Chapter 106: Fear and Riot

"Dad!!"

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

A figure rushed out of the room. Seeing Zhao Yi at the door, he finally let out a sigh of relief...

"You brat! Where did you run off to?!" Uncle Zhao gritted his teeth, grabbed his ear, and spoke fiercely. "I was just about to tell you not to go out for the next couple of days, but the moment I opened my eyes, you were gone... If you had come back any later, I would have had to ask Chen Ling to find you!"

"Easy, easy, easy... Dad, I think I've done something heroic!"

Zhao Yi saw Uncle Zhao's puzzled look and quickly recounted his recent experience. After listening, Uncle Zhao silently released his ear and began to pace around the room, seemingly searching for something.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Uncle Zhao picked up a broom and fiercely swung it at Zhao Yi's backside, creating whistling sounds through the air.

Amidst Zhao Yi's screams, Uncle Zhao's curses erupted repeatedly. "I should've broken your legs earlier! Running into the lair of the Calamity counts as a heroic deed?! How many heads do you think you have to lose?! I'll teach you to run around! I'll teach you to run around!!"

Uncle Zhao was truly furious this time, hitting harder with each swing. As Zhao Yi darted around the room, Uncle Zhao seemed to hear something and instinctively gripped the broom handle tightly.

Uncle Zhao's eyes widened, and just as he was about to speak, Zhao Yi made a solemn "hush" gesture, his gaze fixed on the outside of the door.

In the silent, thick fog, figures carrying kerosene lamps rushed past one after another.

"The Calamity! The Calamity is here!!!"

"Help me... Help! Can anyone save me!!"

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

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

"Open the door!! Open the door for me, quick!!!" It was a man's voice, anxious and tinged with menace. "I'm telling you to open the damn door right now!! Can't you hear me?!"

Uncle Zhao and Zhao Yi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with caution. Just then, the man spoke again:

"I'm an Enforcer! Open the door, quick!!"

Hearing this, Uncle Zhao's expression changed slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he still stepped forward and unlocked the shop door.

*Wham—*

The shop door was yanked open, and a figure in a black and red uniform burst in from outside. His speed was so great that he directly knocked Uncle Zhao, who was behind the door, off his feet, sending him crashing to the ground.

"Dad!" Zhao Yi rushed forward, shielding Uncle Zhao, who was groaning on the ground, and angrily glared at the man. "Who are you?!"

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

The man instantly drew a knife from his waist, pointed it at Zhao Yi, and spoke viciously.

If Chen Ling had been there, he would have recognized this man at a glance: the Enforcer known as "Brother Guo," whom he had repeatedly stabbed at the wet market, and who was also in charge of Cold Snow Street, adjacent to Cold Frost Street... At this moment, Guo Nan's face was covered in blood and dirt, looking utterly disheveled.

Guo Nan's hand, gripping the knife, was even trembling.

Everything he had just experienced was truly terrifying... He had personally witnessed a Shadow Centipede smash open the door of a house on Cold Snow Street, tearing everyone inside to shreds. He was truly scared; despite being an Enforcer for so many years, it was his first time truly seeing a "Calamity."

The bloody scene and the centipede's waving myriad legs instantly shattered his courage. He chose not to fight head-on but turned and ran... Those few Shadow Centipedes successively slaughtered residents house by house, terrifying the surrounding residents to the point of collapse. They heard the sounds of fighting and wailing getting closer and closer, and some also chose to flee. As the first person started to run, others, seeing this, were also driven by fear to run with them.

In this way, Cold Snow Street had descended into complete chaos... During his escape through the thick fog, Guo Nan only knew that many figures were chasing him in the mist. He dared not stop, fleeing frantically forward without looking back until he saw this place...

Cold Frost Street remained quiet, as if it had never been invaded by the Calamity.

Guo Nan's chest heaved violently. While holding the knife to threaten Zhao Yi, he looked back through the window to observe outside, his eyes filled with caution and lingering fear.

He thought to himself, *If I hide here, I should be able to evade those things?*

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

"You dared to hurt my dad?!" Zhao Yi's eyes burned red. He snatched up the broom from the ground and charged at the knife without hesitation!

Guo Nan hadn't expected an ordinary person to dare attack him while he held a knife. Caught off guard, he only managed to stab Zhao Yi once before the broom swung whistling and struck his temple, making stars burst before his eyes.

The next moment, Zhao Yi tackled him and crashed through the main door, tumbling onto Cold Frost Street.

"Help... help!! They're coming!!!"

More and more residents from Cold Snow Street screamed as they rushed into Cold Frost Street. Countless feet trampled over the two men. Guo Nan grunted in pain a few times and struggled to get up... Meanwhile, Zhao Yi, opposite him, also rose to his feet, covered in blood, his eyes fixed on Guo Nan.

Screams, wails, and the sounds of biting and crawling from deep within the thick fog completely shattered the silence of Cold Frost Street. Everything was swept into chaos and disorder!

This was a riot for survival, and similar scenes were already unfolding in most of the streets throughout Sector Three.

*Bang—!!*

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

From within the thick fog, a figure in a black trench coat emerged with a grim expression. He held a gun, and his eyes, as he looked at the thoroughly panicked crowd, were filled with seriousness.

"Everyone stay where you are! Anyone who moves, I'll kill them!" Chen Ling said, pointing his gun at the group, his tone brooking no argument.

The crowd instinctively stopped. Seeing Chen Ling in his Enforcer attire, hope finally appeared on their terrified faces!

"It's an Enforcer!"

"Save us... the monsters are catching up!!"

Voices rose one after another from the crowd. Some tried to hide behind Chen Ling, but another gunshot scared them back to their spots...

"I said, anyone who moves, I'll kill them," Chen Ling's cold voice rang out again.

"Shh... shhh..." Xi Renjie's voice came through the walkie-talkie. "Chen Ling, what's the situation like on your end?"

Chen Ling's gaze fell to the ground. Amidst the intertwined shadows of the many Cold Snow Street residents, the silhouettes of several strange and massive centipedes had already blended in...

Chen Ling was silent for a long time before speaking in a hoarse voice:

"Not good."