Chapter 588: Chapter 588

"Can rebuilding this world really restore sanity?"

Lu Zixun’s face expressed astonishment; this completely defied common sense.

"They’re all insane," Gu Beihan said with a calm face, sighing as his gaze fell upon Lu Zixun.

"We cannot allow the Divine to descend in the Crimson Land. If there’s even a hint of divine presence in this world, it will attract gods who should have perished."

"I’ve told you everything I can. By now, you should have made a decision in your heart, right?"

Gu Beihan’s eyes flickered. "I want to use your strength to deal with those who don’t know anything."

When Gu Beihan stated his purpose, Lu Zixun was not surprised.

Even if Gu Beihan had used so-called intelligence to exchange for his own life, Lu Zixun did not believe he could win the trust of the Crimson.

At this moment, Lu Zixun, noticing the change, looked rather unsightly.

That meant, even with his strength, living without worries in a First-order World was very difficult.

But when the connection to the Insect Breeding Ground was established, it seemed he no longer needed to provide feeling value to the system daily, meaning the rules had changed.

Before then, the Crimson Land could not accommodate those with I-Level strength.

After Lu Zixun advanced to I-Level, he was able to stay in this world protected by the Rule Power provided by the system.

Thinking of this, Lu Zixun’s thoughts leaped, and he suddenly remembered something.

Becoming the overlord of a Third-order World was by no means easy; even the "ordinary people" in the Land of Fallen Gods possessed B-level strength.

Any one of them arriving in the Crimson Land would be a destructive force.

But Yang Guohong may have overlooked one thing—when power doesn’t match ambition, only destruction awaits.

Now it seems, the answer given by the Gift of Destiny wasn’t wrong.

The Crimson hadn’t betrayed humanity; they all had their stances, but their starting point was for humanity.

Through the information provided by Gu Beihan, it was known that the mastermind behind the scenes was Yang Guohong.

Their goal was to allow the descent of the Bloody Moon, Tirya, in the Crimson Land.

Tapping his fingers on the table, a certain melody echoed through the room. Amidst this melody, Lu Zixun’s eyes gradually deepened.

Although he was still unsure whether what Gu Beihan had said was true or false, a phrase involuntarily surfaced in Lu Zixun’s mind: What you see may not be reality.

Back in District A, Lu Zixun considered Gu Beihan’s answer, and it did not sit well with him.

He then spoke, "It’s possible, but you’ll have to answer me one question, why did you initially chase after the Swallowing Sky Cat Demon, Ye Ye?"

After pondering for a moment, Lu Zixun did not immediately agree to Gu Beihan.

Moreover, considering Gu Beihan’s current status, it was probably not as good as Lu Zixun’s position as deputy commander. Gu Beihan must be feeling quite resentful inside.

In the field hospital ward, a series of urgent coughs were heard.

"Old Zhen, your cough sounds severe. Did you overdo it last night?"

The other Spiritual Ability Users in the same ward began to tease upon hearing the coughs.

"Go on, be serious for once."

The Spiritual Ability User known as Old Zhen retorted irritably, "I don’t know what’s wrong, just felt like coughing. Maybe I got infected by Blood Energy?"

"Could it be anything else? A cold?"

"Just want to see that cute nurse, and yet you come up with a whole bunch of reasons. Hurry up and go."

"Be a little nicer to my wife, huh? I’ve already decided, after we beat the Insect Clan, I’m going to propose to that nurse."

Despite the teasing in the ward, the warmth of their comradeship filled Old Zhen’s heart with warmth.

But as Old Zhen got out of bed, he let out another series of coughs, as if his lungs were about to cough themselves out.

Seeing the specks of blood on his palm, Old Zhen struggled against the dizziness, "I won’t talk to you guys anymore, I’m feeling really bad, I’m going to get checked out now."

Staggering towards the examination area, Old Zhen let out chilling coughs from time to time.

Unfortunately, before he could reach the examination area, a dizzying wave hit his brain.

Old Zhen vomited a mouthful of blood, and afterward, heavily collapsed onto the ground.

In just a minute’s time, livor mortis appeared on the body.

At the same time, coughing sounds intermittently echoed in the military hospital, growing louder and louder.

Just as Lu Zixun opened his eyes after finishing his Spiritual Energy training and activated his Spiritual Energy perception, he heard a continuous series of coughing sounds coming from the Insect Slaying Zone.

This was not normal. Lu Zixun immediately called for Ge Changming.

"Lord Xun, while you were training, the Spiritual Ability Users in the Insect Slaying Zone started to cough incessantly."

As he spoke, Ge Changming too coughed twice, "It is very likely some kind of disease spreading in the Insect Slaying Zone, with extremely high contagion."

Hearing this, Lu Zixun’s brow furrowed.

He wondered why Ge Changming, upon entering, had wrapped himself in Demon Power. It turned out to be for this reason.

But a contagious disease?

In Lu Zixun’s eyes appeared an incredible color, as it had been so long since he had heard this term. It was impossible that Spiritual Ability Users could still catch infectious diseases.

"Have you found out what the cause is?"

As he posed the question, Lu Zixun’s Spiritual Energy surged out and began to inspect Ge Changming’s body.

"The conclusion so far is some kind of legionnaire’s disease, I didn’t really understand it."

As Lu Zixun’s Spiritual Energy entered his body, Ge Changming continued, "Currently... cough, cough, cough... there’s no medicine developed for it yet."

"This has nothing to do with a disease."

Sensing the insects he discovered in his examination, Lu Zixun’s brow tightened, "It’s a type of tiny parasite, and it reproduces extremely fast, making it difficult to eliminate."

Near Ge Changming’s lungs, in his blood, Lu Zixun discovered a parasite that was absorbing Demon Power and reproducing rapidly—a speed of propagation that was beyond any parasite Lu Zixun knew of.

"Ding—The organism in front of the Host is called a Civilization Destroyer. It can parasitize near the lungs, absorb the Host’s Spiritual Energy, weaken the Host’s immune system, and cause pneumonia that can’t be cured by conventional means. In just half a year’s time, it can completely destroy a civilization."

For some reason, Lu Zixun heard solemnity in this System Prompt Sound.

Taking Ge Changming to the medical room and laying him on the operating table, Lu Zixun summoned the Night Evil Sword.

He sliced open the flesh outside Ge Changming’s lungs to expose the lung tissue.

The Civilization Destroyer, exposed to the air, did not die upon exposure to light.

Instead, it reproduced even more rapidly, threatening to invade Ge Changming’s other organs.

Summoning Spiritual Energy, Lu Zixun didn’t hesitate to control the Spiritual Fire to enter Ge Changming’s bloodstream.

As the blood evaporated, so too did the Civilization Destroyers burn away.

Only, Lu Zixun inwardly discovered something alarming: they did not die off.

Instead, they transformed into tiny insect eggs, diffusing into the air, waiting for their next chance to spread.