and a four-year-old child were also crammed in.

It was Ling Shuang and Zhang Mu who took the initiative to ask for it.

---

At 2 p.m., the management office held an emergency meeting.

The attendees were no longer just lords, but also representatives nominated by each building.

The long table in the central garden was full of people, and about a hundred people were standing around the perimeter.

Guo Yueshan dropped a bombshell right from the start.

"The attack early this morning was probably not caused by the same enemy as last time, but by a new, unknown humanoid creature!"

The entire room fell silent.

"We found this on the shore of the artificial lake."

Guo Yueshan picked up a transparent plastic bag from beside his feet; inside was a black fragment.

It is about the size of a palm and has a texture similar to skin on its surface.

"This is residue scraped off the window frame."

"What is this thing? Isn't this a safe zone?! How come there are so many dangers here!" someone asked.

"I don't know," Guo Yueshan said. "But one thing is certain: it also chose elderly people living alone, people without heating stoves."

"It's choosing its prey."

These words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

"You mean..." a young woman covered her mouth, "that thing has intelligence?"

"It may not have human intelligence, but it at least has the instinct to hunt," Guo Yueshan said. "And it is not afraid of humans."

"Our community has nearly a thousand residents, and it dared to barge in and drag people away, which means it doesn't see us as a threat."

"Then what do we do?" someone asked, their voice trembling.

Guo Yueshan nodded slightly to his assistant Shen Yuan beside him.

Shen Yuan stood up and walked to the long table.

"First, protective fences and traps should be set up around the artificial lake."

Lords with achievement points can exchange them for protective fences, and the management office will provide corresponding subsidies.

As for the traps, that requires everyone's collective effort.

"Second, establish a night defense team."

Every household with able-bodied young adults had to contribute their labor.

They take turns patrolling, focusing on monitoring the area around the artificial lake.

After the meeting, Guo Yueshan kept the core lords behind for a private meeting.

Besides Ling Shuang and Zhang Mu, there were more than a dozen other lords.

Zhang Mu spoke up, "I can exchange for one fence. Who else has the resources to spare?"

Shen Yuan raised his hand, "I can exchange for it too."

I still have over 400 achievement points left, enough to exchange for a 'simple protective fence,' covering an area of ​​about 200 meters, sufficient to enclose the side of the artificial lake closest to the building.

"How many achievement points?" Zhang Mu asked.

"Two hundred," Shen Yuan said.

"Where's the trap?" Guo Yueshan asked, looking at the others.

Yang Xiuming, who had previously served as a lord, also became a lord.

He pushed up his glasses. "My Lord achievement rewards include some supply packs, which contain things like wire ropes and animal traps."

But I fear that ordinary materials wouldn't pose a threat to that unknown creature.

"There's a way to deal with the materials," Ling Shuang said. "I've already had Dr. Zhang dissect the mutated animals that the management office previously housed."

The useful parts were all preserved—claws, teeth, and bones.

These items can be used to create trap triggers and lethal components.

Guo Yueshan was somewhat surprised: "Can it really work?"

"It's better than metal," Ling Shuang said. "It's harder, but there's less of it."

"Then it's settled." Guo Yueshan made the decision. "Shen Yuan will be in charge of the statistics and subsidies for the fence contributions, and Yang Xiuming will be in charge of the traps and materials."

He turned to look at Ma Fang.

"Ma Fang, does your supermarket have any supplies that we could use?"

Ma Fang hesitated for a moment: "Yes. Ropes, nails, hammers... I can provide some."

"It's not just a portion."

Guo Yueshan's tone left no room for negotiation.

This time it's all.

The management office will coordinate the allocation and provide compensation afterwards.

Ma Fang's expression was somewhat unpleasant.

But she didn't say anything more in the end, and just nodded.

"I'll take care of the defense team," Guo Yueshan said. "There are 23 veterans and militiamen in the community, plus young people from each building to join them."

There must be over a hundred people, divided into classes of seven or eight.

Three shifts are in place to ensure that there are three shifts patrolling the area in every time period.

Guo Yueshan thought for a moment, then revised his statement.

"The night shift uses twice the manpower, with patrols taking turns."

"Start during the day! No more deaths in this neighborhood!"