Chapter 74: The Prison Break and the Sudden Attack

Inside M Nation, the Kosta Federal Prison,

the largest and most secure prison in all of M,

unlike the majestic spectacle of the prison city in the past, now there was no trace of its former glory. All that could be seen were shattered ruins, broken limbs scattered about, and blood staining this land filled with sin—blood from humans and from Prison Beasts alike.

But what drew the eye even more were the conspicuous giant plants among the wreckage, thorny vines resembling brambles that coiled around the entire ruin. In the densest part of the thorns, if one looked closely, they would find various terrifying black monsters strangled within.

Needless to say, these were Prison Beasts—nearly ten of them.

And the culprit behind all this was now in the western prisoner activity area: Sakuragi, who had come to break someone out on Lin Ling’s orders.

As Sakuragi manipulated a massive wooden spike to pierce the head of an eagle-shaped Prison Beast, this area was temporarily out of danger.

Detaching the plant connected to the wooden spike from her right arm, Sakuragi turned to examine the man behind her—a middle-aged, brown-haired man in a tattered prison uniform, who wore an expression of complete calm.

To Sakuragi, these Prison Beasts of around the fifth rank posed no threat. After absorbing the Life Star Source, she had reached the seventh rank; dealing with them was merely a small test of her abilities.

But to others, they were demons from hell, easily awakening people’s primal fears—let alone for those on Blue Star who possessed almost no spiritual power. Just thinking about the moment when the Prison Beasts had first broken through the prison, most people were terrified to the point of mental collapse, blood and screams filling the entire prison city.

Yet this man had not blinked from beginning to end, always maintaining a composed expression, calmly handling every crisis.

‘No wonder he’s the man chosen by Lord Rothchild. Such courage and calm in the face of danger are truly commendable.’

In Sakuragi’s heart, this man had already proven worthy of serving Lord Rothchild.

Smiling, she extended her hand to the man named Jieming. Taking him to the barrier of the Nanhai Villa was the urgent matter now. Someone with his special constitution, possessing a trace of spiritual power, would easily attract the attention of Prison Beasts.

If she hadn’t arrived in time, this guy would have already become a meal for the Prison Beasts.

“Grab my hand. We need to leave.”

Looking at the Asian girl reaching out to him, Jieming was still a bit bewildered.

Earlier, during the visitation, this girl had inexplicably approached him and said a bunch of confusing things that left him completely baffled—things like Star Source, Suitable Ones, Outer Domain, and so on. Plus, her accented English made it even harder to understand.

He probably only understood about sixty to seventy percent.

At the same time, he even wondered if this girl had escaped from a mental hospital.

It wasn’t until those monsters attacked that he realized she hadn’t been talking nonsense or exaggerating.

That powerful, unbelievable force easily crushed monsters that even the police couldn’t kill. At that moment, Jieming realized this girl might really be the servant of that silver-haired girl as she claimed.

Anyway, now that he was a prisoner with no future ahead, he might as well go with her.

Thinking this, Jieming reached out and grasped Sakuragi’s slender hand.

“No! Jieming, you bastard, you can’t leave!”

Just then, an untimely voice interrupted Jieming’s thoughts, also stirring up anger within him.

“Jieming, you animal! Do you know this is a prison break? I have the right to shoot you! … Damn it!”

Staring at the bald man who had just crawled out of the rubble, holding a pistol with blood all over his face, Jieming’s eyes nearly blazed with fury.

This old scumbag, this despicable man who had fabricated evidence to frame him and send him to prison, who had even tried multiple times to have him killed!

He had cost Jieming everything!

He had forced him to be separated from his family!

“Do you need me to kill him?” Sakuragi’s voice reached Jieming’s ears, also reminding him of his purpose.

“No, thank you. Let me do it myself.”

Suppressing his anger, Jieming replied calmly, then strode directly toward the old prison guard.

Seeing Jieming’s resolute answer, Sakuragi said nothing more, silently manipulating a vine to bury itself under the guard’s feet, just in case. She couldn’t let such an important person meet with an accident.

Otherwise, how would she explain it to Lord Rothchild?

But in the end, her precaution was unnecessary.

Jieming swiftly snatched the pistol from the old guard’s hand while simultaneously dislocating his elbow. The entire set of movements was smooth and practiced, catching the old guard completely off guard.

Wow, this uncle is pretty cool! A hint of admiration sparkled in Sakuragi’s eyes.

“Aaaah!”

In an instant, the old guard’s miserable screams echoed through the silent ruins.

With another chop of his hand, Jieming knocked the old guard unconscious.

“Let’s go.” He walked over to Sakuragi.

“Aren’t you going to kill him? He’s your enemy, right?” Sakuragi asked, puzzled.

“If I kill him now, I won’t know who set me up. I’ll keep this scumbag alive for now.”

“Oh.”

Hearing this, Sakuragi simply acknowledged and then activated her cyan spiritual power. The next moment, under Jieming’s curious gaze, a cyan magic circle appeared beneath their feet.

This teleportation array would directly send them to the defensive barrier set up by Lin Ling at the Nanhai Villa.

—

Cangyang City,

inside a certain software company,

Chen Xueyu was anxiously calling his parents and cousin on the phone, just like the other employees around him. He was eager to confirm the safety of his loved ones.

All of this was because of the live-streamed video that Little White had spread on the internet earlier, along with the explanation about Prison Beasts.

Coupled with the ceaseless news reports of monster attacks breaking out all over the world, everyone couldn’t help but worry about their families.

With his mind occupied by concern for his family, Chen Xueyu naturally couldn’t focus on work. He kept calling home.

Fortunately, his parents were safe and hadn’t been attacked.

Then he called his cousin.

“Hey, sis, are you okay?” As soon as his cousin answered, Chen Xueyu immediately asked about her safety.

“I’m fine. I’m at the wholesale market buying groceries right now. What’s wrong, why so urgent?”

“Oh, that’s good. It’s nothing, just saw news reports about monsters appearing all over the world again, attacking people. I was worried, so I wanted to check.”

“Haha, don’t worry, I’m fine here.”

Hearing his cousin’s relaxed tone, Chen Xueyu’s anxious heart finally settled.

‘Yeah, those monsters are limited in number. How could we be so unlucky as to encounter them?’

‘Haha, I was overthinking.’

“Glad you’re okay. I’ll hang up now, have to get back to work.”

“Okay, bye…”

Just as Chen Xueyu thought everything was fine, his cousin’s voice suddenly cut off. Instead, there were eerie roars from the background, along with heart-wrenching cries for help and screams.

It all happened so suddenly that Chen Xueyu was momentarily stunned.

Then he quickly shouted into the phone:

“Sis! Sis! What’s going on over there?!”

“Sis!”

“Big sis!!!”

“Say something!”

…

…

But no matter how much he shouted, the other end never produced his cousin’s voice again. Only the cries of strangers and a mess of chaotic footsteps remained.

An unacceptable thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

Indescribable and uncontrollable grief surged into his heart. This man, who was never particularly strong, couldn’t control his emotions any longer. He slumped over his desk, sobbing quietly.

‘She was fine just a moment ago…’

‘How could it suddenly…’

‘My cousin is still so young! She has a child!”

The colleagues around him noticed Chen Xueyu’s change. They could guess what had happened from the conversation and were thinking about how to comfort the grief-stricken young man.

But they had no time to focus on that anymore.

Because,

they were now in the same boat.

At that moment, a black monster, like a dark phantom accompanied by nauseating black mist, burst through the wall without warning, charging into this sheep pen full of “lambs.”

The moment they saw the monster,

fear spread through the crowd like a virus, instantly.

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