I'm only three years old, how could it be a world-ending catastrophe?

Time passed, second by second.

Sweat streamed down Wang Chao's forehead like a small stream.

His body began to tremble uncontrollably, and his face gradually turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.

Li Zheng's heart also jumped into his throat.

He saw that blood was flowing from Wang Chao's nose and eyes.

This is a sign that your mental energy has been pushed to its limit!

"Wang Chao, stop right now!" Li Zheng shouted urgently.

If this continues, even if Wang Chao doesn't die, he'll become an idiot!

But Wang Chao acted as if he hadn't heard, and continued to maintain that posture.

This left Li Zheng and Chen Xue completely helpless, only anxious and frustrated.

They couldn't forcefully intervene to stop Wang Chao; doing so would only make the consequences even greater for him.

at last.

Just a second before Wang Chao was about to collapse and faint.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth.

He fell straight backward.

"Wang Chao!"

Chen Xue reacted quickly and caught him.

But Li Zheng couldn't worry about that for the time being.

He knew very well that offering words of comfort or blame was a waste of time, so he went straight to the point.

"How is it?!"

"Did you see that clearly?!"

"What exactly is he?!"

Wang Chao was panting heavily.

He felt as if his brain had been pierced by a thousand needles, and the pain was so intense that it felt like it was about to split open.

But we can't worry about that right now.

With his last bit of strength, he managed to speak.

"team leader……"

"On his body..."

"Nothing... there is nothing..."

"No...no aura of calamity, and not a trace of extraordinary power..."

"He...is just...an ordinary child..."

With his last ounce of strength, Wang Chao finished speaking, then his head lolled to the side and he passed out completely.

Li Zheng was completely stunned after hearing this answer.

If this were an ordinary child.

How did he survive the energy burst of the S-class calamity?

What exactly is that S-class calamity that instantly killed the [Gluttonous Mole]?

Why did it let the child go?

Where has it gone now?

Also, why did Wang Chao's third eye fail to work on him?

How should we explain that so-called blind spot?

He did not believe that a single calamity could completely obscure all other signs.

Let alone an S-class calamity, even an SSS-class calamity would absolutely be unable to accomplish this.

One mystery after another, like a vast net, completely entangled Li Zheng's thoughts.

He felt like his head was about to explode, and he was incredibly agitated.

He desperately wanted to know what had happened in the kindergarten in that one minute!

"Captain, I have a guess..."

At that moment, Chen Xue's voice suddenly rang out.

Li Zheng immediately turned his head to look.

Chen Xue continued, "We all know that the Calamity is essentially a group of beings that survive and break through by eating people, slaughtering, and torturing others. Even if they don't want to do it, the Calamity power awakened within them will force them to do so."

"So, is it possible that this S-class calamity's target isn't ordinary people, nor is it a superhuman, but rather its own kind?"

"It was actually already in Dongzhou City a long time ago, but it has only been devouring calamities like itself, which is why we haven't noticed it all this time?"

"This time, this S-class calamity had actually been eyeing the mole for a long time. It took advantage of the moment when the child left the nap room to go to the toilet, using its own power to isolate Wang Chao from all his senses. Its purpose was to use the child to lure the mole out and then devour it?"

"After dismantling the stasis field and purifying the energy, it didn't harm the child. Perhaps... there's a sliver of kindness in its heart?"

If Jiang Luo is truly an ordinary person...

Chen Xue's guess perfectly resolved all of Li Zheng's confusion.

But there wasn't a trace of joy on Li Zheng's face.

He smiled wryly and said, "I actually thought of your guess a long time ago, but... it's not very realistic."

"Extraordinary beings, strange creatures, ferocious beasts, and calamities—these four things have existed for almost a thousand years, yet there is still no record of any calamity that survives by harming its own kind."

"Besides, I don't know why, but I have a feeling that things are far from simple..."

Chen Xue looked at Li Zheng with a serious expression.

"Captain, I think you're overthinking it."

"You can't exactly say this child is a cataclysmic monster, can you?"

An apocalyptic catastrophe.

That is the highest level of calamity, and also the most terrifying existence.

One appeared 600 years ago.

At that time, it took the lives of millions of extraordinary individuals across the world to barely suppress and seal it.

All of the S-class and above superhumans died.

Even after six hundred years, let alone SSS-level, there are very few superhumans who have even advanced to S-level.

Otherwise...

They wouldn't be so troubled by a newly promoted A-level calamity, even at the cost of sacrificing a child, and they certainly wouldn't be afraid of S-level calamities.

With the power of a world-destroying calamity, it is indeed possible to completely conceal one's aura, rendering Wang Chao's Heavenly Eye completely ineffective.

but……

Is it necessary?

The existence of a world-destroying calamity is precisely for the purpose of destroying this world.

They are walking doomsdays, the embodiment of the law.

Hiding? Disguising?

That's not their style.

What's more, he was disguised as a three-year-old human child?

This sounds even more absurd than the calamity itself.

"Maybe... I'm just overthinking it..."

Li Zheng let out a long breath, his voice filled with undisguised exhaustion.

He temporarily put aside that crazy idea.

The situation is already chaotic enough; we can't afford to scare ourselves any further.

He looked at Chen Xue and gave her new instructions.

"Chen Xue, take Wang Chao to the Extraordinary Hospital first. His mental energy is severely depleted and he needs immediate treatment."

"Then, you immediately compile everything that happened today into a top-level report and submit it to the provincial headquarters."

"An S-level calamity has occurred, and this is not something that our Dongzhou branch can handle. We request that the provincial capital send an S-level superhuman to oversee the situation."

Li Zheng's thinking is very clear.

Regardless of what that mysterious S-class calamity actually is.

Regardless of the circumstances surrounding that child named Jiang Luo.

Dongzhou City is currently a powder keg, and a sufficiently influential figure is needed to stabilize the situation.

"Whether this child is a calamity or, as you suspect, the mysterious S-class calamity's target is merely one of its own kind and harbors good intentions."

Li Zheng's eyes sharpened again.

"But a calamity is a calamity, and we must not let our guard down!"

"clear!"

Chen Xue nodded vigorously, then helped the unconscious Wang Chao up and quickly left the rooftop.

On the rooftop, only Li Zheng remained.

He looked down at the kindergarten, which had returned to calm, and at the children being comforted by their teachers and prepared to be sent home in batches.

Everything seemed so normal, so peaceful.

But only he knew that just now, a terrifying event had occurred here that was enough to overturn the entire Dongzhou City.

The core of that incident, the biggest mystery, lies among a group of children preparing to go home.

No, we can't just let it go like this.

Li Zheng's gaze finally settled on the figure in the crowd wearing yellow duck overalls.

He needs to know what exactly happened at the kindergarten.