The hangar door of the battleship opened wide, fighter jets and spaceships flying out, encircling the entire small town.

As Chi Yao expected, this amusement park’s defense was stronger than the previous ones.

Chi Yao opened the fighter jet hatch, overlooking the entire pitch-black residential area from mid-air. His deep voice reached every team member’s ears through the public channel.

“Force breakthrough.”

Explosions and roars were incessant in the dark night.

“Awooooo—!”

With an angry howl, the protective shield of the residential area was shattered by infrasound waves.

Ying Wei took a running start and jumped up. The protective shield couldn’t withstand his sharp claws.

After a round of artillery exchange, men in black wearing masks appeared everywhere in the small town.

The fighter jet descended. Chi Yao jumped to the breach scratched out by Ying Wei and said to Xiao Hei: “Can you control the AI system here?”

Whether it was defense mechanisms or emergency response mechanisms, they were all AI-controlled. Hijacking the AI would save more than half the trouble.

Xiao Hei: [Who are you looking down on?]

Wait for the people behind to catch up, Chi Yao jumped down holding the breach.

“True, if you can’t even control a lousy AI, how are you worthy of Xiao Hong calling you brother?”

Xiao Hei: [……]

Just landed, hearing a slight noise behind him, Chi Yao drew his gun backhanded, aiming quickly in that direction.

The black mask couldn’t dodge in time and was hit in the right hand.

“Ugh!”

After the people behind jumped down, they immediately engaged in a melee with the black masks here.

Chi Yao walked quickly inside.

A gun suddenly appeared in his left palm. He looked down; it was the cockatoo Xiao Hei transformed into.

This master also had a day of actively drilling into the palm?

Interpreting his brain waves, Xiao Hei said faintly: [If you don’t use it, I’ll find an AI to play by myself.]

Chi Yao thought of the scene where Xiao Hei used humanoid robots to fight autonomously in the aerial amusement park.

True love for fighting.

Chi Yao moved his fingers, playing with the cockatoo casually, smiling lazily.

“No, Xixi asked you to protect me.”

Xiao Hei: [Protection is fine, charges apply.]

Chi Yao asked casually while walking: “How much?”

Xiao Hei: [Each transformation counts as one charge, one time equals one jin of energy stones.]

Chi Yao: “…”

Gold-swallowing beast, you are.

Xiao Hei: [Hurry up, price increases if not decided in three seconds.]

Chi Yao: “…”

Relying on monopoly to hike prices.

Very good.

Very much his style.

Chi Yao: “Okay, settle the bill with Xiao Hong afterwards.”

Xiao Hei: [……]

The breach entered was near the south gate of the residential area. Entering from here were more than ten small high-rise buildings.

Chi Yao went straight to building four according to the blueprint, taking the elevator down to the second basement level.

Underground of ordinary residential areas was generally used as storage, but here it was a place to imprison modified bodies and ordinary players.

Ding.

The elevator stopped, doors opening slowly.

Bang bang bang!

Bullets hit the metal, making harsh impact sounds.

Chi Yao leaned sideways against the wall, raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

“Ugh—!”

A moment later, the gunshots weakened.

Chi Yao counted the time in his mind.

A white light suddenly flashed before his eyes. The metal wall of the elevator was suddenly blasted with a charred gap by a laser beam.

Xiao Hei: [Activate defense mode? Counts as two charges.]

Chi Yao watched the movement outside, laughing low: “Too expensive, can’t afford it.”

Xiao Hei: [……]

While speaking, Chi Yao shot one side of the laser beam emitter, rolling out of the elevator before another laser beam fired, hiding behind the wall.

Boom!

The second laser beam blew up the elevator directly.

Gunshots continued. Chi Yao listened to the footsteps around, automatically simulating the battle process in his brain.

In less than five minutes, all guards here fell.

Chi Yao put the empty gun back into the leg pouch, walking towards the right passage according to the markings on the blueprint.

Not many black masks here, more AI patrol guards, almost one every three meters.

With this defense level, ordinary people captured here had no chance to escape at all.

Chi Yao hid in a fork and didn’t go further inside.

“Cracked yet?”

Xiao Hei: [A bit difficult, need another five minutes.]

Forcing a way in wasn’t impossible, but troublesome. Being chased by a group of AIs aside, it also wasted stamina.

Only five minutes, wait then.

Just as Chi Yao thought so, Xiao Hong’s voice suddenly came into his mind.

Not a message conveyed by Jing Xi, but a prompt for Jing Xi. Because Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong were connected to the network, he could also hear it.

Xiao Hong: [Master, Little Master Yaoyao is about to give birth. Pop up the live broadcast screen?]

Before Jing Xi spoke, Chi Yao immediately said: “Pop up.”

But the reply received was—

[Okay, connected to housekeeping AI, comprehensive monitoring.]

Chi Yao realized then that Xiao Hong couldn’t hear what he said at all.

Daughter about to give birth, and he and Jing Xi weren’t home. How could this be?!

Xiao Hei: [If you want to watch, I can pop it up too.]

Chi Yao was pissed off: “Then hurry up.”

Just finished speaking, a virtual window appeared before his eyes. The background was Jing Xi’s small home in the military district. Pregnant Yaoyao was much fatter, pacing anxiously on the lawn, sniffing in front of the camera from time to time, stretching out paws to scratch.

Hearing its pitiful cries, seemingly summoning them, Chi Yao’s heart softened into a mess.

No, must go home quickly.

Don’t say five minutes, can’t wait even a second!

“Brother Black.”

Chi Yao pointed to the nearest AI patrol guard, “Go snatch that body. Play however you want, take them away.”

Xiao Hei: [Really let me out to play?]

Chi Yao: “Mn.”

After saying that, he added: “Letting out for wind once deducts two jin of energy stones.”

Xiao Hei: [……]

He counted on his fingers. Energy stones deducted could still be earned. Opportunity for wind missed once is one less.

The cockatoo in Chi Yao’s hand turned back into a small dot, ejecting onto that AI’s controller at speed faster than sound.

The AI’s indicator light flashed back and forth between red and green. In less than a second, it raised its mechanical hand and gave Chi Yao the middle finger.

Chi Yao: “…”

Controlling the main AI system was a bit difficult, but controlling this kind of low-intelligence AI guard was quite easy for Xiao Hei.

In the quiet aisle, it suddenly walked to the middle of the road, issuing orders to other AIs.

Other AI indicator lights flashed, looking towards it, hesitating for a second or two before standing in the middle of the aisle one after another.

Black AI: “Keep formation, lift right foot.”

It lifted, and the AIs behind followed suit.

Black AI: “Lift left foot again, then right foot then left foot—”

Chi Yao watched Xiao Hei take away this group of silly AIs effortlessly.

He walked out quietly, walking into the aisle.

A slight click suddenly sounded behind him.

“Suspected external personnel intru—”

An AI issued a warning, only interrupted by Black AI halfway.

“Keep formation, don’t turn head, don’t speak.”

That AI hesitated for a second: “Received.”

Chi Yao: “…”

On both sides of the aisle were metal doors. Chi Yao was all too familiar with this scene. Even the sensors beside the doors were identical to base 810.

He skipped the rooms imprisoning ordinary players, walking towards the area for modified bodies.

Metal clashing sounds came from far behind.

Should be Xiao Hei taking action.

Chi Yao stopped in front of a room, raising his hand towards the sensor. Just about to touch it, steel claws suddenly protruded from the back of his hand.

Sharp steel claws pierced into the metal, swiping down, short-circuiting and scrapping the sensor.

Chi Yao used steel claws to pry open the metal panel, pinching two sensor elements together.

Click.

The metal door in front opened.

A glint flashed in his peripheral vision. Chi Yao turned his head, looking at the small camera on the upper left, corners of lips raising slightly.

In front of the monitoring screen, the operator was scared into a cold sweat by this smile.

“Captain, Chi Yao went in!”

The person called Captain couldn’t care about him at all, already burnt out.

A few days ago, they suddenly received notification from superiors to temporarily cancel this game time and strengthen alertness.

He thought it was just like before, hiding for a while would be fine. Didn’t expect to suddenly encounter a comprehensive siege, and the person coming was Chi Yao!

“Where are the AI guards?! Thousands of AI patrol guards can’t stop one Chi Yao?!” He roared at the operator across the entire monitoring hall, “Activate AI guards’ strongest attack mode. Does this fucking need my instruction?!”

The operator wiped sweat, brain muddled.

“B-but AI guards walked away in line.”

The captain didn’t understand.

“Walked where?!”

Operator: “Can’t find!”

Captain shouted anxiously: “Then notify the guard team to send people over!”

Operator: “A-already notified, but no reply from there.”

Captain: “Fuck!”

Second basement level, Chi Yao pushed the door open and walked in.

Feeling a gust of wind by his ear, he raised his hand quickly.

Heavy pressure came from the steel claw.

In the dark and narrow room, a monster with a human body and leopard head was glaring at him from less than an arm’s distance away. The opponent’s claws hit right on the steel claw.

Close up, Chi Yao could smell the beast scent emitting from the other party.

Very smelly.

Chi Yao waved it away.

“Can you still understand human speech?”

Leopard-man jumped back onto the bed squatting, eyes vigilant, but didn’t speak.

Those brought into the amusement park as challenge targets for ordinary players, or NPCs, were generally modified bodies with good aptitude.

If they could achieve good combat records in the amusement park, they had a chance to enter Ghost and become a black mask.

However, most modified bodies forced into the amusement park were either killed in the game or went crazy with beastification exceeding 30%, eventually reduced to the lowest level guards, unable to escape death.

Chi Yao walked to the only stool and sat down, facing Leopard-man across a bed.

“I’m not your enemy. If I were, this door wouldn’t be open till now.”

After speaking, he saw Leopard-man’s ears twitch, turning his head slightly towards the door.

Seems to understand, not the worst.

Chi Yao retracted the steel claws, resting his chin on his hand, saying slowly: “I looked at your past records. In three days we are going to snatch an energy mine. The villagers nearby are annoying. As long as you kill all villagers, you can transform into a black mask, completely breaking away from the amusement park. How about it?”

Leopard-man’s slightly relaxed body suddenly tensed and lowered, low growls coming from his throat, suddenly attacking before Chi Yao could continue.

Chi Yao dodged and retreated, tone calm as if chatting: “What, dissatisfied with my conditions? This is already special treatment for you. If it were others, they would have to execute at least three snatch and assassination missions to transform into a black mask.”

Leopard-man attacked more fiercely, hoarse voice coming from his throat.

“I, would rather die!”

Maybe due to partial beastification of vocal parts, his pronunciation was blurry, but Chi Yao still understood.

When the beast claw swiped towards his face again, Chi Yao grabbed the opponent’s wrist, kicked away the leg kicking over, and chuckled: “Good, you are free.”

Leopard-man was stunned, not figuring out the situation.

Chi Yao didn’t plan to explain more.

“If you still want to live, stay here obediently first. Go to the first floor in twenty minutes. Someone will pick you up onto the spaceship to leave here.”

After speaking, he left the room.

Walking a few steps, he felt that Leopard-man following secretly.

Chi Yao walked to the second door, turning his head to look at him.

“Know how to open the door?”

Didn’t expect to be discovered instantly. Leopard-man was startled, instinctively turning to run back into the door. Ran halfway then suddenly stopped, turned to look at him, nodding.

“Claws, very hard.”

Chi Yao opened the door violently in the same way. After pushing the door open, his gaze concentrated.

Inside the door, a child of four or five years old was looking up at him blankly.

Half of the child’s face was covered with iron-gray scales, and the tattered clothes were full of bloodstains.

After staring for a few seconds, Chi Yao spoke: “Killing people, is it fun?”

The calm tone was like asking “have you eaten”.

The child trembled in fear, scales standing up.

Chi Yao repeated: “Is it fun?”

The child’s eyes widened, tears accumulating in the bottom of eyes, slowly nodding under Chi Yao’s gaze.

Chi Yao’s gaze sank, fingers hanging by his side twitching imperceptibly.

But before he could strike, the child suddenly shook his head desperately, big tears rolling down, face full of despair.

As if already knowing this answer would make him pay a painful price.

Chi Yao didn’t want to admit it, but he indeed breathed a sigh of relief.

He touched the child’s dirty head, voice very low: “At this age, shouldn’t be bullied by Iron Bear.”

Ten minutes later, Chi Yao came out of the last room, wiped the bloodstains off the steel claws and retracted them.

Inside the metal door behind him lay a beastman who had lost vital signs.

In the corridor, ten beastmen waited there.

Among them, most were prime alphas like Leopard-man, only one child.

Chi Yao lifted his chin at Leopard-man.

“You watch them, don’t run around.”

Leopard-man looked left and right, somewhat at a loss, two claws changing into hands then back to claws.

The child received head-pat encouragement and was bolder.

“I watch.”

Just speaking, the terminal vibrated, Fang Liang’s voice coming from the ear.

“Boss, outside is completely controlled.”

Chi Yao: “So fast?”

He said twenty minutes was still hasty.

Fang Liang: “Dog went crazy killing. Our people were responsible for following behind him to tie people up.”

Chi Yao smiled: “Little she-wolf has great charm.”

Fang Liang: “?”

Chi Yao looked at the group of beastmen looking at him bewilderedly, walking out along the passage.

“No need to wait, let’s go.”

The elevator was destroyed; they had to take the stairs.

At the fork, Leopard-man poked Chi Yao’s shoulder carefully, pointing to another passage.

“People, still have.”

That side was where ordinary players were imprisoned.

Chi Yao: “Someone will come to take them away.”

Walking out of the first-floor aisle, the main force was grabbing people onto the spaceship.

Ying Wei patrolled the territory, shaking his big tail looking around, as if anyone daring to be dishonest would get a claw.

Seeing Chi Yao come out, eyes changed, immediately running over happily.

“Awoo awoo~”

“Roar—!”

Several low growls of beastmen came from behind. Chi Yao made a gesture, “Squat there don’t move.”

Ying Wei: “…”

Soon, Fang Liang also ran over, glancing at those people with beastification, looking at Chi Yao asking: “Boss, how to settle them?”

Chi Yao: “Take back to Chou Shuang.”

Boarding the battleship, Chi Yao dialed a video call to Jing Xi.

The other side picked up quickly.

“Finished on your side too?” Chi Yao asked.

Jing Xi: “Soon.”

Chi Yao: “Let Old Li handle those imprisoned beastified people. Don’t go over.”

Jing Xi nodded: “How is Yaoyao?”

Mentioning this, Chi Yao remembered his daughter giving birth, immediately asking Xiao Hei to release the live broadcast screen.

Inside the luxurious cat palace, Yaoyao was licking a small mouse.

Chi Yao squinted to look carefully, only then realizing it was a kitten.

“Born, born.” Chi Yao unconsciously gripped the armrest tightly, not realizing his voice was tight.

Jing Xi nodded lightly: “Still early.”

Chi Yao: “Why can you be so calm?”

Jing Xi kept a straight face: “Not you giving birth.”

Chi Yao: “…”

This remark seemed too heartless. Jing Xi added: “I asked Grandma to go look if free. Don’t worry.”

Returning to 810, it was just noon here.

Inside the medical cabin, Chi Yao watched ten beastmen receiving injections, beastified parts gradually fading.

Chun Qin walked to his side, whispering: “The child’s beastification degree is the greatest. Whether he can survive depends on himself.”

Chi Yao looked past Chun Qin at the child lying on the hospital bed.

After injection, the scales on his face only faded a little bit, hands still in beast form.

Children’s bodily functions were most active, also most prone to emotional fluctuations, affected by beastification.

If not recovered, this child would lose reason soon, becoming an out-and-out monster.

Since Chi Yao entered, the child’s gaze hadn’t moved from him.

Seeing him walk towards himself, the child struggled to sit up.

Chi Yao pushed him back gently on his forehead.

“There’s a child about your age at my home.”

The child looked at him confusedly.

Chi Yao: “He has a room full of toys. Do you want to make friends with him?”

The child’s eyes lit up, nodding hesitantly.

“Want~”

Chi Yao raised his hand. As the child looked over, the slender hand gradually turned into a beast claw, then gradually back to a hand.

“If you want, try hard to change your hand back. Otherwise your claws will hurt him. You know your claws can kill people, right?”

The child pursed his lips tight, nodding.

He imitated Chi Yao raising his hand, holding back for a long time, almost crying still unable to change the hand back.

Chi Yao: “Think about how your hand was before.”

The child looked at his claws, crying while recalling. A few minutes later, shook his head indicating couldn’t remember.

Chi Yao: “…”

He found a photo online and enlarged it, “Change according to this.”

The child sniffled, held back for a while, sharp claws finally subsided.

When the last piece of skin on his body returned to normal, the child fell asleep from exhaustion.

Chi Yao pulled the quilt casually over him, turning to leave.

“Yo, didn’t expect Extreme Shadow boss to have tender moments?” Chou Shuang’s mockery came from the ear.

Chi Yao’s face was cold: “Want me to broadcast the fact that you are a bottom?”

Chou Shuang’s face froze, smiling with gritted teeth.

“I won’t give you this chance.”

Chi Yao walked out of the medical cabin, looking up to see Jing Xi looking at him smilingly.

“Becoming a grandpa, so happy?”

Many people here, but Jing Xi couldn’t help it, hugging him and rubbing cheeks.

“You are still you. So good.”