Sheng Mei, city government.

Inside the mayor’s office, Anpeng Suwanapu was joking with the newly hired young female secretary.

Just as he was about to invite the secretary out for dinner to talk about life, the office door suddenly was knocked.

The interruption displeased Mayor Anpeng.

So he didn’t let the person knocking come in immediately but continued to joke with the secretary.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The knocking outside grew louder.

"Come in!"

Anpeng Suwanapu shouted with anger in his eyes.

As his voice fell, the door was pushed open.

A dark-skinned man in his early thirties rushed in, panic-stricken.

"What’s the matter?"

"I told you not to disturb me, didn’t I?"

Anpeng Suwanapu rebuked coldly.

"Ma... Mayor, something big has happened!"

The dark-skinned man stammered with trembling voice.

"What big thing happened?"

Anpeng Suwanapu asked quizzically, touching his meticulously groomed beard.

"A man-eating monster has appeared at the foot of Hongzhai Mountain!"

The dark-skinned man hurriedly replied.

"A monster? Ha-ha!"

Anpeng Suwanapu sneered: "It’s daytime now, are you still dreaming?"

"Mayor, I... I’m not lying to you!"

"There really is a man-eating monster!"

The dark-skinned man forced a grim smile, continued: "This is the latest video clip sent over from the police station..."

He pulled out his phone, found the video clip and handed it to Anpeng Suwanapu.

"Hmm?"

Anpeng Suwanapu took the phone curiously and pressed play.

The beautiful secretary next to him leaned in curiously.

"Ah!"

After watching a segment, the secretary couldn’t help but exclaim.

Despite the low resolution and constantly shaking camera, the protagonist of the video is clearly visible—a huge monster made of corpses!

Its mouth spewed tentacles that could grab several people at a time and swallow them whole.

When firearms were fired, the bullets hitting the monster had no effect at all.

The ooze flowing from the monster seemed highly toxic, affecting those close to it.

"What... what on earth is this?"

Anpeng Suwanapu wasn’t stupid.

He recognized at a glance that those fighting the monster wore the uniforms of Sheng Mei Police Department.

"Don’t... don’t know!"

The dark-skinned man shook his head, grimacing: "The monster seemed to appear suddenly, and immediately attacked Sheng Mei Police officers."

"Even Director Bahan was killed by the monster..."

"What? Even Bahan is dead?"

Anpeng Suwanapu’s eyes widened instantly.

His forehead was covered with beads of cold sweat.

Ordinary firearms couldn’t harm the monster in the video.

If it continued to Sheng Mei, the destruction would be unimaginable!

After thinking for a moment, he quickly looked up to the dark-skinned man and asked, "Has Commander Wenma been notified?"

Wenma, full name Wenma Menglachaweng, is a descendant of the Talan royal family.

He joined the army early and has risen to Deputy Commander of Talan’s Northern Military District by virtue of accumulated victories and his noble status.

The area he defends is located near Sheng Mei.

As Sheng Mei’s mayor, his relationship with Commander Wenma was quite good.

"Since Sheng Mei Police Department cannot deal with the monster, the military should take over!"

Anpeng Suwanapu thought to himself.

"Mayor, we have notified Commander Wenma."

"But there has been no response from him..."

The dark-skinned man replied helplessly.

"Forget it, I’ll make this call myself!"

Anpeng Suwanapu didn’t know what Wenma was doing; at such a critical moment, there was no feedback.

Just as he was about to call, his phone rang first.

The caller ID showed Wenma calling.

So, Anpeng Suwanapu quickly pressed the answer button.

"Mayor Anpeng? It’s Wenma!"

"I have called Banco and received temporary authorization."

"The Sheng Mei area is now formally under the Northern Military District’s control. I invite Mayor Anpeng to my headquarters to discuss strategies against the monster..."

A deep yet somewhat cold voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing this, Anpeng Suwanapu nearly ground his teeth.

Goodness!

He considered Wenma a friend, yet at this crucial time, Wenma betrayed him.

With Sheng Mei under military control, his mayor role was effectively useless.

"Alright, Commander Wenma!"

Anpeng Suwanapu resisted the urge to scold and nodded in agreement.

"Mayor, what should we do next?"

After he hung up, the dark-skinned man quickly asked.

"What to do? Whatever!"

Anpeng Suwanapu glared at him angrily, shouted: "Prepare the car quickly, I’m going to Wenma’s headquarters!"

"Yes, Mayor!"

The dark-skinned man hurriedly nodded.

Meanwhile, as the military represented by Wenma announced temporary military control over Sheng Mei, five armed helicopters took off from the headquarters.

Their destination was the monster-rampaged Hongzhai Mountain.

Talan’s military strength wasn’t considerable, slightly better than neighboring Minma, but still limited.

Deploying five armed helicopters at once was quite a feat.

Of these five armed helicopters, only three were equipped with air-to-ground missiles; the remaining two were tasked with aerial surveillance of the monster.

The footage captured was immediately sent back to headquarters.

When the five helicopters reached Hongzhai Mountain, they quickly found their target.

The reason was simple...

With so many people dying, the monster had grown to over ten meters tall.

"What... what kind of monster is this?"

When the helicopter pilots saw the monster made entirely of corpses up close, they gasped involuntarily.

Especially upon seeing the rows of human heads, their souls nearly left their bodies in fright.

Circling the terrifying monster two or three times, no one dared to open fire directly...