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

In the real world, Yunshang Province, Dayun City, Outpost A114-3.

Qin Tian followed Zhong Ling from the third to the fourth floor of the eighth district. When they pushed open the door of the last room at the end of the corridor, there were about ten people huddled in the corner, all looking toward the door with a sense of urgency, ready to speak at any moment.

Several people lay sprawled in the center of the room, their bodies twitching irregularly. Their lips were slightly parted, and they kept repeating the same few syllables in a muffled and low voice, as if something was stuck in their throats.

Hearing the door open, the people in the corner all looked towards the doorway with hope.

Fortunately, the figure that walked in did not disappoint them.

"Sir, you've finally arrived!!!"

"Sir, please let us leave here! We don't want to be in the same room with these people who suddenly fell ill!"

"Yes, sir, we understand the necessity of the Investigation Bureau's control, but we hope that the Investigation Bureau can also understand the difficulties faced by us wild ability users."

"It's extremely dangerous for us to be in the same room with these clearly suspicious people!"

"Sir, if all else fails, at least get these crazy people out of here, okay?"

Upon seeing the two men in black trench coats enter, the group of wild ability users in the corner immediately felt reassured and stopped trembling. Instead, they stood up and started talking amongst themselves.

Zhong Ling didn't rush to respond. He waited until those words had faded before slightly raising his hand and saying calmly, "I understand your demands."

"I'm here to deal with this."

He didn't say anything more, but after he finished speaking, the expressions of the people in the corner visibly relaxed, as if they had finally received a response that could completely reassure them.

Standing beside Zhong Ling, Qin Tian saw this scene—the two of them seemed to be able to solve any problem as soon as they arrived—and a thought suddenly came to his mind: Is this the prestige, or reputation, of the Investigation Bureau?

At this moment, the figures were lying in the center of the room, sobbing and muttering, "Empty..."

"Ritual procedures..."

"Empty..."

"Ritual procedures..."

"Empty..."

Zhong Ling didn't waste any time. He squatted down, raised his hand, and delivered a swift and precise chop to each of the men's necks. His movements were clean and efficient, without any unnecessary movements.

After a few muffled thuds, the murmurings in the room stopped, leaving only the hushed breathing of the people in the corner.

Zhong Ling turned his head and glanced at Qin Tian, ​​who was still standing at the door: "What are you still standing there for?"

Upon hearing Zhong Ling's voice, Qin Tian snapped out of his daze, immediately picked up the box, and squatted down beside Zhong Ling. He then took out the ability limiters from the box and put them on the hands of the ability users who had already fallen into a coma.

After doing all that, Zhong Ling carried two in his left hand and two in his right, while Qin Tian carried one unconscious ability user in each hand. Then the two of them walked out of the last room on the fourth floor of the eighth district.

The two made two trips back and forth, sending the last batch of wild ability users who had shown abnormalities to the location of the Dark Domain Isolation Field on the first floor of the gathering point.

Meanwhile, the tasks of the other groups were also nearing completion, and more and more people began to gather on the first floor. Footsteps and whispers echoed in the empty hall. Occasionally, someone would exchange a few words of information in a low voice, and then quickly fall silent again.

Just now.

Huhu——

Huhu——

The sound of a helicopter rotor came from afar, gradually becoming clearer as it approached.

Zhong Ling glanced at his colleague Li Tao, who was standing next to him holding the bronze emblem torch, and said, "It must be support from other provinces and cities that has arrived."

Li Tao nodded: "It should be."

Standing next to Zhong Ling, Qin Tian also looked up at the sky outside the assembly point, where several all-black transport helicopters were heading in his direction.

Having overheard the conversation between Chung Ling and the other bronze badge torchbearers, he understood that the people on the helicopter were support from other investigation bureaus.

Soon, the helicopters landed one after another on the open ground outside the assembly point. The cabin doors opened, and teams of torchbearers dressed in black trench coats stepped out in unison.

Meanwhile, the silver-badge torchbearers at the assembly point had already received instructions and were waiting at the entrance.

"Yunshang Province, Dayun City, Outpost A114-3, thank you for your support, comrades!"

"I am Lin Huazheng, the person in charge of this outpost, number DY-51."

Upon hearing this, the man in the black trench coat wearing a silver badge at the front of the support formation saluted and replied, "We are the reserve support team from Lanhe City, Xilin Province."

"I am Roman, the leader of the support team, number LH-49."

The task code is LHDYYBZYRW-5810

Lin Hua, standing at the gate of the outpost, glanced at the mobile terminal on his wrist and nodded: "Code correct, please come in."

Then the group of people in black trench coats from Lanhe City entered the assembly point.

Qin Tian stood at the entrance of the hall, watching the group of people in black trench coats entering from outside. He suddenly noticed an unusually young figure in the group, whose face still had a touch of childishness that hadn't completely faded, making him stand out among the older faces around him.

He subconsciously rubbed his eyes, as if to confirm he wasn't seeing things, then muttered under his breath, "So young? Really?"

Zhong Ling, who was standing nearby, also noticed Qin Tian's unusual behavior. Following Qin Tian's gaze, he also noticed the somewhat immature face in the support team.

His tone carried a hint of teasing: "So what if he's young? Don't underestimate him. He's a Bronze Badge Torchbearer with at least Tier 3 strength, just like me."

Qin Tian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Underestimate? Brother Zhong, how could I dare?"

"I was just thinking, as expected of the Investigation Bureau."

"The bureau is teeming with talented individuals, there are countless of them."

Zhong Ling raised an eyebrow, then patted his shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of seasoned casualness: "That's a good point, but you're not bad either."

"You're already at Tier 2 now. If you keep working hard, you might be able to get a Bronze Badge in a couple of years."

Hearing this, Qin Tian scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "I'll try my best, Brother Zhong."

"You know, I used to be a salted fish, and even if I change now, it will take me some time to adjust."

Zhong Ling smiled and shook his head: "You little rascal."

On the other side, Hua Linlin, who was in the middle of the support team, also noticed the two people's gazes.

She looked in the direction of Qin Tian and the other person. Although she didn't recognize them or know why they were looking at her, she still nodded slightly in greeting.

The movements were small, yet natural and graceful.

Seeing this, Zhong Ling and Qin Tian almost simultaneously stopped their conversation and nodded politely in that direction, giving a gesture that was not formal but appropriate enough.