Chapter 118: Devil’s Village!

In the jungle of steel, a figure darted swiftly across the sky.

The streamlined black and red silhouette moved like a cheetah leaping through the wild.

So smooth, so fast—every streamlined curve of the human body was perfectly embodied by the figure in motion.

Novak leapt from a twenty-story building, his legs straight and powerful, launching him forward with a sudden burst of speed. In the blink of an eye, he landed on the roof of a small building just six meters away, as if defying gravity.

He exhaled slowly, and the visible puff of white breath was striking in the scorching heat of June.

This was due to the extremely high temperature inside his body.

Finally, his rapid movements ceased.

The blazing sun bore down, making De M-anila—already known as a furnace—even hotter.

Even the zombies seemed to lose their vigor under such oppressive heat. Along the main avenues of De M-anila, small groups of zombies lay sprawled on the ground, motionless, their hunting instincts dulled by the heat.

Novak paid no attention to these low-level, mindless zombies. Instead, he turned his head to take in the entire expanse of De M-anila behind him and smiled.

Since his Blacklight Virus awakening level had reached 8%, his attributes had skyrocketed, particularly his agility. In less than half a day, he had crossed the vast expanse of De M-anila.

This city, once a symbol of human civilization, had become a steel jungle where countless people struggled for survival. However, as someone who remained at the top of the food chain, Novak found both familiar and unfamiliar discoveries as he crossed the city.

For instance, in the northeastern part of the city, the once-famous De M-anila Wildlife Park had turned into a large-scale Secret Realm.

If De M-anila were ever fully pacified, that wildlife park would undoubtedly become a core hotspot for countless evolutionists.

Novak had heard of De M-anila Wildlife Park in his previous life. It was well-known as a large, Secret Realm realm.

In the entire Faeloria Country, zoos had become some of the most dangerous locations in the urban jungle. While some sections had turned into Secret Realms, others had released mutated beasts that now ruled as beast kings.

De M-anila's zoo was the former.

However, Novak didn't plan to explore it just yet. The dungeon was too vast to fully explore in a short time, and he had more pressing matters to attend to.

San Redro wasn't far from De M-anila, and the town where Meimei lived was only about 100 kilometers away.

Not far at all.

Novak had a clear sense of his own speed. If there were no obstacles, he could cover that distance in about half an hour.

Especially on flat terrain where he could run full speed, his agility would allow him to explode into action.

But that would have to wait a bit longer.

The reason Novak had waited for so many days was for something even more important to him.

His eyes gleamed with expectations as he locked onto a direction he would never forget. In an instant, he shot forward once again, his movements a blur of excitement and icy resolve.

Finally, he was going to retrieve the Demon Hunter's Job Change Scroll—a scroll that had been the key to his rise in his past life. But this time, the job was only a stepping stone for him.

He arrived at a seemingly ordinary countryside village.

Nestled in a small valley, the village remained untouched by the chaos outside. Zombies and mutated beasts ravaged the land, but within this village, nothing appeared out of the ordinary. The peace and calm were reminiscent of pre-apocalyptic days.

Of course, that's if you ignored the eerie tattoos and strange behavior of the villagers.

Meanwhile, just beyond the hillside overlooking the village, a group of about a dozen evolutionists had gathered.

Most of them were muscular and rough-looking, clearly not ordinary people even before the apocalypse.

"Brother Kong, is this the place?" one of the men asked, looking at the black-clad leader.

Kong peered over the hill, gazing at the village below. He nodded and replied, "Yes, this is the mission location."

With that, he shared the mission with the group:

[Devil Village (D Grade)]

[Mission Description: This is a village tainted by demonic blood! An entity from the Abyss plans to use this village as a medium to enter the trial grounds of gods and demons to participate in this special trial and defeat a Demon God! This village could be transformed into a secret realm dungeon. The Abyss' corruption and demonic blood make it a place of great value!]

[Mission Objective: Destroy the invading demon and eliminate all villagers corrupted by demonic blood!]

[Mission Reward: Low-level Demon Bloodline (C Rank), 3000 experience points for all participants, and the village converted into an exclusive secret realm dungeon.]

The mention of demon blood and a huge amount of experience caused the group's eyes to gleam with excitement.

The stronger their boss became, the more they could benefit in this apocalyptic world. They were once part of a construction company in San Redro City.

Although it was called a construction company, they were mostly involved in forced evictions and shady dealings with companies linked to the underworld.

When the apocalypse struck, their former boss had quickly succumbed to the infection, turning into a zombie. But these men, strong and ruthless even before the apocalypse, had survived. Their willingness to take lives made them unphased by the horrors around them. Under Kong's leadership, they quickly formed a powerful force.

But even so, surviving in the city had become too difficult, with the overwhelming number of corpses and dangers. So, they had ventured out to the outskirts, where they stumbled upon this special mission by chance.