The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

The reception room remained quiet for a long time.

Finally, Li Liebiao couldn't hold back any longer.

He exchanged a glance with another man whose clothes had a small, inverted flame pattern on them.

The two of them took a step forward simultaneously, their steps remarkably synchronized.

Li Liebiao's bald head reflected a cold white light under the lamp, while another man subconsciously tugged at the inverted flame symbol on his collar.

That was the emblem of the Fireworks Organization, with the flame pointing downwards, symbolizing the motto "burn yourself to light up others," but unfortunately, it was just empty talk.

"Director Liu," Li Liebiao began, his voice carrying a carefully crafted sincerity, "we did indeed inadvertently acquire a batch of energy stones imbued with the aura of the Corpse Species during this period."

"The aura of the corpses on there was very faint. We just didn't notice it for a moment. It really wasn't intentional."

Another man immediately chimed in, the two working together seamlessly: "Right, right, that batch of energy stones was obtained from a middleman in another province. We've cooperated several times before, and there's never been a problem. Who knew this time..."

He shook his head, his expression even more convincing than Li Liebiao's, as if he too were a victim of deception.

Liu Musheng put down his teacup, showing no intention of drinking any more.

He smacked his lips and then glanced at the two of them.

"Chairman Li, and Chairman Wang."

His voice was slow and deliberate, tinged with curiosity.

"How can you associate the stench of the corpse species with the word 'very faint'?"

"Both of you are seventh-tier ability users, with noses dozens of times more sensitive than ordinary people, yet you managed to 'fail to notice' for a moment?"

Upon hearing this, the two of them sighed without any embarrassment.

"Sigh, Director Liu, you don't know how tough it is for us wild ability users."

"Higher-tier energy veins are mostly located in the deep dark realm. The deep dark realm, huh? What kind of place is that?"

"That's the lair of the zombie species!"

"How dare we go there to mine?"

Then, the man known as Chairman Wang took over the conversation: "But for those of us who have reached the sixth rank, without high-grade energy stones, our abilities can hardly improve."

"We're doing this too..." Li Liebiao spread his hands, "...for the sake of progress. These days, how can you survive if you don't become stronger? How can you protect yourself if you don't become stronger? How can you—"

Liu Musheng laughed as he listened to their sophistry.

His lips curled up slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"Excuse me, presidents, may I interrupt for a moment?"

"If I remember correctly, the Investigation Bureau should have missions with corresponding high-level energy stone rewards available to you all, right?"

"Moreover, the reward from one mission should be enough for all of you to cultivate for at least a month, right?"

Naturally, some of the Bureau of Investigation's resources are also allocated to the civilian sector in the form of missions.

This is a method used by the Bureau of Investigation to attract wild ability users to join and motivate them.

Legitimate channels, transparent pricing, fair and honest service.

As long as you have the ability, courage, and willingness to contribute to humanity, the Bureau of Investigation will never treat you unfairly.

Upon hearing this, Chairman Wang of the Fireworks Branch immediately shook his head: "Director Liu, how could we possibly complete those tasks? It's practically suicide!"

Li Liebiao shook his head in agreement: "Yeah, yeah, how could those missions possibly be done by us ability users?"

"It's impossible to complete; taking on this task would be suicide!"

"Director Liu can't possibly expect us to risk our lives for a few energy stones, can he? What's the use of energy stones if we're dead?"

Upon hearing this, the smile on Liu Musheng's lips vanished.

His lips formed a straight line: "So, according to the two presidents, what should we do?"

Chairman Wang's eyes lit up, clearly having already prepared an answer: "Then naturally we'll take a batch from the Investigation Bureau's resources and distribute it to us unofficial ability users."

"After all, everyone knows that the Bureau of Investigation has very abundant resources."

"Those energy stones are just sitting in the warehouse, gathering dust. Why not take them out and put them to greater use? Don't you think so?"

"That's right, Chairman Wang is right." Li Liebiao immediately followed up, "Director Liu, think about it, our two organizations, Xinye and Yanhuo, have maintained order in the wild ability user community, resolved many conflicts between ability users, and made many contributions to Dayun City, right?"

"It's reasonable for the Investigation Bureau to allocate some resources to our two companies, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, even Liu Musheng, a seasoned veteran, was so angry he laughed.

Where were these people when the zombies arrived?

run.

And he runs faster than anyone else.

Not only that, they also take the opportunity to oppress those individual, unaffiliated ability users who haven't joined them.

Once you join them, OK, then you can oppress those who haven't joined.

As for the party that was bullied...

What? Not one of their people?

I'm sorry, you'll just have to bear it yourself.

This is what they call maintaining order within the wild ability user community and resolving many conflicts among ability users.

Furthermore, many of them look down on ordinary people who haven't awakened to their potential.

And yet they still have the nerve to say they've made many contributions to Dayun City?

They also want to allocate a portion of the resources that were originally allocated to the torchbearers who are fighting on the front lines of life and death to these parasites, without any compensation.

Previously, the Bureau of Investigation turned a blind eye to unofficial organizations of ability users, simply because it did not want these internal conflicts among humans to weaken the overall strength of humanity.

After all, the zombie species are the biggest threat, and the less internal consumption of humans, the better.

As long as these organizations obey management and don't cause major trouble, there's no need to treat them too harshly; sometimes they might even be of some help.

But now, forget about helping!

These people dare to betray humanity and collude with the zombie species!

Liu Musheng shook his head, a much heavier shake than before: "Yes, it's time to clean it up properly."

His voice was low, as if he were talking to himself, or as if he were announcing something to everyone in the reception room.

If the rotten flesh is not completely removed, when will new flesh grow?

How can the world stand if filth and decay are not eradicated? How can a new face be born without death?

He stopped talking nonsense.

He slightly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and faced upwards with his palm.

Invisible flames appeared out of thin air, silently enveloping all those ability users who dared not pass the detection.

The moment Li Liebiao was surrounded by those invisible flames, his body suddenly stiffened.

He felt something seeping into his skin, like countless extremely fine needles, densely piercing into every pore.

In that instant, he clearly realized that if Liu Musheng wanted to, he could become just like the fireworks branch minister from before in the next second.

A pile of ash.

Or not even ashes remain.

Feeling the invisible flames surrounding them, Li Liebiao and Chairman Wang of the Fireworks Branch also dropped their disguises.

"Liu Musheng," Li Liebiao's voice turned low and hoarse, "do you think we dared to come here without any trump cards?"

A strange smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

That's all.

Both Li Liebiao and Chairman Wang of the Fireworks Branch exchanged glances.

Their originally dark brown human pupils became cloudy, sticky, and inhuman.

At the same time, a mixed aura of the Thousand-Faced Corpse Species and the Lustful Corpse Species erupted from the two of them.