Chapter 106: Fear Riot

"Dad!!"

Zhao Yi pushed open the door of the breakfast shop and shouted anxiously.

A figure rushed out of the house, and seeing Zhao Yi at the door, finally let out a sigh of relief...

"You brat! Where did you run off to?!" Uncle Zhao gritted his teeth, grabbed his ear, and said fiercely, "I was just about to tell you not to go out these past two days. The moment I opened my eyes, you were gone without a trace... If you had come back any later, I would have had to beg Chen Ling to go find you!"

"Easy, easy, easy... Dad, I think I’ve performed a meritorious deed!"

“……？”

Seeing Uncle Zhao’s suspicious look, Zhao Yi quickly recounted his experience. After hearing it, the latter silently let go of his ear, lowered his head, and began pacing around the room, as if looking for something.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Uncle Zhao picked up a broom and lashed it fiercely at Zhao Yi’s backside, whistling through the air.

Amidst Zhao Yi’s screams, Uncle Zhao’s scolding rang out one after another, "I should have broken your legs sooner! Running into a disaster nest is a meritorious deed?! Let’s see how many heads you have to lose! I’ll teach you to run around! I’ll teach you to run around!!"

Uncle Zhao was truly angry this time, each strike harder than the last. Just as Zhao Yi was scrambling around the room, he seemed to hear something and backhanded the broom handle, gripping it tightly.

Uncle Zhao’s eyes widened, about to say something, when Zhao Yi made a solemn "hush" gesture, looking toward the door.

In the silent, thick fog, figures carrying kerosene lamps ran past in a hurry.

"Disaster! The disaster is here!!!"

"Help... help! Someone save me!!"

"I don't want to die yet!!"

“……”

Perhaps because the breakfast shop still had its lights on, one figure stopped abruptly and pounded frantically on the shop door!

"Open the door!! Open the door for me!!!" It was a man’s voice, anxiety mixed with a hint of intimidation. "I’m telling you to open the door right now!! Can’t you hear me?!"

Uncle Zhao and Zhao Yi exchanged a look, both filled with vigilance. Just then, the man said again:

"I’m an enforcer! Open the door!!"

Hearing this, Uncle Zhao’s expression changed. After hesitating for a moment, he went up and unlocked the shop door.

Clatter—

The door was pulled open, and a figure in a black and red uniform rushed in from outside. He was moving so fast that he knocked Uncle Zhao, who was behind the door, straight to the ground.

"Dad!" Zhao Yi rushed forward to protect Uncle Zhao, who was groaning on the floor, and looked at the man angrily. "Who the hell are you?!"

"I’m Enforcer Guo Nan! Shut your mouth if you don't want to die!!"

The man instantly pulled a knife from his waist, pointed it at Zhao Yi, and said fiercely.

If Chen Ling were here, he would recognize this man at a glance. He was the enforcer called "Brother Guo" whom he had stabbed several times at the vegetable market, and also the person in charge of Cold Snow Street, next to Frost Street... At this moment, Guo Nan’s face was covered in blood and dust, looking utterly wretched.

Guo Nan’s hand holding the knife was even trembling.

Everything he had just experienced was too terrifying... He had seen with his own eyes a shadow centipede smash open the door of a house on Cold Snow Street and tear everyone inside to pieces. He was truly afraid. He had been an enforcer for so many years, but this was the first time he had truly seen a "disaster."

The bloody scene and the ten thousand legs waving by the centipede had shattered the courage in his heart. He didn't choose to fight head-on; instead, he turned and ran... Those shadow centipedes slaughtered house after house, and the surrounding residents were all scared to the point of collapse. They heard the sounds of fighting and wailing getting closer, and some chose to flee. As the first person started running, others saw it and were driven by fear to run as well.

Just like that, Cold Snow Street fell into complete chaos... During the escape in the thick fog, Guo Nan only knew that many figures were chasing him in the mist. He didn't dare stop and ran forward frantically without looking back, until he saw this place...

Frost Street was still quiet, as if it had never been invaded by a disaster.

Guo Nan’s chest heaved violently. While holding the knife to intimidate Zhao Yi, he looked back through the window to observe the outside, his eyes full of vigilance and lingering fear.

If he hid here, he should be able to avoid those things, right?

Guo Nan thought to himself.

But unfortunately... he had chosen the wrong address and the wrong target to threaten.

"You dare hurt my dad?!" Zhao Yi’s eyes were red. He grabbed the broom from the floor and charged at the knife without hesitation!

Guo Nan hadn't expected an ordinary person to dare attack him while he was holding a knife. Caught off guard, he only managed to stab Zhao Yi once before being swung at the temple by the broom, seeing stars.

The next moment, Zhao Yi tackled him, crashing through the door and rolling out onto Frost Street.

"Help... help!! They’re here!!!"

More and more Cold Snow Street residents screamed as they rushed into Frost Street. Countless feet trampled over the two men. Guo Nan groaned in pain a few times and struggled to get up... At the same time, Zhao Yi, who was across from him, also crawled up, covered in blood, his eyes fixed on him.

Screams, wails, and the sounds of tearing and crawling from the depths of the fog completely shattered the silence of Frost Street. Everything was swept into chaotic disorder!

This was a riot for survival, and the same scene was already playing out in the vast majority of neighborhoods in District 3.

Bang—!!

Just then, a gunshot rang out from in front of the crowd!

In the thick fog, a figure in a black trench coat walked out with a grim face. He held a gun, his eyes filled with seriousness as he looked at the panicked crowd.

"Everyone stay where you are! Whoever moves, I’ll kill!" Chen Ling pointed his gun at the group and said in an unquestionable tone.

The crowd stopped instinctively. Seeing the enforcer’s attire, hope finally appeared on their terrified faces!

"It’s an enforcer!"

"Save us... the monsters are about to catch up!!"

Voices rang out one after another from the crowd. Some wanted to hide behind Chen Ling, but were scared back to their original spots by a gunshot...

"I said, whoever moves, I’ll kill." Chen Ling’s cold voice rang out again.

"Static... static..." Xi Renjie’s voice came over the walkie-talkie. "Chen Ling, how is the situation over there?"

Chen Ling’s gaze fell to the ground. Among the shadows of the many Cold Snow Street residents intermingled together, the outlines of several eerie, massive centipedes had already blended in...

Chen Ling was silent for a long time, then said hoarsely:

"Not good."