It's not too much to say that a beauty is a little bit stronger

As the night deepened, the lights in the hall of the reporter's headquarters were dim and a sense of weariness hung in the air.

The workers were yawning, sorting out scattered manuscripts, and preparing to end their work for the day.

However, the quiet atmosphere was broken by a news clip that suddenly popped up.

Headline News: The Feast

The news on the screen showed blurry but powerful photos.

A group of people tore at the food like wild beasts, their faces covered in blood, and even attacked each other until some of them began to eat their own bodies.

The cruel scenes in the photos are shocking, and the whole picture is filled with blood and despair.

"This...is this true?" Someone rubbed his eyes, his voice filled with disbelief.

Another reporter pointed at the screen and asked, "How could such a picture be captured? Who took it?"

The noise in the hall gradually grew louder, and the reporters looked at each other, all looking at the details in the news footage.

A large number of stranded people fell asleep in the concrete buildings.

When they were found, there were a lot of these photos scattered on the ground.

People tried to wake them up for interviews, but found that they couldn't wake up at all.

"What's going on?" asked a senior reporter with a frown.

At this moment, the door of the press department was suddenly pushed open.

The cold wind from the door blew into the hall, bringing the chill from outside, and everyone turned to look at the same time.

Xiao Huai walked in.

However, what shocked everyone was not his arrival, but the three full hourglasses he held in his hands.

The hourglass emitted a faint light, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"That's..." someone said in surprise, with disbelief in his voice.

Xiao Huai ignored the inquiring gazes and just casually placed the hourglass on the table at the front desk, making a crisp sound.

His eyes were cold, as if it was no big deal at all.

But you have to know that they have to fill half an hourglass all day.

The man who met Xiao Huai for the first time was stunned. He originally thought that Xiao Huai would definitely fail.

But the result now is simply astonishing.

When he was about to ask Xiao Huai how he did it, what happened the next second made him even more speechless.

A person followed Xiao Huai quietly, his long, silver-white hair swaying gently with every step he took.

His appearance instantly plunged the originally noisy hall into deathly silence.

Someone subconsciously took a step back, their eyes filled with shock and fear.

"It's Shura..." a young reporter said in a trembling voice.

And he is the leader of Shura.

Lord Lu.

In the hall, everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Yuanshi.

His aura was so strong that it was breathtaking.

Xiao Huai seemed unaware of the tense atmosphere behind him and asked casually, "We need five hourglasses this time."

The man's originally unfavorable attitude towards Xiao Huai completely changed at this moment.

Without a word, he quickly took out five hourglasses from under the counter and handed them neatly to Xiao Huai. Then he took out a colorful glass bottle filled with energy currency that was gleaming with a faint light.

"Shares, and a new hourglass." His tone was more polite than before.

Xiao Huai took the colorful glass bottle and said nothing. Under everyone's shocked gaze, he turned and left.

However, after walking for a few minutes, Xiao Huai stopped, slowly turned his head, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Lu Yuan who was following behind him.

"You don't have to follow me all the time. I need to rest now."

Lu Yuanshi's eyes fell on the colorful glass bottle in Xiao Huai's hand.

He spoke lightly, his voice low and with a hint of inexplicable ambiguity:

"Being by my side is much more useful than those currencies."

Xiao Huai raised his eyebrows, and a meaningful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He spoke slowly: "Oh? So you mean, you have to accompany me day and night from now on?"

When Lu Yuanshi heard this, his eyes flashed slightly and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, but he did not give a direct answer.

He just nodded lightly and didn't comment.

"But you have to tell me some stories tonight." Lu Yuanshi added.

Lu Yuanshi was very curious about what secrets Xiao Huai knew about him.

He pestered Xiao Huai to tell him.

Xiao Huai only told him a little bit each time.

And those stories all sound very interesting.

Xiao Huai chuckled softly and replied, "Okay."

He looked into the distance, "However, I still have some things to do. Will you give me a hand?"

Lu Yuanshi looked through Xiao Huai's eyes and saw the god-like calmness in his eyes.

It seems that he will soon begin a new trial.

Lu Yuanshi had seen it before, the whole process of how Xiao Huai collected the highest level of appetite.

"Can you afford the price that will come after that?" Lu Yuanshi asked softly.

"Why not?" Xiao Huai's voice was low and clear, without the slightest hesitation, and sharp, like a sword drawn from its sheath, pointing directly to the core of the problem.

Lu Yuanshi's eyes darkened, the wind blew his silver hair, his aura was like the power of heaven, suffocating people, but Xiao Huai, who was standing in front of him, showed no fear at all.

"I understand." The coldness between Lu Yuanshi's brows gradually dissipated.

After a moment, he leaned down slightly and stared at Xiao Huai.

"I'll break the rules for you."

He paused for a moment and continued, "So, let me see what the future you're talking about will look like."

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The dark streets cast distorted shadows under the dim light.

A group of people walked slowly by. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes and had indifferent faces. They held long iron chains in their hands. At the other end of the chains were figures who were forced to crawl on the ground.

Those people were on their hands and knees, their faces were covered with dust and blood, and they were breathing softly.

Their eyes were numb, as if all their dignity and souls had been taken away. They crawled on the ground like domesticated animals, while the people holding them at the other end of the chains were smiling with great ease.

"Look, a bunch of lowly ants." A man in a golden robe sneered and stepped on the back of the crawler.

Power gives them immense satisfaction.

Every time they saw others bowing before them out of fear, that sense of superiority and control would surge like a tide, filling every corner of their hearts and turning into indescribable joy.

"Promotion? You still want a promotion. If you get promoted, you're just an ant. If you die, you're just a stinky ant."

The other woman sneered softly and casually swung the chain in her hand. The person being led suddenly fell to the ground and curled up in pain.

They stand at the top of the pyramid, overlooking the world below.

The person next to him laughed in agreement, but the sound was as biting as the cold wind.

“We are the ones who make the rules.”

But in the next moment, a cold mist suddenly filled the air.

Those who were being led suddenly stopped breathing, and a strange red light emerged in their empty eyes.

They slowly raised their heads, with a strange arc at the corners of their mouths.

"Are you the rule makers?" A deep voice sounded from the shadows.

The sound made them take a step back unconsciously.

"No, you are not."

The ground began to shake, and they were horrified to find that the figures of those crawling on the ground gradually became longer, and a strange smile appeared on their faces that was impossible to look at.

They jumped up and wrapped the chains in their hands around their master's neck.

They think that power is eternal, but forget that it is the first illusion to disappear.

When the high wall built by power collapses, it will not only bite the body but also the soul.

Xiao Huai appeared in the darkness and smiled at them.

"This is your nightmare."

Go to sleep.