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Chapter 1487 - 752: Emergency (3)
Soon, after a hearty meal, the newly hatched sea locusts grew to the length of an arm. They swam in the dirty water, with scales and shells gradually hardening, sprouting several slender legs. The beginnings of wings appeared on their backs, but without enough nutrients, they couldn't fully develop.
Hunger, still hungry.
Following the scent of decay, it pounced, consuming the remaining corpses along with the bones, but it was still not enough. Driven by the sweet aroma, it crawled into a crack in the sewer.
There, it saw a tender face covered in grime and bewilderment.
A child curled up inside.
Food!
In an instant, it let out a joyous screech, eagerly pouncing forward. But immediately after, what its compound eyes saw was not terror, but the child's delighted smile.
Filled with joy.
The child grinned, revealing missing teeth.
Food!
Bam!
A rusty steel rod came down from the side, stabbing into the sea locust. Quick as a flash, it pinned the airborne sea locust to the ground. Then two or three people, holding their breath and focusing, pounced on it, desperately holding the sea locust down. Steel rods and hammers pounded onto its head until the newly hatched sea locust was completely still.
The starving crowd rushed forward, tearing the sea locust apart and sharing it among themselves. Even the child used as bait got a piece as big as two fists.
The child held the bloody piece of meat in both hands, bending over and crawling quickly in the sewer, falling several times before crawling into a long-abandoned pipe.
In the stench, a curled-up figure covered by half a worn blanket lifted a face swollen and oozing pus.
"Look, mom, meat, there's meat!" The child brought the large piece of meat to her lips, "Mom, eat, mom, eat!"
"Yes, mom will eat, will eat."
She gently took a small bite; her swollen face seemed to show a smile, hugging the child: "Good child, eat, eat quickly."
The child continued to hold up the food.
One bite for mom, one bite for me.
They continued until it was completely gone. In the child's embrace, the mom fell into a deep sleep. The child bent down, gently kissed her, and then crawled out, searching for new food.
Just beyond the narrow edge of the sewer, waste water rolled and surged, with a foul smell permeating the air.
In the distance, it seemed like shouts and screams could be heard.
And wailing.
On the crowded square, torches and lights continuously flickered; disheveled refugees gathered together, holding up makeshift banners and signs, shouting slogans chaotically.
Soon, they were dispersed by the forceful water cannon.
Leaving only a mess on the ground.
The torches extinguished, and in the dirty water, a decree of the lowest wages of the Seven Cities and a flyer for social aid gradually blurred.
Amidst the sounds of gun bolts being pulled, a booted foot in military shoes stepped through the dirty water, trampling the flyer into the mud, making it indistinguishable.
Yet no one cared.
.
.
Day by day, time passed, yet Luo Island continued to operate steadily. Aside from the occasional small sea locust attacks, everything seemed normal.
The once overwhelming disaster beasts felt like a mirage, leaving everyone's minds.
It's been over a week now, such a long time without incidents. Perhaps it was already over?
But only Ji Jue knew that there was no end, it hadn't even begun.
In his observations, the secret pollution of the Tyrant was still spreading… Stealthy and swift, without disturbing a thing, yet abnormally fast!
It was like sneaking back over a weekend holiday, quietly making a key to return and steal the company seal, knowing each camera's location like the back of one's hand.
This familiarity wasn't the first time!
"Those incompetent fools of Sujano..."
Ji Jue was grinding his teeth in fury, not expecting to still clean up the mess for these bastards at this point: "Isis, double their workload for me!"
"Okay."
If I can't work them to death, then I'll work them ragged!
These incompetents thoroughly deserve it!
Collaborating with the Tyrant like negotiating with a tiger, and they weren't even cautious, unaware they'd already been rabble-roused!
According to Seno's testimony, the Sujano Family had been collaborating with the Tyrant for a long time, tracing back hundreds of years to the early establishment of their base on Luo Island.
At that time, the two sides shared common interests, forming an immediate agreement. According to their arrangement, the Sujano Family was responsible for regularly providing the Tyrant with healthy living humans, regardless of race or gender.
In return, they could use the Tyrant's power to navigate some dangerous routes, expand their business, or secretly suppress other families' forces, disguising as disasters or accidents.
Over the years, they colluded with each other, blending seamlessly, even creating that wretched "Bloody Mother" thing.
The main issue was that the Abyss Lord couldn't come ashore, and the Sujano Family couldn't go to sea, each side needing the other; otherwise, they wouldn't have maintained such a long-lasting collaboration.
But now, with the Sujano Family gone, the thousands of people scheduled to be sent to the Sea Abyss this quarter were instead taken by Ji Jue into his own factory.
Although he couldn't understand the significance of this group to the Abyss Lord, if he wasn't hopping mad with renewed hatred, then there was a real problem.
When the Lou Family was still around, he naturally didn't dare show himself, but following the disaster wind, the situation had drastically changed… After a couple of shots of cat's urine, now rejuvenated, he stealthily extended his hand into Luo Island again.