It's 3:30 in the morning on the 11th. Lu Zhi stood atop the tallest building in the CBD of the city, squinting slightly.
She was wearing a black evening gown, slit up to her thighs, with tassels adorned with diamonds on the fabric's surface.
This was the tallest building in the entire city of X.
About twenty years ago, the permanent population of X was sixteen million. This commercial center was not only a landmark of X, but also a business card shown to the world. Countless luxury brands had their stores here, and the bright display windows showcased dreams of extravagance.
Few people knew that this commercial building was Lu Zhi's family property.
"My father was a famous businessman. Unfortunately, he had weak reproductive abilities and countless mistresses, yet only one daughter in this lifetime. From a young age, he hoped I wouldn't be inferior to anyone. I grew up like a son." Lu Zhi drew on a slender lady's cigarette, her gaze dreamy. "Wearing a dress would get me scolded, keeping long hair would too. Be it academic performance or extracurricular talents, I was always the best. My father always wanted me to be the best, to prove that I wasn't inferior to males. You men probably wouldn't have such troubles."
"No one would tell you, 'Men aren't suitable for studying science, for doing business, for venturing out.' Even if you fail, others will find countless excuses for you. But I, I can only fail once. Just one failure is enough to prove that what they said is true. That I'm just not suitable."
01 rarely recalled memories of when he was still human. But seeing Lu Zhi looking so eager, he also thought for a moment. "I had average academic performance from childhood to adulthood, my parents didn't have many expectations of me, but I still got into military school. But there wasn't a building for me to inherit from my family."
Lu Zhi sneered, "It has nothing to do with inheriting family business. All my glory ended in college. I thought I was being groomed as the heir until I returned home during summer vacation in college and found out my cousin, who was inferior to me in every aspect, had already started working in the company."
"I told my father I also wanted to work in the company. My dad said, 'Daddy's found some good families for you. In the future, your cousin will be kowtowing to you after I'm dead.'"
Lu Zhi was born here, and she loved this place. From a young age, her father held her hand to attend meetings at the mall. She sat beside her father, and others respectfully called her "Miss Lu". Lu Zhi naturally thought that everything here would belong to her.
She would stand on her father's shoulders and build an even bigger and better commercial empire.
This department store was the result of Lu's father's life's work, so Lu Zhi built a slaughterhouse nearby. The entire commercial district became foul-smelling; as the slaughterhouse grew, the permanent population of X decreased.
Her father destroyed her belief.
So, she destroyed it.
In the inner world, this department store was still brightly lit. Instead of groceries, the market now displayed meat pigs collected by Lu Zhi from around the world.
From the first district, from other districts. There were ordinary people and Harbingers.
There were also employees sent by the Special Operations Department to hunt her down. Lu Zhi turned these people into specimens and exhibited them in the lobby on the ground floor. The signboard at the store's entrance no longer read "Lu's Department Store" but "Tasty Butchery."
01 fell silent for a moment. "I thought we were here to discuss a battle plan."
Whether Harbingers or Pollutants, they were not willing to sign contracts directly. They had to fight first to see who won.
Win, and they would get everything they wanted; lose, and they would have to compensate with territory and payments.
There were more high-level Harbingers coming to X City this time than they had imagined.
Although the slaughterhouse had recruited over a hundred butchers for the hunting operation, it still seemed insufficient to deal with high-level Harbingers.
Lu Zhi flicked her cigarette to the ground and crushed it with her high heels. "Of course, I know. But most of the Pollutants I've encountered are just stupid creatures who only know how to feed and can't communicate. Rarely do I meet one who can talk, so I can't help but chat a bit more."
At 4:00 in the morning, a notice was broadcasted in various areas of X City.
"This is the Pollution Disease Prevention and Control Center of X City; please gather at the nearby emergency points while ensuring your safety, surviving citizens! If it's inconvenient, please wait for rescue at home!"
Because X City was close to the slaughterhouse, the Pollution Disease Prevention and Control Center organized a prevention and control exercise every year. They never expected to have to use it now.
Lu Zhi didn't move; her snake tail swayed gently. "I like these clever little pigs. But, they've killed many of my employees. It breaks my heart."
She took out a stack of contracts from a drawer behind her. "There are a total of 418 employees in my slaughterhouse, but just in the past four hours, 217 have died, including 14 senior employees with a pollution value over 6000."
The contracts of the deceased employees were black.
01 raised an eyebrow. "So many?"
If it weren't for Lu Yan's Butcher ID, the casualties of the senior butchers wouldn't have been so heavy.
They were bloodthirsty, but not foolish. If they couldn't win, they could escape, or join forces to take down their enemies one by one.
Unfortunately, a traitor had infiltrated the ranks of the butchers.
This traitor took advantage of the low guard of the other butchers and silently killed many senior employees, greatly alleviating the pressure on the Harbingers.
"For the slaughterhouse, this loss is too heavy. The ones who need to sign the contract are the Hound Base and the Harbinger Headquarters." Lu Zhi's expression was indifferent. "If you don't find a way to compensate for my losses, I'll have to collect the payment from you."
The Soul Contract signed with Talent 10 was enforceable.
But the pollution value of the Hound was higher than hers, and Lu Zhi was worried about backlash. Hence, there was room for negotiation.
01 laughed, his laughter echoing on the empty rooftop. "I thought you suddenly contacted me for something else!"
"If you hadn't suddenly contacted me, I would have brought back several bodies by now." 01 interlaced his fingers, casually moving his arms, his expression nonchalant. "But since you put it that way, I'll take it more seriously."
"I'll bring back Tang Xunan's body to you, which should compensate for all these butchers of yours."
"So confident?"
01 replied, "Number 10 was supposed to be difficult to defeat, but unfortunately, he now has a fatal weakness: he has fallen in love with a weak person."
"This time, I made sure to have Headquarters bring Number 10's lover along. As long as we find him
…" 01 recalled some unpleasant memories, such as being betrayed by an ally at the First Research Institute. "I don't ask for much, just one life for a whole dragon's bone. Fair enough."
"And, my little dog is already on the way."
Lu Zhi blew out a smoke ring. "Is that so? I often feel that this generation of men is inadequate. I hope you don't disappoint me."
*
Lu Yan turned on the faucet, revealing a hand covered in blood. The fourth finger couldn't retract temporarily, with bits of flesh hanging from the fingertips, and blood stains almost soaking into his skin.
Despite Lu Yan's cautious movements, he still got injured.
The little rabbit used the cotton from his own body to plug the gaping hole in his abdomen, sounding very concerned, "Dad, are you okay?"
Just a few minutes ago, the Bull Horn Butcher pierced Lu Yan's abdomen with the horn on his head. Although Lu Yan had completed the kill, his injuries didn't heal on their own.
[You've been injured too many times today, exceeding the regeneration limit. You'll need to wait a few hours for the cooldown.]
Lu Yan's spiritual power threshold had reached the A-level standard, but even the advanced butchers at the slaughterhouse weren't to be trifled with.
Moreover, Lu Zhi had recently spent a lot of money hiring some new employees. These employees were renowned for their prowess and achievements worldwide.
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