The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

"Is it going to fall?"

A slightly trembling voice rang out, revealing the true thoughts of everyone present.

Yeah, the moon won't fall down, will it?

If someone really fell, how could anyone possibly survive? Let alone the entire slum, even in the safe zone, the entire city, or even the entire country, could there be any survivors?

Everyone was uneasy, but most of those visible now were law enforcement officers who had long been prepared to sacrifice themselves, so they were able to calmly do what they were supposed to do.

"Don't worry, I've contacted the people who stayed outside, and they said that only our district can see the moon getting bigger and bigger; in other places, the moon is just glowing with a purplish-red light. So this must be the effect of some kind of power."

Lingye spoke up and explained the situation, which put everyone's minds at ease.

"This is a spatial passage, but it seems to be using external aids, which is why this fluctuation occurs. However, it also indicates that the energy requirement is very high, and the items being transported are also very large. It's very dangerous. It's very likely that the formation in this area is directly affecting it, and the purplish-red moonlight outside is probably due to energy overflow."

Lingjiu added from the side, explaining the reason for this situation.

"puff--"

"Pfft—whoosh—"

"Whoosh—whoosh whoosh—"

"..."

Before Lingjiu could finish speaking, a sound came from the direction of the sky: something was being spat out and then falling rapidly.

When everyone looked up, they saw the monster, which had been rolling and playing around on the moon, standing in the very center of the moon and then beginning to stretch.

Soon, it transformed from a black, lumpy shape into a huge, purplish-red door.

It first spat out a monster with a human upper body and a fleshy ball lower body from the door, and then a huge red wave surged out from it.

It seemed they didn't even touch the moon; instead, they began to fall rapidly from the sky. The "plop" and "whoosh" sounds were the sounds of them falling from the sky after leaving the gate.

The first monster to fall initially seemed to be trying to slow itself down, but after swinging its arm and struggling to twist its body for a while, it realized it was no use and began to calmly enjoy the free fall, as if giving up.

He is now completely relaxed in mid-air, giving the impression that he doesn't care if he lands headfirst or nothing at all.

The second wave of red energy was even more outrageous. It roared as it squeezed out of the door, and for a moment, even someone with a high-powered telescope could clearly see the door deform for a moment before returning to its original state.

Then, most of it came out of the door, but there was a feeling that a tail was still inside, as if the door was connected to a large pond.

It's clear that this wave is chasing after the monster in front of it.

Because the red tide was falling downwards while trying to accelerate, it was constantly changing its shape to speed up.

"Huh?! ↗↘Do alien races also have internal strife?"

Lin Xiyue sighed in surprise.

"Of course there are. They follow the law of the jungle, and some alien races even strengthen themselves by devouring other alien races."

Lingji stayed by Lin Xiyue's side and explained these things that most people wouldn't know, because sometimes the more you know, the more likely you are to run into problems.

Lingji was sent to protect Lin Xiyue in close combat. After all, Lin Xiyue claimed to have a means of self-defense, but no one could guarantee that she could use it successfully when attacked, since it was a tool, not her own ability.

Lin Xiyue couldn't explain why she had a system, so she could definitely open the card and teleport in advance.

So in the end, Lingye arranged for Lingji to be in charge of her safety.

"So, what is that that fell down? Can you roughly tell what kind of alien race it is?"

Lin Xiyue asked Lingji, who was a data analyst and knew almost all the recorded alien races.

"No, that means there are only a few possibilities left. One is that these are alien races that have never appeared before, and they are all low to medium level alien races, so we don't need to worry too much. The second is that these are high-level alien races, and they have avatars and mimicry. However, they are all beings with intelligence no weaker than humans, so it is very likely that they will not fall down in such an embarrassing way. The third is other accidents. After all, in this world now, anything is possible."

Lingji gave Lin Xiyue a very academic answer and even listed three possibilities for her.

However, before they could finish investigating what kind of alien race this was, the door that looked like it was on the moon deformed again, widening its opening, and then—

"Pfft~"

"Puff puff--"

"Puff—puff puff—"

"Puff puff—puff—puff puff puff—"

A series of things erupted from the door, like it was farting, spraying out countless large and small fleshy growths. Honestly, it was disgusting, but it was a very vivid description. (orz)

The composition of these tumors was unknown, but they fell incredibly fast, surpassing the first humanoid monster in less than a minute and about to hit the ground.

"Beep----"

A piercing whistle rang out.

"Be on high alert! Prepare for battle!"

While Lin Xiyue was still in a daze, Ling Ye, as expected of the captain, quickly blew the whistle, ordering everyone to be on alert and prepare for battle.

"What?! ∑(′△｀)?!"

Lin Xiyue was still in a daze when a sudden thought struck her, and she finally came to her senses, taking out the teleportation card and placing it in her hand. Her hand was trembling uncontrollably, her fingers gripping the card so tightly that her knuckles turned white from the force.

"I will always be by your side, don't worry."

Lingji noticed Lin Xiyue's nervousness, patted her on the shoulder, and comforted her.

"Okay, I'll try my best not to hold you back. \(＞0＜)／ Keep it up!"

Lin Xiyue cheered herself up and then began to look around, preparing to help those who were physically exhausted to recover.

……

In just a short while, the first tumor had already fallen to the ground.

When the tumor landed, it did not cause any damage to the ground. It was even like a very elastic ball, bouncing up quickly after hitting the ground.

Immediately afterwards, countless tumors fell to the ground.

They bounced about in all shapes and sizes, high and low, on the houses and ground in the slums.

Honestly, if you ignore the bizarre appearance of the tumor and the ominous purplish-red moon in the sky, the scene is actually quite dreamlike, with a feeling of an upside-down, bizarre dream world, with the bouncing ball and the uneven roof.

Almost everyone was captivated by the scene, their eyes following the movement of the tumor, not daring to blink.

"Watch out! This thing can hypnotize!"

Lingji's quick remark brought everyone back to their senses, including Lin Xiyue.

Lin Xiyue looked at Lingji and found herself covered in cold sweat, her lips pale.

She must have exhausted her supernatural abilities to wake everyone present from their hypnosis.

"Ahem, stop spacing out, be careful."

Lingye conjured a black blade and charged towards the tumor closest to the group.

With a single cut, the entire tumor was ripped open, and purplish-red blood—perhaps its own—gushed out immediately, as if a major artery had been severed. The purplish-red blood didn't make a corrosive sound like in the movies when it hit the ground, but it quickly began to congeal and wriggle, giving off a bad feeling.

"what------"

A scream rang out; it came from the tumor that had been cut open.

No one knows how that fleshy ball, which had no mouth, managed to make that scream. After the scream rang out, all the fleshy balls began to throb faster.

"boom--"

"boom----"

"Bang bang— bang—"

Similar to slapping a basketball, the sound of the basketball hitting the ground gets louder and louder, and as the tumors accelerate, the movements of all the tumors gradually become unified, and they quickly synthesize the same frequency.

"Damn it, they're trying to merge! Stop them!! ヾ(?д?)?"

After setting up the protective shield and resting for a while, Lingjiu saw the tumor's movement and let out a loud scream. It's hard to say whether this was the loudest sound this socially anxious person had made in the past year.

"Shh-"

Upon hearing this sound, Lingye immediately took out several spare knives from her combat backpack and threw them forcefully at the largest tumors.

"puff--"

"Pfft-"

"puff--"

"..."

He threw four or five knives in total, and each one hit a large tumor with precise accuracy.

Most of the tumors that were hit began to spurt purplish-red blood, but perhaps because they were not hit in vital areas, most of the tumors continued to throb and gather in the same direction without any problem.

Only one of them, perhaps because it was inserted too deeply and damaged something inside, collapsed to the ground. Its blood gushed out most violently, like a small fountain.

It struggled for a minute, then slowly collapsed. Soon, its blood gushed out, rapidly forming a jelly-like substance on the ground around it.

"This is strange. We'll have to send someone to clean up all their blood."

Seeing this, Lingji started recording things to pay attention to during the subsequent cleaning on the terminal. She would upload the information to the cloud in real time, so that even if all the team members were to sacrifice themselves, outsiders would not be confused before entering and thus step into danger.

"Sister Lingji, do you have gunpowder?"

Upon seeing the scene, Lin Xiyue suddenly remembered something and asked Lingji for gunpowder.

"Yes. Here, this is Lingyan's. His special ability is best utilized in battle using these, so we each carry a portion for him."

Lingji didn't ask her what she was there for, but instead took out a large bag of gunpowder from his combat backpack and explained why he had brought so much.

"Wow! Here's the thing, if we sprinkle gunpowder on them before they gather, then once they've gathered, we can use the spirit flame to ignite the gunpowder inside them, wouldn't that severely injure them? Of course, this is just my idea, I'm not sure if it will work, so I wanted to try it out and tell you about it."

While struggling to unpack the gunpowder in her hands, Lin Xiyue explained her thoughts to Lingji.

"Great idea, my girl!"

Lingji's eyes lit up when he heard this idea, and he quickly sent the message to Lingjiu.

During battle, he is the second commander after Captain Lingye, able to connect everyone's terminals and issue missions.

As for Ling Ye, he was on the front lines, fighting hard to kill the tumors. His body was now covered with a jelly-like substance formed from the congealed blood of the tumors, and he was unable to give orders at all.

"Understood, I will issue the order immediately. You are responsible for distributing black powder to those who do not have it."

Lingjiu stood at the highest point nearby, so he could have a panoramic view. After receiving the idea, he thought it was credible after a little consideration, and then began to distribute tasks and arrange what Lin Xiyue and Lingji could do best at the moment.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Lin Xiyue answered enthusiastically, and then began to follow the instructions given by Lingjiu on the terminal, carrying a large bag of gunpowder to the place where it was needed.

Everyone is doing their best to do what they are supposed to do.

....................................

On the other side, Meros, accompanied by Black Charcoal, quietly walked out of the door without anyone noticing.

At the same time, as he was about to close the door, he turned around and glanced at it, and then his shadow quickly rose up, enveloping the entire door.

"Uuuuuu——"

A whimpering sound came from inside the envelope, but in less than a minute, the entire envelope disappeared, and Meros's shadow returned to its normal state. The whole process was incredibly smooth, as if it had been done countless times before.

Perhaps because he was in cat form and so small, no one noticed him, not even the person observing from the ground. He only reported that the door had suddenly disappeared.

After dealing with the door, Meros looked at the people fighting fiercely on the ground.

"Ok?"

Moros spotted Lin Xiyue in the crowd at a glance, carrying a huge backpack and moving around like a worker ant.

"Damn it, didn't I tell her to go back to the wishing shop?!"

Meros cursed under his breath.

He looked around and, after realizing that the energy around him had returned to normal due to the closing of the door, he prepared to go down, intending to get to Lin Xiyue's side first.

Even if he had a backup plan to protect Lin Xiyue in such a dangerous situation, he could not possibly leave her alone.

Lin Xiyue, who was busy at work, glanced at the moon for no apparent reason. She felt that there was something on it.

However, because she was only human and the energy fluctuations had been eliminated by Meros, the moon was gradually returning to normal, and she couldn't see anything at all. Nevertheless, she still felt something was drawing her in.

Meros also saw Lin Xiyue looking up at him from the moon. Even though he knew she couldn't see him, he still instinctively wanted to hide.

Now is not the time for her to know...

……