Rescue Team Member A: Unbelievable! I didn't expect the two of them to defeat a monster of a higher rank.
Rescue Team Member B: Maybe that monster wasn't even D-rank. It was probably just E-rank.
Rescue Team Member C: No, the detection equipment doesn't make mistakes.
Rescue Team Member D: Can you guys stop talking?! Do you expect me to carry both of them on my own?! Damn it!
Rescue Team Member B: Hehe, sorry.
Rescue Team Member D: Hehe.
Rui: (Still "hehe", yet not helping carry anyone. I should go report to the Holy Sons first. Hopefully these guys can run faster with those two on their backs.)
After saying that, Rui slowly dissolved into black mist and vanished.
Superpower Conference Room
Chairman Zhang Liu: I gathered everyone here today for one reason—the recent rapid evolution of monsters. Especially that D-rank demon wolf that was still F-rank just five days ago.
A middle-aged man spoke.
Defense Commander: Ever since that mysterious spatial anomaly appeared 16 years ago and erupted with that unbelievable energy—although only for a few seconds—everything changed. Do you think the rapid evolution we see now is somehow related to the laws of that space?
Attack Commander: Old man, stop bringing up ancient history. That's all nonsense. If you ask me, someone's behind all this.
Zhang Liu: No… no one has ever been capable of controlling biological evolution. But… the times really have changed.
BANG!
Someone kicked the conference room door open.
Team Member: Chairman! Commanders!
Zhang Liu: What is it? Speak.
Team Member Xiao Zhang: We just got intel from the rescue team—the D-rank demon wolf was taken out by two F-rank supers.
Zhang Liu: What?! That's a difference of two whole ranks!
Rescue Captain, is this intel accurate?
Rescue Captain (with a casual expression): No idea.
Zhang Liu: …If this information is correct, then we've gained two valuable talents. If no one has anything else to add, I'll be going.
Xiao Zhang, send me their location. I'll check on them myself.
Silence…
Zhang Liu: Xiao Zhang! Take those damn headphones off!
Xiao Zhang: Sorry!
Xiao Zhang bowed an exaggerated "360 degrees" (just kidding 🌝) and shouted:
Xiao Zhang: I'll ask the rescue team for their location right now!
—One minute later—
Xiao Zhang: Found them! They're in Room 123 on the fourth floor of XX Hospital.
Zhang Liu: Good. I'm heading there now.
30 minutes later — XX Hospital
Zhang Liu: Room 123… Found it.
A rescue team member walked out of the room and looked at him.
Rescue Team Member C: Chairman, you're here.
Zhang Liu: How are they?
Rescue Team Member C: The woman is still unconscious. As for the man… he's dead—
Zhang Liu: Dead? Well… there's nothing we could have done.
Rescue Team Member C: He died… without even looking scary.
Zhang Liu: …?
Zhang Liu showed a puzzled expression just as a doctor walked out.
Zhang Liu: Doctor, what's his condition?
Doctor: I recommend sending him to a psychiatric ward. He's been shouting one word non-stop in there. You can take a look yourself.
Zhang Liu: Shouting? I didn't hear anything.
Doctor (with a proud smile): Don't underestimate this hospital's soundproofing.
Zhang Liu: Heh.