The moment the air raid siren wailed, the entire city felt like a powder keg set alight.

In the blink of an eye, the place where Chen Ye had been standing was reduced to a puff of green smoke.

The next second, Chen Ye materialized on the rooftop.

Standing on the roof, everything around him was pitch-black, with only streetlights glowing down below.

Remember, those streetlights had only ever been lit once before, on the night the No-Rules Race ended.

But now every single streetlight in the city was switched on.

One by one the lamps flared to life.

They illuminated the whole Oasis.

The pink-haired girl stood on a higher part of the roof with a long sword in hand, her beautiful eyes like blades, scanning every direction.

On the roof of the neighboring courtyard stood a figure swathed in a black robe.

Not someone else, but Little Bug, the Insect Breeder.

Countless little insects buzzed around him.

His lower body emerged from within the swarm.

Clearly, he also had an ability similar to Body Transformation into Blue Smoke.

Just likely not as fast as Chen Ye’s green smoke.

Because the Fair Convoy and the Happy Family had grown closer, the Happy Family had moved into the courtyard next to the convoy’s.

The three of them exchanged glances.

A cold voice came, “What did you... see?”

Chen Ye shook his head.

“It’s Anomalies!”

A sudden voice called out.

Chu Che, who had appeared in the courtyard without anyone noticing, looked grim.

“Outside the city, there are a lot of Anomalies!”

Another voice responded, it was Auntie Zhao.

Auntie Zhao had already come into their courtyard. The two courtyards were separated by only a single wall, so sounds carried clearly between them.

Chen Ye instantly boiled with anger.

“What? So many Anomalies, and you didn’t sense them earlier?”

“Shut your—”

Chu Che didn’t have to ask to know what Chen Ye was about to say next.

Before Chu Che could reply, Auntie Zhao spoke first.

“It’s not that we didn’t sense anything, it’s that we sensed absolutely nothing. It’s like before when we detected an Anomaly aura inside Oasis City, but after searching for so long, we found nothing!”

When an Anomaly aura had suddenly appeared in Oasis City before, it raised alarm among many pathfinders.

Both Chu Che and Auntie Zhao had their people investigate.

But during this time there had been no reports.

Chu Che sighed, “Ah… now I finally understand why I felt such a strong danger whenever I thought about leaving back then.”

Auntie Zhao’s face darkened as she continued Chu Che’s words, “That’s because Oasis City has been surrounded by Anomalies since that time!”

Chu Che added, “If we step outside, we’re as good as dead.”

“This Oasis was probably targeted long ago, the Anomalies outside the city have methods to hide from our senses.”

Chen Ye immediately thought of the Concealment Talisman.

If that thing could block a person’s aura, it should also be able to block Anomaly aura.

This had been discussed before.

Auntie Zhao went on, “This Oasis… is in big trouble!”

Chen Ye glanced at the two of them and said, “You two are pretty in sync, like an old married couple.”

Chu Che glared at Chen Ye.

What the hell, when did now become the time for jokes?

The expressions on the others’ faces relaxed a little.

Auntie Zhao didn’t mind at all; she laughed heartily, “Chu Che, if we both survive this, let’s get together! How about it!”

“At our age, we can make do!”

Auntie Zhao’s boldness lifted some of the dark cloud hanging over everyone.

Chu Che’s face was black as tar.

Chen Ye, loving the drama, teased, “Auntie Zhao, I can promise that on behalf of Uncle Chu!”

“Like you’d get to decide. Get us through this first!” Chu Che shot him a furious look.

“Auntie, this time I’m afraid it’s not just the Anomalies outside the city, there are probably many inside as well!”

This time the speaker was Lin Qingge, Auntie Zhao’s great niece, the neighborhood girl type.

She always wore a white dress and canvas shoes, her long black hair straight, and she held a gleaming silver microphone.

“Yes, this is a big problem. From my sense, there are far too many Anomalies outside the city; no matter how we try to break through, it’ll be difficult, and surely many Anomalies are already inside the city.”

Chu Che’s voice was low and serious.

At that moment, the sound of a loudspeaker suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned to look.

They saw a gaunt old man standing on the roof of the largest building in the center of Oasis City, holding a big megaphone.

That megaphone was the same one used by the commentator during the No-Rules Race.

“Everyone, I am Cha Wu, City Lord of Oasis City.”

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it came through clearly to every ear.

“I’m sure you’ve sensed it, our Oasis is now surrounded by Anomalies!”

“Now... is the most dangerous time since Oasis was founded.” 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

“I need your help!”

“If Oasis City falls, humanity’s hope will be extinguished.”

“The appearance of the Anomalies forced us from our familiar homes.”

“These past days...”

Blah blah blah...

The old man named Cha Wu kept speaking, the usual speech about Oasis being humanity’s first home after the apocalypse, urging everyone to stay and defend it.

His words were stirring, but Chen Ye felt colder and colder inside.

When they arrived at Oasis, they hadn’t intended to investigate any secrets behind the city.

They only wanted to rest a little here, then set off again.

He and Chu Che had never thought Oasis City would last long.

Now the old man was already mobilizing ordinary superhumans like them.

Clearly, things had become quite serious.

Just then, mid-speech, the old man suddenly fell silent.

The gaunt figure on the roof stood motionless.

Chen Ye’s heart jumped, “Bad!”

The Blood Eye in his left eye flared, a red spark flickering in the night.

Chen Ye sensed the presence of Anomalies.

The hair on the back of his hand prickled upright.

A sense of dread spread through his entire body.

These... the Anomalies were very close now.

The pink-haired girl instantly crouched like a cat receiving a shock, her left hand gripping the Fire Dragon Sword’s scabbard, her right hand on the sword’s hilt.

Chen Ye stood behind her, his right hand reaching for Hatred at his waist.

Iron Lion had somehow appeared in the middle of the courtyard.

The Mad Lion’s head had already awakened and was guarding the small courtyard’s gate with a vicious expression.

Ding Dong stood beside Chu Che.

Chu Che looked extremely grim.

The other ordinary people had also gathered in the courtyard; since there was a dinner tonight and they were convoy assistants, they were all participating.

Each person held a weapon, back-to-back, faces set in grim determination.