Qin Yi lowered her gaze, suddenly feeling somewhat sad. She knew that this was human nature, but she was still disappointed.

It was true that Dr. Lin chose Z-city because of her, but it was mostly because he wanted to find an opening; this day would have come anyway.

Were they really so naive to think that if they weren't targeted this time, they wouldn't be next in line in the future?

Running away wouldn't solve any of their problems.

Qin Yi was slightly helpless. She saw the strange looks directed towards her and suddenly realized that this wasn't the Z-City she was familiar with. Her rebirth had also changed the original Z-City.

That's right. This was no longer her home.

Qin Yi suddenly felt relieved, the thing that kept pressing onto her now gone. She had always treated Z-City as her home, but this unfamiliar place made her repel from it. Gradually, Qin Yi felt a pressure, a devil naturally growing in her heart.

Right now, she had figured it out and the pressure was gone; the bottleneck that had been suppressing her had been broken and a raging force flowed throughout her, filling every cell in her body.

She had gone up by a grade and was finally a grade 9 ability user.

The people around her felt a strong pressure that made them breathless. Those who were of a lower grade even fell to the ground, their faces pale and unable to speak.

Xia Tianyu and Chu Jiaojiao were worse; both of their faces were as pale as those of ghosts.

“You… You've gone up another grade?” Xia Tianyu's voice was trembling slightly, as if she had just seen a ghost.

Qin Yi deliberately didn't withdraw the pressure from her body, her eyes sparkling exceptionally bright.

Everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on? How could someone increase another grade just from getting disliked by others?

A guy nudged his friend next to him, urging him, “Bro, scold me.”

“What for?” His friend demanded, looking disdainfully at Da Sha.

“Obviously to reach the next grade. Scold me! Maybe I'll be able to upgrade,” Da Sha chuckled.

His friend flicked a finger on Da Sha's forehead, laughing back, “Dream on.”

Rising up in grade from getting disliked by others—Qin Yi was the first person who could do it.

Qin Yi didn't respond to Xia Tianyu's question. She withdrew the overbearing pressure from her body, her eyes calm but holding a shocking aura.

“I don't know where you guys heard this but please use what's left of your IQ to think about it properly. With a rumor like this appearing at such a critical moment, who would benefit from it? Of course, if you guys insist, I can leave. Then we'll see if the zombies leave with me.”

Qin Yi had a hint of mockery in her eyes as she continued, “But I will not come back again.”

Under the suns.h.i.+ne, the youth's skin was bright and clear. Qin Yi looked like an angel that had descended from the sky.

After speaking, Qin Yi didn't care about their reactions, leaving.

Needless to say, she knew who had spread those rumors. It was probably either Dr. Lin, the Chu family, or the Xia family. Dr. Lin's hands weren't so long, so it seemed like it was the Chu and Xia families.

It was most likely because they were quite mad, deciding to target her.

A mocking smile appeared on the corners of Qin Yi's mouth. Still thinking about this at such a critical time? It was about time to deal with those vermin.

Qin Yi composed herself and went to Deng Baoping's house.

Before she could even knock, the door opened all of a sudden and an unexpected person appeared before Qin Yi.

“It's you?”