Chapter 46 The Bull Warrior Explodes in Popularity, A New Idol in the Wasteland

Chapter 46: Bull Warrior Goes Viral, Wasteland Gains a New Idol

The five of them watched the security footage in silence.

Including this time on the monitor, they had only seen the Bull Warrior twice, yet each encounter had left them utterly stunned.

Less than half an hour before their arrival, the Bull Warrior had just been there. In that brief span, she had already neutralized the pollution source and departed.

She acted so swiftly!

She possessed the ability to resolve a pollution source, one that even all the Divine Chosen of Seven Cities found troublesome, in such a short time!

"How did she know the pollution source was here?" This question utterly baffled Bai Qinghe.

After a moment of thought, Su Wenmo ran a hand through her dreadlocks and said, "The last time we saw the Bull Warrior was also in District D. Perhaps she lives there, and given her high rank, she was able to locate the pollution source before anyone else."

This speculation held some merit, and Bai Qinghe nodded.

He was about to ask Su Wenmo about the progress of retrieving the restaurant’s security footage—he wanted to see how the Bull Warrior had dealt with the pollution source—when Chen Cang, who was always engrossed in various forums, suddenly exclaimed, "Quick, look at this video!"

His teammates turned to him as he displayed a video on his device, explaining while operating it, "This was just posted online and is already the top trending video!"

It was two spliced videos showing the same person flying through the sky.

Both segments were expertly filmed. The first showed the Bull Warrior riding a broomstick through the air. Due to the camera angle, the twin moons framed her flight. Between the two large, round, and bright moons was a small shadow—the Bull Warrior herself.

She was slightly hunched over the broomstick, wearing her exaggerated and eerie Bull Warrior Mask, her wide red coat’s hem flapping wildly in the wind behind her like a cape.

The sight was both bizarre and magnificent, evoking an indescribable feeling.

The second clip’s angle wasn’t as good as the first, but it was equally stunning.

It was a low-angle shot, capturing the Bull Warrior riding her broomstick as she soared over the wall between District C and District D.

Her speed was incredible—she whooshed by in a flash, disappearing beyond the wall.

It was important to note that to prevent pollution from spreading inward, every wall was built exceptionally high, making it impossible for ordinary aircraft to fly over.

Moreover, since the appearance of the Purple Moon, humanity had lost access to the skies. The higher one flew, the greater the risk of contamination and the more likely one was to attract airborne pollutants. Thus, later human-developed flight technology consisted primarily of low-altitude vehicles. Very few could reach the heights needed to clear the walls, and the rare few capable of doing so were government-controlled—none of them small.

If they hadn’t witnessed it with their own eyes outside Sister Xiu’s salon last time, they might have dismissed the video as fake.

Many shared their skepticism. Most comments beneath the video claimed it was fabricated, arguing that creating such a fake video with current technology was too easy.

But soon, experts stepped forward, asserting that the footage was completely authentic and unaltered.

Then the comments section erupted. "No way this is real? There’s actually a weirdo flying in the sky?"

[Can’t believe this is real? It looks like something out of a movie!]

[So badass! Who IS this?!]

[What’s that flying tech’s model? Drop a link!]

[Me too!]

[What kind of aircraft is this? Why design it like this? Isn’t it kinda lame?]

[So epic!!!! I need to fly like that!!!!]

[OMG she’s my hero!!]

[Whoever she is, I need her deets stat!]

[Wait, the city’s on lockdown—isn’t this a violation?]

[Is no one gonna mention how realistic that broomstick aircraft looks? The bristles are all wind-tossed.]

[I noticed… With current tech, it’s nearly impossible to build something like this…]

The Federal Government had always intentionally concealed information about pollutants from ordinary citizens. So, even though the amusement park pollution incident was significant, there was no trace of it online—any posts were quickly deleted.

However, the Bull Warrior’s flight didn’t trigger any keywords, thus avoiding immediate detection, and it quickly went viral online. That night, countless people stayed up late, eagerly discussing the identity of this Bull Warrior.

It instantly topped multiple trending lists.

【Hot: Who’s the Bull Warrior?】

【Hot: Where to buy a broomstick flier?】

【Hot: Why’s the Bull Warrior airborne?】

Bai Qinghe and the others had no interest in these wild speculations. What caught their attention was the time the video was taken.

"This was shot just an hour ago," Su Wenmo said with a complicated expression.

Her teammates wore similarly conflicted looks. Chen Cang gasped. "If we go by the timing, then…"

Bai Qinghe’s expression darkened. "She hadn’t even been in District D. She flew here from another district, beelined straight to Happy Restaurant without any delay, dealt with the pollution source, and left before we arrived."

"..."

The restaurant fell silent once more.

This video completely overturned Su Wenmo’s earlier guess. The Bull Warrior didn’t live in District D—she had specifically flown here to resolve the pollution source.

So the question returned: How did she know it was here?

Some questions were destined to remain unanswered, just like whether it was the Bull Warrior flying or the broomstick doing the work.

Bai Qinghe rubbed his temples, closing his eyes wearily as he asked Su Wenmo, "Is the restaurant’s surveillance ready yet?"

"Huh? Oh!" Su Wenmo snapped out of her daze and quickly operated the system. "Yeah, yeah… Ugh, the footage is too long. Let me find this afternoon’s recording…"

Soon, she located the relevant segment.

Happy Restaurant was an ordinary place, with moderately priced dishes and a steady but unremarkable flow of customers. That afternoon, everything had been normal—no different from any other day. But then it started raining, and the surveillance showed a woman in loose clothing, heavily pregnant, stumbling into the restaurant.

The staff and customers were startled and gathered around her. The woman collapsed to the ground, screaming as if she were going into labor.

From the moment the woman began writhing on the floor, the footage started glitching—flickering intermittently, even cutting to black for a full minute at one point.

This was actually normal. Severe pollution sometimes affected electronics like surveillance systems.

Fortunately, it didn’t hinder their understanding of how the pollution source had spread.

The woman gave birth in the restaurant. At first, the people inside behaved normally—one customer even finished their meal and left without issue.

After leaving the restaurant, she boarded a bus to the amusement park in Zone C, and shortly after, the contamination outbreak at the amusement park occurred.

Those who remained in the restaurant soon encountered trouble. First, a server’s stomach suddenly bloated, and she writhed in pain as she gave birth to a child. The newborn immediately sucked the server dry.

Soon, everyone in the restaurant began to mutate. Some fled to the kitchen, though there were no cameras there. However, it could be assumed the situation in the kitchen was similar to that in the dining area.

Once everyone had transformed into monsters, they stayed inside the restaurant. The polluted individuals had no awareness and no intention of leaving, so they simply mindlessly roamed around the premises.

Perhaps because of the rain, no customers visited afterward. Then, at nightfall, the Bull Warrior showed up.

The surveillance footage showed the Bull Warrior moving urgently upon entering the restaurant, but after taking stock of the room, she no longer seemed in a hurry. She raised her hand and fired off two lightning bolts, instantly taking out two monsters.

Then, the source of contamination emerged. The Bull Warrior seemed to be affected by the pollution—she didn’t attack but froze in place.

When the pollution source gave birth again and handed the child to the Bull Warrior, Su Wenmo blurted out, "Is she... being polluted?"

"Seems like it," Li Sen said with a furrowed brow. Just watching the video made him feel as if he were about to be contaminated.

"That can’t be right," Chen Cang muttered, scratching his head. "Then how did she eliminate the pollution source?"

At that moment, the surveillance footage suddenly went black.

Bai Qinghe immediately asked, "What happened?"

"Let me check, let me check." Su Wenmo examined the footage and concluded, "The video is fine—it’s just that the lights were turned off."

"?"

They looked down and saw the shattered lightbulb pieces on the floor.

After that, the footage became unclear. The Bull Warrior later turned on her device’s light, but the light was too dim for them to see what was happening—until finally, she zapped the monsters with a lightning bolt and took the pollution source.

"Hey, look at her," Su Wenmo pointed at the darkened screen. "Did she just grab the pollution source with her bare hands?"

Though the image was dark, the pollution source emitted a faint purple glow, revealing a hand gripping it directly.

"He hissed through his teeth," Li Sen said. "She really isn’t afraid of contamination."

"How confident do you have to be to grab a pollution source barehanded?" Chen Cang was in awe. He turned to Bai Qinghe. "Boss, do higher-ranked fighters just not fear pollution?"

Bai Qinghe deadpanned, "How would I know?"

The Bull Warrior then left through the restaurant’s back door. Just as they thought they’d see themselves next in the footage, they were surprised to find that after the Bull Warrior left and before their arrival, another person had entered through the back door.

That person briefly inspected the dining area before leaving the same way.

Due to the lack of lighting, they couldn’t make out the person’s appearance. Bai Qinghe asked, "Is there surveillance at the restaurant’s back door?"

Su Wenmo checked and shook her head. "Zone D has very few cameras—only along major roads. Happy Restaurant only has front-door surveillance, not back-door."

Bai Qinghe sighed. Once again, he had hit another dead end on the Bull Warrior.

He felt a headache coming on and stood up to go rest—he still had a report to write later.

But as soon as he took a step, someone grabbed his collar, nearly yanking him off his feet. Then, Li Sen gasped in shock, "Boss, look! The pollution source was brought in by someone!"