Chapter 1000: 469: Inauguration and Her Arrival!_4

Chapter 1000: Chapter 469: Inauguration and Her Arrival!_4

Su Rong’s voice echoed in his mind:

“The Parasitic Empress has awakened!”

Awakened?

Shen Ye froze for a moment. In a flash of realization, he suddenly jumped up, grabbed the battle armor, and put it on.

Lines of faint, glowing text appeared:

“You have donned the full set of the ‘Master of Multilayered Universe’s battle armor’.”

“The surface-level power of the set has taken effect:”

“It has randomly granted you an inconspicuous ‘blood’ entry: ‘Blood Worker’.”

Just as he finished equipping, an awe-inspiring, invisible wave swept across the entire city.

The force was both overwhelmingly powerful and infinitesimally subtle, making it utterly imperceptible to ordinary people.

If Shen Ye hadn’t encountered that Truth 17th Rank figure or dealt with the White Night Spirit King several times before, becoming familiar with their unique aura, he wouldn’t have detected this invisible wave at all.

In an instant.

The invisible wave vanished.

What was going on?

Did it just come to take a look and leave?

Or perhaps the Parasitic Empress had other plans?

Shen Ye forced himself to remain calm and smiled as he said to his parents:

“This is the battle armor that was issued to me. Dad, Mom, what do you think?”

“It looks great, but I wonder about its defensive capability.” Shen Shi’an put on his glasses and examined it carefully.

“It does look impressive. With this armor, I feel a bit more reassured.”

Zhao Xiaochang chimed in.

The ground shook slightly.

All three of them changed their expressions, hurriedly got up, and walked toward the yard.

Not far away.

Thick smoke billowed into the sky.

“It’s the Zhao Family—something’s happened to them!” Shen Shi’an exclaimed and immediately jumped over the wall, rushing in that direction.

Shen Ye wanted to stop him but reconsidered when he remembered his father’s responsibility for neighborhood security. Intervening himself would seem strange.

—And it wouldn’t align with civilization’s rules for individual roles.

“I’ll go with you!”

Shen Ye shouted, his physique leaping as he followed.

The two of them dashed for a while before landing on the roof of a building and peering ahead.

“What is that?”

Shen Ye asked.

Shen Shi’an sighed and said: “It must be a monster from the wasteland. Some monsters possess long-range attack capabilities… The Zhao Family—what a tragedy.”

“Has this kind of thing happened before?” Shen Ye asked.

“Occasionally—it’s infuriating. We can’t defeat the monsters from the wasteland; we must quickly enhance our strength.” Shen Shi’an replied.

In front of the two.

An entire three-layer courtyard had completely vanished.

On the ground.

All that remained was an unfathomably deep heavenly pit.

The entire Zhao Family was gone.

Su Rong’s voice echoed in Shen Ye’s mind:

“It has fed.”

“—This family contained two ‘blood types’.”

Shen Ye fell silent.

The Parasitic Empress had started consuming people immediately upon awakening.

So.

What was she planning to do next?

No one knew.

A lingering sense of unease gnawed at him…

It was better to head to the wasteland as soon as possible.

If anything happened outside, at least it wouldn’t implicate his parents.

Along the way, he could unravel the secrets of this world.

“This is bad, I need to leave you immediately, or I’ll be discovered.” Su Rong’s voice rang out again.

Discovered?

Surely the enemy couldn’t be so omnipotent.

As Shen Ye pondered, he suddenly felt a faint vibration in his pocket.

He pulled out his identity token and glanced at it.

Nangong Sirui had sent a message:

“We have a new teammate—another rookie who just passed the trials.”

Soon after, a friend request popped up.

Shen Ye clicked “Accept.”

In the next instant.

A delicate, lively face of a young girl appeared on the card.

“Hello there, Shen Ye.”

“—You’ve been performing quite well. We’re in the same entry group, so please take good care of me.”

The girl was cheerful and full of youthful energy.

Anyone else would have no way of recognizing her.

However.

Not long ago, Shen Ye had seen this face outside of the world.

—She was the Parasitic Empress.