HI3: Previous Civilization

Sakagami Tomoyo gradually regained consciousness, sensing a peculiar aroma—likely the scent of food.

She also heard the sounds of someone eating.

However, she recalled the moment before she fainted.

Her eyes immediately opened wide, took a deep breath, and glanced around.

She realized she was in an unfamiliar living room.

She noticed Miyazawa Kazuto holding a plate of food, his head buried in it, cheeks puffed from eating, and numerous plates stacked beside him.

Upon seeing Tomoyo wake up, Miyazawa Kazuto, his mouth stuffed with food, mumbled words that were slightly slurred.

"Han-bu, take it off."

Sakagami Tomoyo's mouth opened wide, her brain momentarily unable to process what was happening.

She clearly remembered that the two of them were captured by a mad scientist, right?

Could this all be her hallucination, including that big bug? But where exactly was she?

At this moment, a hand holding a bowl of covered rice appeared, and that magnetic yet seductive voice echoed in her ear:

"Are you hungry? Start eating quickly."

Upon hearing this familiar voice, Sakagami Tomoyo regained full consciousness. Her head slowly turned, making clicking sounds like a robot.

She saw Fan, dressed in a white lab coat, smiling broadly at her.

Seeing that smile, Sakagami Tomoyo reacted as if witnessing something horrifying. Reflexively, she stepped back onto the soft sofa, extending her delicate fingers shakily towards Fan.

"You... you... you guys."

She looked towards Miyazawa Kazuto, who was now devouring his meal with his head buried in the plate, his fingers wavering between the two of them.

This bizarre scene left her utterly confused. What was happening here?

After finishing the food in the plate, Miyazawa Kazuto neatly arranged the plate and patted his stomach.

"Sakagami, just relax and let your heart settle. Brother Fan won't harm us, and things aren't as you understand them. We all misunderstood."

Sakagami Tomoyo immediately stood up.

"Wait, what's going on here?"

She then clutched her stomach and sat back down, feeling extremely hungry.

"Sakagami, hurry up and eat. If you don't eat soon, you won't be able to handle it. I'll explain everything while you eat."

Miyazawa Kazuto pushed the bowl of covered rice towards her.

Tomoyo looked at the very tempting bowl of rice before her. The aroma kept invading her nostrils, and tears of sadness uncontrollably streamed from the corners of her mouth.

Feeling she couldn't endure it any longer, she picked up the bowl and began to eat heartily.

As Tomoyo ate, Miyazawa Kazuto continued to explain what was happening.

Understanding the situation's progression, Fan added a few more details.

Tomoyo glared like a dead fish, watching the guy sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

Fan seemed to notice her gaze, picked up his tea cup, and smiled at her.

Tomoyo let out a cold snort, deciding to turn her sadness into her appetite.

In brief, the guy drinking tea in front of her—

She didn't know who he was acting on behalf of, coming to deal with these monsters.

For some reason, they had qualities that attracted those monsters.

Not long ago, the boss had sent a message.

He said to train them a bit so they could protect themselves in front of those monsters... no, they should be called Devourer Bugs.

However, when asked who had commissioned this,

This guy named Fan, who claimed to be an ordinary scientist, placed a finger to his mouth, mysteriously stating that this was forbidden.

He also said that the earlier scene was meant to keep them vigilant, so that when real events occur, they wouldn't react like he did.

Honestly,

"(╯°□°）╯︵┻━┻), damn it, can't you use a softer approach?"

...

A week had passed since then.

The nanomachines scattered globally were continuously monitoring, tracking worldwide changes.

They detected Devourer Bugs—the places where these bugs appeared were in mainland China.

The location where that Devourer Bug appeared was under surveillance cameras. Due to the expansion of these extraterrestrial creatures, it swaggered out prominently.

The national agencies in the neighboring countries quickly ramped up operations, dispatching the already manufactured Xuanniao fighter jets.

They rushed to the scene, relentlessly bombing the Devourer Bug in disguise.

The Devourer Bug immediately revealed its true form. The weapons and developed electronic arms, due to material limitations, seemed insufficiently powerful.

They couldn't even break through the Devourer Bug's energy shield.

Upon witnessing this scene, Fan activated the Jeep's aerial mode.

He addressed the two in front of him,

"You two take a break. I'll come back and train you."

Then, with a swoosh, he took off from the spot, drawing a white line as he ascended into the sky.

Sakagami Tomoyo and Miyazawa Kazuto watched the white streak carve through the sky. Tears streamed down their cheeks, and despite being dirty, they were extremely happy.

Finally, they wouldn't have to be trained by this devil.

They then collapsed weakly onto the ground, looked up at the sky, and slowly closed their eyes. Only the sound of their steady breathing remained on the scene.

The two fell into a deep sleep, akin to that of infants.

Driving the high-speed flying Jeep swiftly towards the scene,

Since it wasn't his first time dealing with such creatures, Fan immediately rushed forward, firing a gravity ray at the Devourer Bug about to disappear.

He took out the energy storage devices he had previously purchased.

Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the already filled five energy storage devices.

These were just small amounts of money.

Fortunately, before the bug vanished, he filled all five jars.

While the crowd hadn't reacted yet,

He hopped back into the Jeep, hit the gas pedal, and vanished from the spot. As for erasing memories?

That was unnecessary; time would fade everything.

Encountering a world invaded by Devourer Bugs was already a rare occurrence.

As previously mentioned, a world invaded by Devourer Bugs would attract other invading bugs, much like how substitute emissaries attract each other.

The World's Will mentioned that Devourer Bugs would appear every year or even every other year...

In short, their concept of time was entirely different from that of ordinary people.

Before leaving, he sent a small gift to the national leaders—a few design blueprints and ten upgraded gene elixirs.

However, those who used the gene elixirs would likely suffer some mental effects.

Initially, he produced fusion warrior elixirs.

The World's Will strongly rejected it, saying, "The gene elixirs you gave those two are fine, but this elixir is absolutely forbidden."

But he could understand, as the collapse was too large-scale for this world.

Then, Fan heard the delightful sound of coins clinking again, noticing his balance had risen by another fifty thousand.

The World's Will was quite adept at handling things. His previous generation had little sense of conscience, feeling a bit uneasy, deciding to cultivate a few more people for him.

After all, training them was fun for him, serving as a stress-relief exercise.

Those design blueprints, combined with the technologies left by his predecessors and their current developments, could be manufactured quickly, right?

As for other countries...

Well, people are inherently selfish.

Regarding that Devourer Bug—

Fan also checked some data.

Upon looking, he realized this guy's experiences were exactly like those in his past life's female romance novels.

He was everywhere fishing, in a large fish pond, with numbers matching those of an enhanced squad.

Is this considered a "person with strong fortune"?

Honestly, it felt a bit like a... intelligence-reducing aura, knowing that the other party had boyfriends, and not just one, but several, with many leaning over and always dangling around...

Fan found it hard to understand, feeling that the World's Will of this world was a bit foolish.

He wanted to give the Devourer Bug a thumbs up.

Encountering such green tea girls, he'd kill one after another, questioning why.

In his past life,

A green tea girl wanted to scam Fan's money and was now collaborating with a group to kidnap him, only to be impaled by passing rebar and die.

The World's Will saw Fan checking the data and noticing his perplexed expression.

He also heard Fan shout,

"Devourer Bugs, well done. You've saved countless innocent teens."

The World's Will blushed, awkwardly touching his head, and started to laugh foolishly.

During the last meeting, his senior gave him a few novels, thinking they were interesting, so he, heh heh heh...

Thinking back now, he felt very embarrassed, as if his dark history had been discovered.