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

Zhao Haidong's gaze swept across the room, and he immediately noticed something was wrong.

In that farthest corner, there seemed to be a faint fluctuation of power, like a deliberately set-up concealment method!

Seeing this, Zhao Haidong did not hesitate at all. He instantly concentrated his mental energy and blasted it towards that corner.

boom!

That thin layer of concealment was instantly torn apart.

The scene in the corner was clearly presented to the two of them.

There, a figure sat slumped on the ground, head tilted to one side, as if asleep.

The moment Zhao Haidong saw the person's face clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted.

That person...

It was Li Zheng!

At this moment, Li Zheng's blue and white striped hospital gown was no longer there.

His entire body was covered with lenses of varying sizes.

Those lenses looked as if they were growing out of his flesh and blood; where the edges met his skin, one could see rolled-up flesh and wisps of black mist.

Except for the face, it remains the same.

His other forms were exactly the same as the calamity [Mirror Nightmare]!

"How could this be...?"

"How could this happen!"

Zhao Haidong let out a low growl, his face filled with incomprehensible shock and pain.

He had just checked on Li Zheng's condition yesterday, and the level of infection from the calamity power in his body was extremely low, with no trace of spread whatsoever!

This is supposed to be a heavily guarded supernatural hospital, and Li Zheng is wearing so many 24-hour monitoring devices, yet now that he's become a calamity, why hasn't a single alarm been triggered?!

Wu Ya, who was standing next to him, naturally recognized Li Zheng and knew his identity as the captain of the third team.

She looked at Li Zheng, who was in this state, and her expression was equally solemn.

But unlike Zhao Haidong's shock and grief, her eyes held a calm, almost cold, resolute determination.

"Director Zhao, now is not the time to dwell on these things."

Wu Ya's voice remained relatively calm, "Since your Captain Li has been completely corrupted by the power of the calamity and has become a new calamity, then he should be freed."

"This is the best choice for him and for everyone."

Zhao Haidong understood this principle better than anyone else.

He made a vow on the very first day he became a superhuman.

After becoming the director, he personally executed more than one subordinate who had been corrupted by the calamity.

Can……

The person in front of me is different.

That's Li Zheng!

He was the brother who crawled out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood with him, and who had shared life and death countless times!

Even though he had promised Li Zheng that if the other party ever became a calamity, he would personally end his life.

But when the moment actually came, Zhao Haidong realized that he simply couldn't do it.

The hand that was about to be raised felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Looking at Zhao Haidong's grief-stricken and trembling appearance, Wu Ya's eyes flashed with a hint of pity, but her tone remained firm.

"Director Zhao, I understand your pain."

"I, like you, have witnessed my loyal teammates, who shared life and death with me, being corrupted by the power of calamity and ultimately dying at the hands of our own people."

"Therefore, I won't force you to do it yourself."

"I just hope you won't stop me."

The words fell.

A chilling aura suddenly erupted from Wu Ya's body.

The [Frost Annihilation] domain is activated instantly!

A bone-chilling cold swept through the entire room, and everything else in the room, except for the area where the [Abyss Watcher] was located, was covered with a thin layer of frost.

Countless tiny ice crystals suddenly condensed in the air.

Immediately afterwards, a long, ice-blue sword made entirely of ice crystals appeared in Wu Ya's hand.

The blade was crystal clear, radiating a deadly cold light.

Wu Ya gripped her ice skates tightly and, without the slightest hesitation, charged towards the motionless figure in the corner!

Wu Ya's movements were incredibly fast, without the slightest hesitation, and the ice blade in her hand was pointed directly at Li Zheng's neck.

She wanted to end the hero's final suffering as quickly and decisively as possible.

Zhao Haidong kept his eyes closed and did not stop him.

He only hoped...

Li Zheng was able to leave without much pain...

however……

Just as the blade was about to touch Li Zheng's skin...

The figure who had been keeping their head down suddenly raised their head.

He grinned, revealing an extremely eerie smile.

That mouth had no teeth, no tongue, and was completely stuffed with shards of glass that gleamed with a cold light.

He reached out, his movements seemingly slow but precise, and tore a palm-sized piece of lens from under the skin of his chest.

Then, facing the oncoming ice blade, he casually swung his hand.

Click!

A crisp sound.

Wu Ya's ice blade, formed from S-class extraordinary power, was as fragile as glass in front of that small lens, and was easily split in two.

Followed by.

The lens traced a strange arc in the air, its speed suddenly increasing, and it imprinted itself directly on Wu Ya's chest.

boom!

A muffled thud.

Before Wu Ya could even react, a large dent appeared in her chest, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. Her body flew backward, crashing heavily into the metal wall behind her before sliding to the ground.

One strike!

Just one strike!

Wu Ya, an S-class superhuman, was severely injured and instantly lost her fighting ability!

This sudden turn of events left Zhao Haidong's mind blank.

He stood there, stunned, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before his eyes.

How could Li Zheng's strength... how could he have become so strong?!

He was just transformed into a calamity!

"Hehehe..."

In the corner, Li Zheng slowly stood up, letting out a strange laugh that was hard to decipher.

He twisted his neck, making a series of cracking sounds, and his eyes, completely dominated by scarlet, fell on Zhao Haidong with great interest.

Zhao Haidong snapped out of his shock.

He watched the familiar figure walking towards him step by step, his heart filled with bitterness and despair.

But he did not back down.

He pulled the old card from his pocket.

[False edict]!

Zhao Haidong poured all his mental energy into the card without reservation.

hum!

The card emitted a soft hum, and the eerie graphic on its surface began to twist and rotate.

An invisible force, powerful enough to distort reality, instantly enveloped the entire room.

Zhao Haidong attempted to use the power of the "False Decree" to deceive the rules and construct a false reality.

The reality is that Li Zheng is still his weak, seriously injured brother.

however……

Li Zheng paused only slightly.

He tilted his head, seemingly looking around with some curiosity, before fixing his gaze back on Zhao Haidong, his smile growing even wider and more mocking.

The ability of [False Decree]...

It's completely ineffective against him!

Seeing this, Zhao Haidong's heart sank to the bottom.

Wu Ya, who was standing next to her, struggled to stand up, but as soon as she moved, she spat out another mouthful of blood and her face turned deathly pale.

They both understood.

After Li Zheng was infected by the power of the calamity, his strength underwent a leap that they could not comprehend.

This power is at least SS-level!

Even higher!

In their current state, they are no match at all.

Today, the two of them...

Do not!

It's likely that everyone in the entire Extraordinary Hospital will die here.

Li Zheng's figure drew closer and closer in Zhao Haidong's eyes.

An aura of death and despair washed over me.

Zhao Haidong slowly closed his eyes, preparing to face his final fate.

however……

Just as Li Zheng raised his hand covered by glasses, about to stab Zhao Haidong in the heart.

His movements stopped without warning.

He seemed to be attacked by something unseen, and his whole body began to twist and convulse wildly.

The lenses covering him began to vibrate violently, making a screeching sound.

His eyes, which had been completely dominated by scarlet, began to flicker.

At times it is the tyranny and madness of calamity, and at other times... a glimmer of human clarity and struggle flashes by.

"Uh...ah..."

A painful roar escaped his throat; the sound was not human, but more like the wail of a wild beast on its deathbed.

Zhao Haidong suddenly opened his eyes and stared blankly at the bizarre scene before him.

What's going on?

Why did he suddenly become like this?

Could it be a backlash from the power of calamity? Or perhaps...

"Director Zhao... Director Zhao..."

A hoarse, weak, yet incredibly familiar voice came out of Li Zheng's mouth intermittently.

Zhao Haidong was startled.

That voice... it's Li Zheng!

That's his original voice!

Before Zhao Haidong could react, Li Zheng's flickering eyes fixed on him.

Those eyes were filled with pain, regret, and a hint of... resolve.

"I...I'm Li Zheng!"

"I am Li Zheng, the captain of the Third Field Operations Team of the Dongzhou City Extraordinary Bureau!"

"How could I become a monster... How could I harm people..."

"I……"

"Director Zhao!"

"Kill me!"

"Kill me now!"

"Tear me to pieces! Crush my bones and scatter my ashes!"

"I...have already..."

"I no longer deserve to live..."