No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Well, it's not your fault."

As if he hadn't grasped the implied meaning, Liu Quanyou sighed with relief:

"Actually, I've thought about whether I should come forward and admit it if I get rescued one day, but you know, people are bound to have wishful thinking, always thinking that maybe I can escape?"

But you say I don't know anything, and even if I escape, I'll still practice medicine. But will I be able to save lives and treat illnesses like before? Will I really be able to forget all of this? I don't know.

So I tortured myself like this day and night.

Until you dragged me out, I knew I couldn't escape it anymore. Suddenly, I understood, and my heart didn't feel so heavy anymore. Actually, it's not so bad.

As he spoke, he asked Jiang Shu, who was expressionless but had already slightly raised his opinion of him, "You two are more capable and know more than me. In my situation, how would you normally handle it?"

"I don't know," Jiang Shu shook his head.

"Hmm...we'll see then." Liu Quanyou grinned, revealing a set of yellow teeth stained with tobacco: "Anyway, Yunfu Temple, that harmful place, is gone from today onwards. I won't have to continue doing this kind of thing anymore, which is already pretty good."

"It's hard to say," Jiang Shu said with some regret. "We still don't know where the abbot is."

Liu Quan was taken aback: "You didn't run into him? You made such a commotion just now, and he didn't even show up?"

“That guy named Youzhen said the abbot is in seclusion, but I think he might not be at Yunfu Temple either. In short, I don’t know where he is,” Jiang Shu said.

Liu Quanyou, who had been relaxed, suddenly became nervous: "There's no way he's not at Yunfu Temple. Even if he left, he would only be moving around the area. Besides, he left a beacon in the temple. If anything happens, he will come back immediately. There's no reason why he hasn't shown up after all this time."

"Could it be that he is really in seclusion?" Jiang Shu frowned.

"Seclusion...seclusion..." Liu Quanyou muttered these two words, then suddenly asked, "What level of evolutionary beings are you?"

Jiang Shu and Xue Wang exchanged a glance but did not answer.

"What level?! Tell me quickly!" Liu Quanyou asked again loudly, his voice even cracking slightly.

Seeing that he seemed really nervous, Jiang Shu finally replied, "I'm level three, she's level four, and there are even higher-level evolved beings on their way."

The first half of the sentence was to find out what Liu Quanyou was panicking about, while the second half was a warning to him not to have any wicked thoughts, as his helpers would arrive soon.

But this warning was unnecessary. Liu Quanyou didn't want to make a comeback; he just wanted to confirm whether he should run away or wait for other evolved beings to arrive.

After confirming Jiang Shu and Xue Wang's levels, he said in horror, "Not enough! Three years ago, the abbot was already a level 5 evolver, and he also had a mysterious calamity-level skill. His overall strength was close to that of a level 6 evolver who had not yet undergone sublimation. He was far superior to those shrimp soldiers and crab generals outside!"

"A calamity-level?!" Snow King exclaimed in shock.

"That's not all." Liu Quanyou's hands and feet trembled uncontrollably. "If he really is in seclusion, it means he has already reached level six and is undergoing a sublimation. Once he succeeds..."

He didn't continue speaking.

sublimation...

Jiang Shu seemed to be deep in thought.

Although the specifics are unknown, it sounds like once an evolved being goes through this process, they will experience a transformative change, like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

"A calamity-level skill! Why didn't you say something so important earlier?!" Snow King questioned solemnly and nervously.

"I thought you were all level six or higher evolutionists, which is why you were able to take him down. Who knew you hadn't even encountered him?"

Liu Quanyou was on the verge of tears:

"Let's run! He must be somewhere at Yunfu Temple right now. You've caused such a commotion and even called for reinforcements. He won't just sit here and wait to die. Even if he doesn't succeed, he'll force his way through!"

If Liu Quanyou wasn't lying, a level six evolver would have a basic threshold value of over 150 points, plus a calamity-level skill.

Even if I add all my points, I'm still three levels behind, and my overall strength is far from comparable.

Unless he puts all his energy into strength, and with the Snow King's "Blood Surge" boost, he might be able to become One-Punch Man.

But... not only do I lack that skill, but my speed is only 2. If this punch is dodged...

What about acceleration?

I can run away, but what about the others? Besides, although calamity-level skills are very likely related to curses, their specific effects are still unknown.

I don't know how to win yet.

Thinking about this, Jiang Shu realized that he couldn't stay in this place any longer.

"Let's find a way to get them out of here first, and then leave Yunfu Temple!"

"Why don't you leave first, and I'll figure out how to get them out myself?" Liu Quanyou suggested.

Jiang Shu shook his head: "Wouldn't that waste even more time? We should deal with this as soon as possible and leave quickly. Don't worry, even if he really breaks through his cultivation, there will be some noise. He'll run away as soon as he hears a whisper. Unless he comes straight for us, escaping shouldn't be a problem. Until then, let's save as many people as we can."

"Um..."

Moved by what he saw, Liu Quanyou immediately opened the cell door and prepared to take the victims out.

However, having been confined in such a dark and sunless place for so long, they had long since sealed themselves off and protected themselves like caterpillars, seemingly isolated from everything outside except for their physiological needs.

It's impossible to expect them to take action on their own.

Therefore, Jiang Shu and Xue Wang had to each carry one of the two people and move them outside.

Liu Quan wasn't very strong, and it took him a lot of effort to only be able to move one of them.

The three of them carried the people out of the warehouse in groups of five.

There were still many worshippers outside the main hall, and since they couldn't send the person out directly, they had to temporarily move them to a side room near the exit of Yunfu Temple to hide them.

In this way, even if the abbot breaks through his cultivation and finds no one in the storeroom, given the presence of weasel carcasses all over the floor, he probably won't prioritize searching for them. Instead, he'll likely try to capture Jiang Shu and the other person or escape, at least ensuring their temporary safety.

But it was during the last trip that they moved.

Jiang Shu was watching Liu Quanyou, who was panting heavily, stubbornly go to move the last person.

A strange tremor suddenly came from directly below the warehouse.

The tremors gradually intensified, and within a single breath, they escalated into a massive earthquake.

"Could it be..." Liu Quanyou's eyes widened, and then he immediately used all his strength to drag the last person away, while shouting to run.

As Jiang Shu said, the abbot's departure from seclusion did indeed cause a stir, and quite a stir at that.

As soon as he emerged from seclusion, the anomaly could be detected throughout Yunfu Temple and even outside of it. At that point, it was indeed not too late to run away.

But who could have predicted that?

The place where he went into seclusion was right below the warehouse!

Jiang Shu, who had already reached the door, didn't have time to think. He forcefully threw the two people he was carrying out of the warehouse. Just as he was about to turn around to help Liu Quanyou, the warehouse beam finally gave way and snapped with a "crack".

Bricks and tiles scattered like fragments, the walls swayed left and right, and dust flew everywhere.

The sounds of cracking and breaking, the desperate screams of the earthen foundation, were incessant.

In the chaos, Jiang Shu, whose vision was obstructed, heard Liu Quanyou curse loudly.

"You damned monk, I'll fuck your mother!"

Something bumped into Jiang Shu's arms.

The force was great. Jiang Shu, who was already somewhat unsteady under the shaking, lost his balance and fell backward under the sudden push.

Boom!

The warehouse collapsed with a loud crash.

Jiang Shu pushed away the last victim Liu Quanyou had pushed off at the last moment, who was pressing down on him. Before he could even check whether Liu Quanyou, who hadn't made a sound, had managed to escape, he suddenly felt a huge pang of fear.

It wasn't because of anything I saw, heard, or thought; I just inexplicably fell into panic for no reason.

This feeling seemed to appear out of nowhere, arising from the depths of his heart without any reason, and spreading wildly outwards...

......

Wild cemetery.

During the daily memorial service, the weasel-faced human, who was having a heart-to-heart talk with the child, felt a slight tremor and sensed something.

"Success?"

As if she had finally found her anchor, she rose and ran wildly towards Yunfu Temple...

Chapter Forty-Six: Noble Calamity-Level Skills

Feeling the tremors coming from the rear hall of Yunfu Temple, the worshippers, unaware of what was happening, assumed it was an earthquake and immediately panicked.

Although the tremors felt by the worshippers after the energy was transmitted to the main hall were not very strong, Tancheng had almost never experienced an earthquake before, and the unfamiliar experience quickly brought panic.

They fled frantically, their long-forgotten earthquake safety education from elementary school suddenly awakening within them, their minds filled with only one thought—run to an open area!

In the chaos, people kept falling down. Some accidentally stepped on the stairs, only managing to shout "I'm sorry" without turning their heads before scrambling down the long steps outside the main hall.

Yuan Shun had no idea what was going on. Having never experienced anything like this before, he didn't dare to go to the back hall to check. Instead, he mingled into the crowd and headed straight for the small pavilion in the square, wanting to ask the senior brother with the radio what had happened.

Soon only the old lady remained in the main hall.

But she seemed indifferent to everything, utterly despondent.

Because she watched helplessly as Yuan Shun abandoned her and ran away.

She didn't understand. Even if she wanted to become a nun, why did it have to come to this?

Is this still the son I know?

"What's wrong with you...?"

On the ring road.

It was past 5 p.m., during the evening rush hour, and a massive flow of traffic was slowly crawling along the highway.

This decades-old road is clearly no longer able to meet current needs, and even with daily license plate restrictions, it is still becoming increasingly congested.

A black SUV is parked in the middle of the road.

The driver was a man wearing sunglasses. The car window was rolled down completely, and he was resting his left hand on the outside of the car door, idly knocking on it.

How much time have you given us?

He asked the aloof man in the passenger seat, who wore gold-rimmed glasses and sat upright with an almost anthropomorphic clerk-like appearance.

"Half an hour," the clerk replied. "Twenty-one minutes have passed since I hung up the phone, and we are still four kilometers away from Yunfu Temple."

"Judging from this, this will take at least another forty or fifty minutes to get through." The man in sunglasses sighed. "Looks like I'll have to apologize to them again in a bit. So, I've told you countless times, don't make promises you can't keep."

"Didn't you think you didn't have to wait for red lights on the highway, so you just drove straight onto the ramp?" The clerk pushed up his glasses: "According to my planned route, it should have taken twenty-nine minutes to get there."

"Then why didn't you say so sooner?"

"You turned the steering wheel and came right up, did I even have time to say anything?"

"Alright, alright, anyway, the person who reported the case said it's all settled, so there's no rush. Stop finding fault with me."

"This time it's all sorted out, but what about the next time we need your help?"

"Oh dear, there won't be a next time, don't worry."

Watching the team leader and deputy team leader argue as usual, the two people in the back row looked to their sides, pretending nothing was happening.

Just then, the clerk's phone rang with a new message.

He glanced at it, and a hint of surprise appeared on his cold face.

"We received a message from the monitoring department that an unrecorded Level 6 Evolver has ascended. We need to go there as soon as possible to confirm. We are the closest to the site, so the execution department has assigned the task to our group."

"What's going on? Don't you know we already have a mission?" The man in sunglasses said impatiently. "So, which way do we go first?"

“It’s still Yunfu Temple,” the clerk said. “The place of sublimation is Yunfu Temple.”

"Uh..." The man in sunglasses paused, then asked, "Didn't they say on the phone that they were all dead? How come there are still some who escaped?"

"That's not important," the clerk said seriously. "What's important is the man and woman who reported the case, one at level three and the other at level four. If they are truly enemies, they would never be a match for a level six evolved human. They could die in a single encounter."

"Damn it, this is going to be bad. We can't keep laughing like this." The man in sunglasses couldn't help but swear, then said to the clerk, "I'll show you how I act when someone needs me."

After saying that, he pushed open the car door: "Chocolate, get in and drive. You can slowly rock the car on the road. Overlord, come with me and the deputy team leader."

"Me?" The tyrant sitting in the back pointed to himself, somewhat incredulous: "Shouldn't we have the more experienced Chocolate senior go with you, and I drive?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Just follow me. Even if you've conquered the Cataclysmic Incubation Ground, you're still a newbie. Now is the time to prove yourself. I told you this morning that you won't be treated badly if you work with me. Don't be so coy," the man in sunglasses said disdainfully.

The evolved being called Chocolate, who was sitting next to Overlord, smiled at Overlord and said, "Go quickly, listen to the team leader, you won't go wrong."

"I..." The Overlord was somewhat moved.

I just passed the assessment today and became a member of this team, so why are they being so nice to me?

As expected of an official organization, choosing to take the civil service exam was definitely the right decision!