"Zhao Hui, how do you feel?"


    Guo Gang asked, concerned for his wife, stepping forward with his face full of worry.


    Having justpleted the contract, Zhao Hui only felt a sense of relief wash over her body, her usual minor ailments gone. She shook her head and whispered, "I feel veryfortable, there''s nothing wrong, it''s just a little strange controlling it."


    Zhao Hui was somewhat unustomed to controlling the Angel Envoy; it felt like an independently operating puppet, like a tool but also not quite the same, especially since the Angel Envoy flesh corpse was transformed from a human.


    "You''ll get used to it. Right now, only the Angel Envoy can protect us."


    "Has everyonepleted their contract?"


    Su Han had already discussed it on his side and came over after deciding on their next destination.


    Seeing Su Han approaching, the three including Zhao Hui immediately replied, "The contract isplete, and there''s no difort."


    Su Han''s expression subtly changed; the three had sessfully formed their contracts without difort, which confirmed his spection that the difference in strength between the contractor and the monster affected the contracting process.


    "Everyone, get in the car, and then head to Vi No. 10. Old Guo, you lead the team to seal the gate shut afterwards."


    "Roger that."


    The convoy slowly moved into Shanhu Vi District, and after thest truck entered, Guo Gang, together with two men, used the flesh corpses to close therge gate firmly.


    The gate was electronically locked, so it couldn''t be manually sealed, but they found a way. They moved a stone statue weighing nearly three to four hundred kilograms from the entrance, wedging it directly behind the door, securing it tightly.


    They then closed the security room as well. The room had doors leading inside and outside the gate, each with its little door; they would have to seal them all to be safeter on.


    Afterpleting these steps, the group began to slowly drive along the roads of the residential area.


    The greenery of the vi district was very lush, with dense woods lining the way. However, the fog had enveloped the area for so long that most of the garden trees were already dead. Even the taller trees that couldst longer were shedding yellow leaves, the chaotic interweaving of branches left them looking even more eerie.


    It was as if the foggyndscape was a wilderness of withered trees, their twisted silhouettes resembling monsters.


    The light from the Lamp Tree crystals dispelled much of the fog, reducing the oppressive feeling significantly. Although it was still very quiet, at least it wouldn''t drive anyone mad.


    The vi district was not small, but fortunately, it wasn''t heavily popted. Following the road deeper, passing several vis, they finally arrived near Vi No. 10.


    "Be careful, everyone."


    They got out of the cars, and thanks to the light from the Lamp Tree crystals, they were able to make out the appearance of the vi.


    The vi had a front yard and a house in the back, about three stories high, simple and spacious, seemingly with a lot of interior space.


    The yard in front of the house was also sizable, about four hundred square meters, surrounded by a fence more than a meter high.


    The vi was very quiet, with no indication of whether monsters were hiding inside.


    Seeing that everyone had gotten out of the cars, Su Han said, "Old Gan and Zhao Yimin, take a few people and stay behind, the rest wille with me inside."


    Gan Xinglei selected a few who had just formed contracts, including Guo Gang''s daughter.


    In addition to them, two people who had not formed contracts were also taken inside, following at the very back of the group.


    They entered the yard through the gate; it was all quiet, with only the withered yellow grass and neatly arranged tools in the corner, no sign of any creatures.


    Su Han then instructed Zhu Xiong and Yan Meiyu, "Old Zhu, check the second floor. Meiyu, the third floor. Inspect every corner carefully. If you spot a monster, signal us first. If you can''t beat it, run. If you can, keep one alive."


    The group walked through the vi''s main door and immediately started their assigned tasks.


    Zhu Xiong led his team to the second floor, Yan Meiyu to the third, and the two without contracts were each taken by one of them, while Su Han was checking the first floor on his own.


    It wasn''t long after they had gone up that noises suddenly came from upstairs.


    "There are two flesh corpses on the second floor, we can handle it."


    Hearing the confirmation that they could handle it, followed by the sounds of a scuffle, Su Han didn''t go up, as Zhu Xiong could manage flesh corpses on his own.


    He swiftly checked each room, opening all the bathrooms and storage closets, and not even sparing the wall cabs and fridge in the kitchen.


    However, the moment he opened the fridge, a foul stench wafted out, and everything inside had rotted away.


    "Tap tap tap"


    Just as Su Han finished his inspection, Zhu Xiong and the others also came downstairs, and Yan Meiyu had likewise reached the first floor.


    "The second floor is cleared, killed one, contracted with another,"


    Su Han looked at Yan Meiyu, who said, "On the third floor there was a nanny and two kids; the nanny became a Contractor, and the two kids were killed."


    "No monsters on the first floor; let Bai Xiao''e let them inside, this vi is temporarily safe now."


    Upon hearing Su Han finally say these words, everyone couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief, having finally found a safe haven.


    "Boss, should I go call Brother Gan and the others inside?"


    Bai Xiao''e asked, and Su Han nodded, saying, "Let them in first."


    Receiving Su Han''s instruction, she stepped out the door with brisk footsteps to call the others.


    Yan Meiyu then spoke up, "I''ll go bring down the meat corpse for you..."


    "You can bring it down; Old Zhu, go dig a hole in the yard and then bury the meat corpse in it."


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    Zhu Xiong looked puzzled and hesitated, "Don''t you want it?"


    Su Han''s need for monster corpses was an unspoken understanding among them, especially with one of the trucks still loaded with numerous Tentacle-mouthed Spider corpses and a live Spider Monster.


    "Don''t need these few, just find a hole to use them as fertilizer and nt the Lamp Tree."


    It was only then that Zhu Xiong and Yan Meiyu revealed a look of realization, having nearly forgotten about this very thing; now that they were temporarily settled, therger the Lamp Tree grew and the more Crystals it bore, the better.


    That way, they could disperse more fog and acquire more living space.


    "I understand, I''ll start digging right away."


    Taking up a shovel from the yard, Zhu Xiong began to dig a hole. Other men in the team saw this and started to help out, each acting on their own since no one in the team wanted to appear uncooperative.


    With everyone pitching in, and withbor such as the meat corpse, it didn''t take long to dig a pit about two meters deep.


    Yan Meiyu had the monster corpses thrown in, Old Zhu and the others buried them with ayer of soil, and finally, they took down the Lamp Tree from the truck and nted it.


    Although the Lamp Tree hadn''t been nted in soil for a long time, under the energy supply from Su Han and hispanions, it had grown to about sixty centimeters tall. The Crystals that remained on the tree had increased from their initial thumb size to the size of lychees.


    The Crystals emitted a yellow light, dispersing the fog within a radius of more than twenty meters, making the entire front yard much clearer.


    "What a miraculous tree, it can actually disperse the fog."


    Having seen the true form of the Lamp Tree, those who were unaware of the truth finally understood how Su Han hade by the yellow Crystals.


    They, too, felt fortunate that they hadn''t followed the wrong team.


    "This is the Lamp Tree, as you all have seen. This thing absorbs arge amount of energy to bear Lamp Tree Crystals. From now on, every day everyone must hold onto the Lamp Tree''s branches and contribute some energy,"


    Su Han pointed at the Lamp Tree, and upon hearing this, the faces of the group showed hesitation. He calmly continued to speak, "Don''t worry, the energy consumed is roughly equivalent to ying a sport and won''t cause any substantial harm. We four have also been sustaining it for a while."


    It was normal to have doubts, especially seeing the corpses buried under the Lamp Tree; it was enough to make anyone''s skin crawl upon association.


    However, with this exnation, the expressions on everyone''s faces softened, and Zhao Yimin immediately agreed, "That''s only proper. Therger the Lamp Tree, the more Crystals we have, the safer we will be in our actions."


    "Let''s do as Su Han, the boss, says."


    Su Han was quite satisfied with the team''s attitude. Then, he said to Yan Meiyu, "Organize everyone to bring down the items and take a careful inventory."


    "Understood," Yan Meiyu nodded. She then asked, "But what about the Spider Monster?"