For three consecutive days, Sun Yan stayed in his room without stepping outside.

"Master, now the entire city's water supply is polluted, emitting an invisible layer of colorful light even at night. I've noticed that those citizens who drank tap water have started exhibiting strange behavior."

"What changes?"

Pouring boiled water into the instant noodle box, Sun Yan sat at the table and asked.

"They've become somewhat confused, their mental state poor, often staring blankly at the TV, and constantly mumbling something incomprehensible."

Crow Yidan said.

"It seems the colorful light that night affected more than just the animals in San Francisco," Sun Yan said thoughtfully.

After learning about various animal fusion meat blocks appearing in San Francisco a few days ago, he sensed something was amiss.

He outright refused to eat any hotel chef-cooked meals or soup.

He only ate instant noodles and bottled water, thus avoiding the influence of the pollution.

Looking back now, his choice was correct.

"Master, what are you planning to do now?" Crow Yidan inquired.

"No idea, just have to wait and see. I believe those people at the Kettel Building went through great effort to summon the Ancient Gods to San Francisco, they must have significant plans. We just need to wait for them to show up, and I can counteract in the shadows better."

Sun Yan took out his phone, browsing through various news sent to him recently from Elise.

He hoped to compare these news to see what differences had appeared between the outside world and San Francisco, to get a clear picture.

'There was a shooting in Los Angeles'

'Te Pu's approval rating has dropped'

'America raised tariffs on the East by 1.3%'

'On November 3rd, at the League of Legends S-Series, T1 defeated BLG, and Faker was named FMVP'

Sun Yan was stunned: "Damn, Faker won the championship again? This guy must be a monster, how old is he and still playing."

Although this news wasn't major, it had a huge impact on him as a retired player who had always followed LOL competitions.

...

San Francisco, Kettel Building.

The altar on the top-floor Celestial Platform had fallen silent since Sun Yan left that night.

Suddenly, a hand emerged from the circular cavity at the altar's top, grabbing the edge and climbing out.

His entire body turned pinkish-purple, with black veins bulging like numerous writhing worms, completely hairless.

"No! It shouldn't be like this. As one favored by the gods, how can this be my image?"

Klein looked at his hands, involuntarily trembling, as a born beauty enthusiast and perfectionist.

Klein always took pride in his handsome and elegant appearance; as a perfectionist, he even started to dislike his human identity.

He summoned the Ancient Gods in hopes of obtaining something special.

Influenced by the masterpieces of great painters during the Western medieval Renaissance, Klein always believed that true gods were incredibly perfect.

They possessed strong muscles, perfectly proportioned bodies, divine appearances, and omnipotent powers.

He imagined becoming like that, hence inviting the Ancient Gods for transformation.

But who could have thought he'd end up like this? For Klein, it's utterly disgraceful.

He turned himself into a hideous monster.

"No!"

The furious roar echoed above the Kettel Building.

At that moment, a fleeting, distant yet close voice resonated in his ear.

"Devour everything, devour everything, devour everything..."

Klein's expression suddenly froze, his vision exploded, plunging into silent darkness.

Amidst the darkness, he seemingly saw a colorful star, indescribable by words or language.

This star emitted a sound that cannot be described by any human language.

Klein's expression gradually calmed, even revealing a trace of frenzy.

Compared to the divine human figures painted by Western artists with golden ratios, at this moment he discovered a more beautiful, more perfect existence.

This perfection shattered decades of his aesthetic in an instant.

In front of this colorful star, human bodies seemed insignificant.

He wanted to become this star!

This is the most perfect form of life!

"Devour everything! Devour everything!"

Klein reached out and grabbed, the objects in the cavity flew out, adhered to his body, gradually melting, forming a layer resembling armor on Klein.

Klein immediately walked to the edge of the Celestial Platform, raised both hands and shouted: "Devour everything! Only the Ancient Gods remain!"

In an instant, plants throughout the city grew wildly, flooding San Francisco like a torrential flood.

Meanwhile, the working white-collar workers in the office buildings, drivers on the streets, housewives cooking at home, and rappers graffitiing on the streets.

Their eyes all emitted colorful light, consciousness gradually lost, zombie-like, turning towards the direction of the Kettel Building.

From all directions, all streets.

Masses of people came out of buildings, joining the human tide.

This scene was even more horrifying from a high vantage point, simply a sea of people.

Sun Yan stood on the balcony eating instant noodles, looking down at the street's unusual happenings in surprise.

He then raised his head towards the direction of the Kettel Building, murmuring: "Something's finally happening."

Just then, Sun Yan froze, his Earth Shrine in Youma Community responded; something big happened there.

Sun Yan hurriedly focused his mind, checking on the situation over in Youma Community.

...

The water supply to the entire San Francisco came from several reservoirs, while Youma Community wasn't in the city center, it couldn't avoid the water pollution caused by the Ancient Gods.

At this moment, one confused resident after another stepped out of their homes, heading towards the streets outside the community.

In the Earth Shrine, Sun Yan observed the situation outside through the Divine Statue, hurriedly utilizing the statue's functionalities.

The Earth God possesses exorcism, blessing, and protection capabilities. Since Youma Community has an Earth Shrine in position, Sun Yan naturally couldn't let these residents be victimized by the Ancient Gods.

With a faint glow from the Earth Shrine enveloping the entire Youma Community, those about to walk out suddenly became clear-headed, feeling a sharp pain in their chest, kneeling to the ground, spewing colorful blood from their mouths.

After this event, their consciousness returned to normal, looking around in disbelief and confusion.

"What happened to me? Why am I here?"

"Strange, wasn't I washing vegetables just now."

"Something odd, surely possessed."

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