After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

Leng Ran, with heavy steps, had just returned to her room when she received a message from Zhao Lesong.

Yangon: "Your Highness, there is an urgent mission. A mutated blood scale disease patient has appeared in the fourth district of Storm Star. We request the 'macho men' of the Lingyun Army to participate in the hunt and eliminate him. Remember, this mutated blood scale disease patient must not be exposed to anyone's sight. The mission information is as follows."

He quickly scanned the information projected onto Yangon, took a deep breath, and sprang into action.

She changed into a black combat suit, draped a large black robe to conceal her figure, and wore a metal prosthetic leg specially provided by the military to disguise her appearance, transforming into a 1.9-meter-tall strong man.

Then, he hung a voice changer on his collar and put on an optical disguise device on his face, and a blond, golden-eyed lion youth appeared.

Finally, Leng Ran put on the communication headset for contacting Yangon, carried his combat gear, and lightly jumped off the balcony, hiding in a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, and slipped out of the He family's house.

The fourth block was still a bit far from the He family's house. Leng Ran took out a metal box, pressed a button, and threw it on the ground. The metal box quickly deformed, and thirty seconds later, a motorcycle appeared.

Folding motorcycles utilize a certain space-folding technology, are expensive to manufacture, and are rare. Leng Ran's motorcycle was specially approved by Zhao Lesong.

He straddled the motorcycle with a cold expression, lay prone on it, and sped away, kicking up dust.

Fifteen minutes later, Leng Ran arrived at the blockade line.

The soldiers guarding the area coldly stopped them: "Blockade ahead! No passage allowed!"

Leng Ran activated the Lingyun Army insignia within his spiritual sea, and the two intersecting swords of the badge were projected into the night sky and also appeared on the monitoring screen of the Ninth Military Region Command Room.

Leng Ran shouted loudly, and saluted from the vehicle: "Lingyun Army's tough men, here to carry out a mission!"

"Release them." Cao Yike in the command room immediately gave the order and used communication equipment to transmit the message to the commanders of the various teams that were carrying out the mission.

The laser barrier in front of the blockade disappeared, and Leng Ran drove his motorcycle over the obstacle, rushing towards the place where Yangon had said the body was found.

News of Lingyun Army's involvement in the operation quickly spread within the Ninth Military Region. Many people were very interested in the muscular man, especially the soldiers who were on a mission in the Fourth District, who began to speculate.

"This muscular man must live up to his name; he's a strong and robust fellow."

"Commander, my good commander~ Can you pinpoint the location of the muscular man?"

Before the squad commanders could spread their mental energy to find Leng Ran's location, Leng Ran took the initiative to connect with the mental energy of all the commanders in the fourth block.

"I am the mighty Lingyun Army commander, and I will be in full command of this hunt," Leng Ran said via telepathy. "Now, all squad commanders, report the locations you have searched and your current location, starting with Squad One."

Leng Ran quickly compiled a list of all the incorrect locations and stopped in front of the Longtian Group branch office, where two corpses covered only by white sheets lay, not yet removed.

With a cold expression, he lifted the white cloth and used his mental power to observe the cause of death of the two people and to determine the abilities possessed by the zombies.

The bodies of the two security guards were well preserved, their faces were purple, their equipment was undamaged, and there were no obvious signs of struggle. The only wounds were two inconspicuous scratches on the back of their hands.

It's poison! And it's a deadly poison that kills instantly!

Leng Ran's gaze deepened; this zombie Zou Lun was extremely dangerous! A moment's carelessness could cost him his life.

In addition, neither of the two corpses was wearing a "gray fog" device, and Zou Lun's equipment certainly wouldn't have one either.

Zou Lun was able to evade the commander's mental detection thanks to the abilities of the alien beast!

Highly venomous, and possessing the ability to conceal its mental abilities, this is the perfect beast... a B-rank Phantom Serpent!

"All squads, activate infrared detection devices. The target carries a deadly toxin. Ensure you are fully protected. If you encounter the target, report immediately and do not approach rashly!" Leng Ran quickly gave the order.

Logically speaking, zombies should have no resistance to flesh and blood and should constantly seek prey, so why would Zou Lun give up the food that was right in front of him?

Leng Ran's doubts deepened, but his immediate priority was to find Zou Lun before anyone else and silence him.

To prevent malicious individuals from introducing large quantities of holy water into the Federation, this matter must absolutely not be exposed!

Leng Ran put on the infrared detection device and entered the place Zou Lun was most familiar with—the Longtian Group branch building.

The phantom snake's mimicry doesn't alter its body temperature. Infrared detection devices are the best weapon against this creature!

All permissions within the building had been fully granted to the military. Leng Ran contacted the commander of the third squad, who was searching the building, and also obtained permission to enter and exit freely.

Leng Ran: "Commander of Team Three, how is the search of the building progressing?"

Commander An Yuan replied, "We have searched the office areas from the first to the fifty-second floor, and have not found any suspicious persons so far."

Leng Ran strode into the elevator and pressed the button for the 53rd floor: "After activating the infrared device, resume the downward search. Report any findings immediately. I will temporarily handle the search of the other floors."

Although An Yuan was somewhat puzzled, he still agreed.

"What? You want us to search downwards again?" Dan Bing An Liu was somewhat indignant. "It's just 'gray fog,' not 'concealment.' If it really were 'concealment,' there would be no use in us using such outdated infrared detection equipment."

Concealment, an improvement on the Night Leopard's "Void Integration," can make a person disappear from the world. It has a time limit for single use, is extremely rare, cannot be mass-produced, and is not something Zou Lun can possess.

Countering concealed detection equipment, the "Breaking the Illusion" is even rarer, with only one in the entire Ninth Military Region.

"Ah Liu, obey orders." An Yuan didn't quite understand either, but still chose to follow. "The other party is the commander-in-chief of this operation, so he must have his reasons."

The third team members reluctantly began to search downwards layer by layer, while Leng Ran quickly searched upwards as well.

Forty-two floors.

"Nothing found...what a waste of time." An Liu yawned, looking somewhat listless.

An Yuan reprimanded, "An Liu, you are now a regular soldier, not a fourth-year student at Storm Military Academy! Obey orders!"

Another soldier, Masanobu, also advised, "This is a rare internship opportunity, Anru, cheer up!"

"Alright, alright..." An Liu said with some dissatisfaction, opening the door to a conference room.

In the infrared field of vision, a humanoid silhouette suddenly appeared in the empty room!

"Target spotted!" An Liu exclaimed in shock, stormed out of the room, and hurriedly shouted to notify his teammates.

Upon realizing he had been exposed, Zou Lun inside the house stopped hiding and twisted his scale-covered body into an inhuman angle, attacking An Liu!

When did patients with hemangiomas evolve to this extent?! Are they even still considered human?

An Liu quickly dodged and slammed the door shut, temporarily halting Zou Lun's attack.

The next second, Zou Lun burst through the door and entangled An Liu again. An Liu pulled out the particle gun from his waist and fired at Zou Lun.

Under An Yuan's command, the other members of the third squad rushed to provide support, took out their weapons, and launched a barrage of fire.

Leng Ran, who was already searching the 59th floor, also received the message from An Yuan and turned to rush towards the elevator.

"Understood. Hold them off for now. Remember, don't let them get close! Don't let them get close!"

He stepped into the elevator with a cold expression, staring intently at the constantly changing floor numbers on the display screen.

In a state of cold anxiety, the lights inside the elevator suddenly began to flicker before going out completely.

As the light inside the elevator faded, the outside lighting seemed to be stripped away one by one by some force, layer by layer, until the entire building was completely swallowed by boundless darkness.

The world suddenly fell silent, leaving only the sound of cold, rapid breathing.