Freeze the entire population, activate my Superman system?

The next morning at 8:30, in the central garden.

The emergency broadcast brought together nearly 900 people from the entire community.

Surprisingly, all the Freemasons were also present.

Although Guo Yueshan sent someone to notify them, he was just going through the motions; he didn't want things to escalate.

But since he was already there, Guo Yueshan didn't take it to heart.

He stood on a makeshift platform, a loudspeaker emitting a soft hum in front of him.

"Dear neighbors, there are two things to announce today."

"The first thing we did was contact the military again, and they told us that a special forces unit codenamed Luan Bird was on its way to our aid."

A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd. Some shouted "Long live the nation!" to the sky, while many others let out a long sigh of relief.

The cheers from Guo Yueshan and the others subsided naturally before they continued speaking.

"The second thing."

His voice deepened, so deep that even the loudspeaker couldn't suppress its weight.

"According to feedback from the military, the area that has disappeared from reality is not just our Longmao Mansion."

Nationwide, twelve blocks have been confirmed to be out of contact.

Of course, we're the only ones who have been able to contact the military right now.

The cheers from the central garden were cut off as if by a knife.

"The twelve blocks...are they all still alive?" someone asked, their voice trembling.

"I don't know." Guo Yueshan did not evade the question. "We may have been the pioneers of civilization, or we may have been destined to perish, but we were just lucky."

He raised his hand and pointed to the location of Ling Shuang's row houses at the back of the community.

"The first signal base station was built in Building 90, so the military heard us."

Now we need a second one, a third one.

His gaze fell on Yang Xiuming again.

"Brothers and sisters of Freemasonry, the doors of the administration office are always open if you wish."

Achievement points, resources, manpower. We share the burden; we all share the responsibility.

The crowd turned to Yang Xiuming in unison.

He stood at the edge of the crowd, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Upon seeing the megaphone that Yang Xiuming had prepared in advance, Guo Yueshan felt a sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, the next second, Yang Xiuming spoke with a cold smile.

"Neighbors, I know that Director Guo just said a lot of touching things."

Military, rescue, humanity's hope...

He paused, then looked around.

"But there are many things he didn't tell you."

He took a palm-sized recording device out of his pocket and held it high.

"Yesterday afternoon, our Freemasons also built a signal base station."

For no other reason than to find out.

Did these hypocrites in the management office tell everyone the truth?

Guo Yueshan's expression suddenly changed.

Zhang Mu abruptly turned to look at Jiang Xiaobei, whose face was deathly pale and whose lips trembled as he said, "Our radio call has been tapped."

At this moment, Yang Xiuming had already pressed the play button.

The first sentence heard in the recording was Guo Yueshan's voice.

"There's an unknown, terrifying entity in the neighborhood that can freeze people to death instantly..."

Then came Gu Linzhou's reply, so clear it was as if they were speaking face-to-face.

"Based on our initial assessment, we will not be able to take action until the restrictions in the safe zone are lifted."

But I hope you will keep this news under wraps, stabilize morale, hold on until the very last day, and wait for reinforcements.

Every word was like a hammer blow, striking the heart of every person.

Yang Xiuming turned off the recording, letting the silence in the crowd last for a full ten seconds before speaking.

"Military rescue efforts will have to wait until the safe zone is unsealed at the earliest."

Director Guo, why didn't you tell everyone this just now?

"Because..." Guo Yueshan's voice trembled.

"Because you're afraid."

Yang Xiuming answered for him.

"You're afraid that if you tell everyone the truth, people's hearts will fall apart."

You're afraid the management's authority will collapse; you're afraid you'll lose control of the situation.

He turned around to face the dark mass of people.

"The management office has no way to help."

The military can't do anything, but the Freemasons can.

He stretched out his hand and pointed to Liu Yu, who was standing behind him.

"You all know Liu Yu, right? He used to be just an ordinary person."

You should all have heard of his power by now.

Liu Yu took a step forward in cooperation.

He was even bigger than two days ago, and the cuffs of his jacket were stretched taut by his bulging muscles.

The bare back of my hand was covered with a layer of grayish-brown keratin.

"I can become as strong as Ling Shuang," Liu Yu's voice was hoarse and deep. "You can too. The Freemasons have found the path to evolution."

"Don't you want to become Superman?" Yang Xiuming opened his arms wide, as if embracing the entire central garden.

"Don't you want to protect your families with your own hands? Do you want to continue being spineless lords?"

The central garden looked as if a pot of boiling oil had been poured in.

The eyes of many young and middle-aged people have changed.

Who hasn't dreamed of wielding absolute power?

At this moment, Liu Yu suddenly became restless.

Since learning that the military was unlikely to be able to provide assistance, his suppressed killing and bloodlust were starting to erupt again.

The direction he was looking was towards the group of elderly people living alone, huddled together in a corner.

Although they were assigned territories, they preferred to stay with their own kind when they went out.

Liu Yu tilted his head, revealing his increasingly sharp canine teeth.

"These old folks waste so much food."

"If it weren't for them, you could have held on much longer. I'll be the bad guy."

Guo Yueshan shouted sternly, "Liu Yu, what are you doing?"

Liu Yu didn't look at him, but just tilted her head, as if waiting for Yang Xiuming's permission.

Yang Xiuming nodded slowly and deliberately.

"Since everyone is here, let's teach these hypocrites in the management office a lesson."

Let them know who the true guardians of the community are.

"Nonsense!" Guo Yueshan waved his hand. "Defense Force—"

Before he could finish giving his order, Liu Yu had already moved.

He was faster than anyone expected.

The person closest to Liu Yu was Chen Zheng, the deputy squad leader of the third squad of the defense team. He was a retired reconnaissance soldier and one of the strongest in the defense team.

At this moment, he was lying on his back by the flower bed.

His left arm was bent backward at an unnatural angle, and his shoulder joint was obviously dislocated.

The riot shield he was holding fell two meters away, with three clear claw marks on its surface.

Han Tielin, standing next to Chen Zheng, crossed two iron bars in front of him, lowered his center of gravity, and assumed a standard blocking posture.

Liu Yu punched the intersection of the iron bars.

Han Tielin's arms were ripped open by the impact, and blood seeped out along the anti-slip tape on the iron rod.

Throughout the entire process, Liu Yu kept weaving among the defense team members, making it impossible for Zhao Tiejun to aim accurately.

The entire 28-man defense team collapsed in less than half a minute!

All that remained were twisted fragments of shields scattered on the ground, short sticks that had slipped from hands, and wounded soldiers lying on the ground groaning.

Not a single defender could withstand even one of Liu Yu's attacks.

The next second, Liu Yu suddenly changed direction and slapped Zhao Tiejun's crossbow arm.

His crossbow shattered instantly, flying several meters away from his hand.

Zhao Tiejun, on the other hand, had his ankle grabbed by Liu Yu.

He was lifted up upside down!

"Zhao Tiejun, do you still remember when you were arguing with my brother about taking things?"

Liu Yu's voice carried a morbid pleasure.

Zhao Tiejun's face turned a deep purplish-red, as he was displayed in such a humiliating manner before everyone.

Guo Yueshan's face turned pale; only then did he realize...

The difference between ordinary people and evolved beings

It's a world of difference.

That Ling Shuang,

It is about how to exercise self-control to communicate with them on an equal footing.

There was only one voice in his mind.

President Ling

Why aren't you back yet?

I can't take it anymore!

As if hearing Guo Yueshan's call, a deep, hoarse voice suddenly rang out from the periphery of the crowd.

"Wow, that's impressive! If you don't eat beef, can I join you?"

Almost instantly, Guo Yueshan's heart began to pound wildly!

That voice sounds so familiar!

Everyone turned around.

On the tree-lined path leading to the artificial lake stood a humanoid creature covered in dark gray scales.

He is nearly two meters tall, and his head is larger than normal.

Its dark red eyes gleamed with a cold light, and its scales were covered with fine, shimmering patterns.

It is Ling Shuang.

He is back.