Porcupine's eyes were filled with longing and reluctance, but his actions were extremely swift. He placed the tableware on the table in just a few seconds.

He knew very well that the temper of this new boss of his was not good. In the past few hours, anyone who had disrupted his mood hadn't even left behind a complete corpse. It was best to be careful. After all, if he died now, he wouldn't be able to eat later.

Chen Pingchuan felt three pairs of eyes fall on him in unison, and the air seemed to freeze.

He knew he couldn't remain silent any longer.

Clearing his throat, he slowly spoke.

"Um... if I said that the previous me was a fake, and the me you see now is the real me, would you be able to understand?"

The moment Chen Pingchuan finished speaking, their gazes turned strange. Their expressions weren't puzzled but were instead filled with helplessness. Judging by their reactions, it seemed they had already anticipated this.

Chen Pingchuan helplessly raised a hand to his forehead, thinking to himself. He didn't even need to guess. His divine self's previous actions must have been so atrocious that they now looked at him this way. Although he wasn't sure what his divine self had done during the simulation, just thinking about its notoriously wicked sense of humor sent a chill from the soles of his feet straight to his heart. He would probably be terrified of it himself. Since I can't interact with them as an ordinary person, I might as well lay my cards on the table. I'm a god!

"Ahem, just kidding."

"I have an announcement to make. When we break out later, don't get tied down in fights. Try to retreat toward the most crowded areas."

Before Chen Pingchuan could finish, the little girl beside him raised her soft hand like an elementary school student.

Chen Pingchuan paused slightly and gave her a nod.

"What do you want to say?"

The girl's voice was as crisp as a silver bell. She lowered her voice and said in a tender tone, "Report! What if ordinary people try to stop us?"

Chen Pingchuan's gaze grew profound as he looked at the girl. Indeed, none of the people his divine self left behind were normal.

He tried his best to channel his divine self's mannerisms to convey his meaning. Although he remembered that his divine self had already used Parasitic Seeds to turn the two children into flesh-and-blood puppets, their personalities hadn't changed.

Considering that people in the simulation wouldn't truly die unless he paid a great price, Chen Pingchuan uttered a single, cold word.

"Kill!"

"Hee hee hee, okay, I don't have a problem with that."

The little girl giggled, her large, watery eyes fixed on Chen Pingchuan's profile. The more she looked, the more she felt she had found her destined one.

The little boy, in contrast, frowned slightly. He disliked such barbaric methods, but he couldn't afford to provoke this new boss, so he had no choice but to endure it silently.

"Continue eating. We leave as soon as you're finished."

Chen Pingchuan didn't explain his reasoning for heading toward the crowds. Logically, fewer people meant attracting less firepower, making an escape easier.

So why was Chen Pingchuan doing the opposite? Because the name of this instance was *Insect Tide City Annihilation*. His numerous simulations had already honed his skills beyond those of an ordinary person. From those few words alone, he knew that the entirety of Hantan City would soon face a major, and most likely, devastating upheaval.

Think about the advent of the Black Demons. Would the Insect Tide be any weaker than the Black Demon tide?

While the four of them leisurely enjoyed their breakfast, the mayor's office was in utter chaos.

A middle-aged man in a formal suit was roaring into his communicator.

"What did you say?! The Insect Tide has already broken through your defensive line? What the hell are you doing, you front-line commander?! Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and you can't even hold a single perimeter?! Do you have any idea that all the combat regiments were transferred to the front line? The entire rear of Hantan City is now like an unlocked bank; anyone can just walk in and rob the place!"

...

After a long pause, and in response to something said from the other end, the middle-aged man slammed the communicator against the wall.

SMASH!

"Xiaoli... Xiaoli... Where the hell are you?!"

The roaring man was none other than the mayor of Hantan City, Xu Sanhua. He had just received news from the front that the Insect Tide, which had been held back beyond the front lines, had suddenly dug an underground tunnel. Although they had already destroyed the tunnel, hundreds of thousands of giant insects had still broken through the defensive line and entered the heartland on the edge of the Southern Alliance.

Hantan City was directly in their path and would likely be the first city to face the swarm. This was why he was so furious.

The other side had already stated that Hantan City only needed to hold out for a day before they would send reinforcements. But with a force of only three combat regiments, holding out for a day was pure fantasy.

Just as Xu Sanhua was at his wit's end, tormented by the news of the impending Insect Tide...

BANG!

The door to his office was violently thrown open, and a young man under thirty burst in, panicking. This was his secretary general, Xiaoli.

Already furious, Xu Sanhua's expression soured further upon seeing his subordinate's lack of decorum. He roared at him.

"Xiaoli, you're getting more and more out of line! I don't care if your father is my cousin and your mother is my sister-in-law, how dare you just barge into my office like this?! And where were you when I called for you just now? Out fooling around again, weren't you?"

Although Xu Sanhua's tone was harsh, anyone who truly knew him understood that the angrier he appeared on the surface, the less serious the matter. Conversely, the calmer he acted, the more likely it was that he had already sentenced you to death in his mind.

"Second Uncle, something terrible has happened! You... you... you..."

Seeing his illegitimate son in such a panic, Xu Sanhua suddenly had a terrible premonition.

He strode forward in a few quick steps, grabbed Li Zhiran by the collar, and yelled, "Spit it out! What the hell happened? Did you get news from the men I sent out? What's going on outside the city?"

Li Zhiran was stunned by Xu Sanhua's ferocious expression. In all his memory, he had never seen his second uncle so unhinged. He had no choice but to suppress his panic and explain.

"N-No... It's not about what's outside the city."

Hearing that the news wasn't from outside the city, Xu Sanhua let out a slight sigh of relief. His furious aura began to recede, and though his face remained grim, a conversation was now possible.

"What is it, then?"

"It's your cousin, Second Uncle! It's your cousin! She's gone mad!"

Hearing that his daughter had gone mad, the heart that Xu Sanhua had just managed to settle leaped back into his throat.

"You brat, explain yourself properly! If you don't, I'll have your head!"

Others might not know, but how could Xu Sanhua not? This daughter of his in name was not his real daughter.

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