(Xyrean Province- Inner Regions)
(The Mermaid's Lake – Father Han's Church)
"This will be your private room… if you have any issues, please feel free to talk to myself or Sister Guan," Father Han explained as he led Eve over to a wooden door.
The middle-aged priest yawned sleepily as he felt a wave of exhaustion wash over his body. Using his gift too much had unwelcomed side effects and this was one of them.
But what he had seen by the lake…
Father Han shivered as he glanced at the beautiful woman walking patiently behind him. No… it had to be a dream…
Clearly it was some kind of illusion because Eve looked normal without a trace of those two inhuman eyes that were pitch- black.
The priest's body trembled slightly as he remembered the fear and terror that he felt as he gazed at that monster.
All thoughts of lust had disappeared at least for now as Father Han wanted nothing more than to return to his private quarters and rest for the night.
He stretched out his hand and reached for the doorknob. With a simple twist, the door swung open to reveal a tiny bedroom with a plain white mattress.
The room was pretty bare with only a wooden table in the corner. Dust could be seen on the ground and Father Han awkwardly coughed as he saw the state of the bedroom.
"Would you like another room?" he politely asked.
"No… this is fine. Thank you for your kindness," Eve replied warmly as she walked over to the dusty mattress and sat down.
"Okay… um… do you feel anything?" Father Han hesitantly asked as he could not resist his curiosity.
The last thing that he remembered before fainting by the lake was pouring in an enormous amount of energy into this mysterious woman's body.
Surely with all that energy, she must have received an immensely powerful ability.
"I'm not sure… I don't feel any different…" Eve whispered softly as she plastered an anxious expression across her face.
Father Han nodded in understanding and exchanged a few more words with the beautiful woman before politely bidding her farewell.
As soon as the wooden door slammed shut behind him, Eve's anxious expression melted away to reveal indifference.
She got up from the mattress and waited until Father Han's footsteps gradually got softer and softer.
Eve's five senses had been greatly enhanced by the scientists' experiments on her body and in particular her sense of smell bordered on the supernatural.
She was able to detect living organisms in her immediate area by sniffing the air for their odours or scents.
Eve walked over to the door and gently opened it. She wandered around the church while occasionally stopping to sniff the air.
Nothing.
She did not smell the familiar scent of her favourite human which meant that Qin Lan was not here.
The inside of the church was the only place where Eve had yet to search since Father Han had brought her along on a tour of the settlement outside.
And now… it was clear that Qin Lan was somewhere else.
Eve's ears twitched slightly, and she quickly hid behind a nearby curtain. A few minutes later a woman dressed in the simple attire of a nun appeared at the end of the corridor.
Was she the so-called Sister Guan?
Eve didn't feel threatened by the religious woman but wanted to leave without causing a ruckus.
She waited patiently until the nun walked past her curtain before coming out from her hiding spot.
The zombie empress let out a heavy sigh and took one last look at the magnificently constructed church before walking towards the exit.
Her search for Qin Lan would continue…
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(Lirean Province- Capitol City)
(Outer Region- St. Cheng's Highway)
"Brothers let's get him!" a muscular man growled as he held up a bat and rushed towards the masked figure standing at the entrance of the alleyway.
He was joined by the other members of his gang who shouted out taunts and jeers at the mysterious man.
"Get him boss!"
"Let's fuck him up!"
"Teach him to stay out of other people's business!"
The masked man simply raised up his right palm and tiny blue sparks of electricity crackled around his fingertips.
Without even a second of hesitation, he fired off a thick beam of lightning at the gang members which burnt all the men to a crisp.
Their blackened corpses fell to the ground motionless, and the scent of roasted meat filled the air.
Wu Jing removed the mask, and his handsome but scarred face was revealed. Heavy bags were present below his eyes, and one could see the tiredness on his face.
He had the muscular physique of a Greek god, and his piercing cold eyes would immediately attract anyone who locked eyes with him.
He reached into his pocket for a cigarette and a lighter. Wu Jing raised the cigarette to his lips and inhaled deeply before blowing out a small puff of smoke that hung in the air.
The zombies would be coming soon…
They could never resist a free meal like this. Wu Jing scowled as he stepped over the corpses and absentmindedly kicked the one belonging to the leader of the gang.
He was still not strong enough… he needed more power… he needed more…
Wu Jing was obsessed.
The image of the monster that annihilated his squad and nearly killed him was still on his mind.
He would wake up in the middle of the night screaming as he recalled how the creature ripped apart his men using only her bare hands.
What kind of monster was she?
Wu Jing had been on several tours to foreign countries during his time in the military and nothing had ever shaken him to his core like that beast.
"Come… we need to go to our next location," a hoarse voice suddenly spoke.
Wu Jing tossed his still smoking cigarette to the ground and then turned to face the direction of the unexpected noise.
A blue portal appeared in the middle of the street, and one could see a youthful teenage boy on the other side.
It was an extraordinary sight and yet Wu Jing seemed to be unfazed by the peculiarity of the situation.
He walked towards the portal and entered inside the rippling space. Wu Jing reopened his eyes and found himself back in the abandoned military site.
The young teenage boy was sitting down on a mattress and taking small sips from a mug that was filled with an unknown liquid.
"How have your powers been developing?" Qin Wei asked curiously as he snapped his fingers and the portal disappeared.
"I have been getting stronger… I need to absorb more crystals, but I feel as though my lighting is getting more powerful," Wu Jing replied gruffly.
"You still aren't enough to face her…" Qin Wei spoke seriously and for a brief moment an expression of hatred flashed across his youthful face.
"I need you to be able to kill Qi… the monster… the monster…"
Qin Wei's face wrinkled up in pain as if he had a massive headache. He took a few deep breaths and then gradually calmed down.
"The two of us…" Qin Wei softly whispered with conviction in his tone.
"We will do great things together."
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