Wu Hu, takeoff

Ye Li looked at the vast abyss in front of him and swallowed nervously.

"25 years! A whole 25 years! Do you know how I've endured the torment of these monsters day and night for 25 years?"

"I've made it through, I'm invincible! I'm finally invincible!"

Ye Li raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl, tears streaming down his face.

"From now on, I will punch the demons!"

"Kick the ghosts!"

"Eat zombies... well, maybe not that!"

"Anyway, no matter what, my happy life is about to begin. I'll reach the pinnacle of life, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and have endless money! Yeah!"

Excitedly, Ye Li spun around in place and accidentally jumped up.

Swoosh!

With that jump, his body soared into the sky like a rocket, heading towards the heavens.

"Wow! So this is what flying feels like!"

As he watched the city below grow smaller and the countless neon lights of Jiangcheng blur into indistinct shapes, Ye Li experienced an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.

He continued to ascend, becoming a streak of light soaring towards the sky of Blue Star.

In no time, he was startled to find himself no longer ascending but instead descending rapidly. The gravitational pull of Blue Star was taking effect.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Amidst the intense rushing wind in his ears, Ye Li felt a sense of terror.

"Oh no, I'm in free fall!"

"Ahhh!"

Fear gripped Ye Li as he wondered if his physical body could withstand the impact of falling from thousands of meters above the ground.

Eight thousand meters!

Six thousand meters!

Three thousand meters!

When he was only a thousand meters above the ground, a glimmer of clarity flashed in Ye Li's eyes.

"I can't just sit here and wait for doom!"

With that thought, he flipped his body mid-air, stabilizing his balance, and then his muscles tightened abruptly.

Boom, boom, boom!

He suddenly took a few steps, creating sonic booms with each step while still in mid-air.

"It seems possible!"

Ye Li felt a surge of excitement. He took a few more steps, increasing his speed, and then began to sprint through the air.

And so, Ye Li transformed into a fleeting shadow in the air, running a distance unknown.

"Boss! Look! What's that?"

On a rooftop, two figures dressed in black stood.

One of them pointed at the passing shadow in the sky, shouting in astonishment.

"Hmm?"

The other person looked up and glanced briefly. "What's there to be so surprised about? Probably just a shooting star."

"No, Boss! I think I saw a human figure!"

Smack!

Fang Qingmo, the boss, delivered a resounding slap to the person's forehead.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You dimwit! Don't you know that someone who can move at that speed must have at least A-level strength?"

"In this shabby place like Jiangcheng, let alone A-level, there aren't even many B-level individuals!"

The person scratched his head helplessly and said in embarrassment, "Uh, maybe I was mistaken?"

"Hmph! Stop daydreaming all the time and focus on finding the whereabouts of the headless ghost. We've been searching for five days and still haven't found her."

"She must be a rat, running so fast."

This was the motto of their awesome team. Meanwhile, after flying around Jiangcheng for a while, Ye Li couldn't help but feel a sense of boredom.

"Forget it, let's go back and sleep," he scratched his head, looking calm.

The excitement had worn off with time, and he wasn't as thrilled anymore.

Phew!

Ye Li transformed into free fall, plummeting towards the ground. When he was about four or five meters above the surface, he suddenly took a few running steps and landed smoothly on the ground.

"I'm a bit hungry," he rubbed his empty stomach and then headed towards a nearby convenience store.

Ding dong!

The automatic door opened, and the store clerk politely greeted him, "Welcome."

Ye Li nodded and went straight to the instant noodles shelf.

"Where is the Lao Tan pickled cabbage flavor? Where is it? My favorite Lao Tan pickled cabbage flavor!" Ye Li scanned the shelves but couldn't find the Lao Tan pickled cabbage beef noodles he wanted. Of course, he was definitely going to eat the Tongyi brand's Lao Tan pickled cabbage noodles.

"No way, such a big store doesn't even have this classic product?" Ye Li couldn't help but complain inwardly.

Ye Li couldn't help but grumble to himself. He shifted his gaze and searched for a long time until he found the desired Lao Tan pickled cabbage noodles on an empty shelf nearby.

"There's the last box, yay! I got lucky," Ye Li exclaimed with delight. He reached out his hand, ready to grab the box of Lao Tan pickled cabbage noodles.

However, just as his hand was about to touch the box, a rotten arm suddenly emerged from the depths of the shelf, gripping his hand tightly and pulling him towards it.

"What the heck is this!" Ye Li was startled, and immediately pulled his hand back.

That pull was extraordinary.

Boom!

The shelf collapsed with a loud crash, and everything inside was pulled out by Ye Li.

"What's happening?"

Hearing the commotion, a store employee called from inside and approached Ye Li slowly.

"Sir? Are you there? What happened?"

He reached the back and peered in Ye Li's direction.

"Sir, it's the shelf..."

But before he could finish his sentence, he saw a young man and a decayed, blood-soaked zombie holding hands "amicably."

"???" The store employee was taken aback but quickly realized what was happening.

"Ah... ah! Z-z-zombies!" He stammered in fear, his mouth gaping open, feeling a chilling sensation shooting up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Thud!

Before he could utter another word, the store employee collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious. The fright had overwhelmed him.

Ye Li was speechless. This store employee really had a weak heart.

However, what Ye Li didn't know was that not everyone possessed the ability to see and interact with supernatural entities like he did. Growing up surrounded by the paranormal, he had become accustomed to such encounters. But ordinary people were different. In today's world, many had never personally witnessed the supernatural and had, at best, a superficial understanding through various media sources.

At that moment, the zombie holding onto Ye Li's hand also reacted. It let out a guttural roar and lunged towards him.