Demon God

Looking at the classroom at the end of the corridor, Jiang Hou pondered briefly before walking over. Zong Zheng Nanmo hurried after him. "Wait for me, Jiang Hou."

The room number was 501. The door was ajar, and with a gentle push from Jiang Hou, it opened.

Several desks and chairs were scattered casually around the empty classroom. By the window sat a black-haired girl with shoulder-length hair, quietly reading a book whose title could not be seen.

The moment he saw the girl, even Jiang Hou's eyes showed a trace of amazement.

Her features were not as exquisite as Li Mengwu's, but they were exceptionally well-proportioned. She had sharp brows and phoenix eyes, while her skin was crystalline like jade, seeming to gleam under the sunlight.

What truly amazed Jiang Hou, though, was her aura. She was cool.

She stood over 1.7 meters tall, with a straight waist and back. Her long legs stretched beneath the desk, and while she wore a white shirt on top, she had on black men's trousers.

She also wore a fitted black trench coat. As she read with an indifferent gaze, she radiated the imposing aura of a mafia heiress without even trying.

Behind Jiang Hou, Zong Zheng Nanmo said in surprise, "That transfer student? She's the one who asked for us?"

A transfer student! Jiang Hou froze slightly. No wonder Zong Zheng Nanmo had said she was cool yesterday—she really was. Then he inwardly grumbled, Isn't she hot wearing that much? Of course, no matter how cool or beautiful this transfer student was, she had nothing to do with him.

In his eyes, Qin Siyu was still the cutest and prettiest.

At that moment, the girl gently closed her book and turned to look at them.

In an instant, goosebumps rose across Jiang Hou's body. The power of the giant beast bloodline within him stirred, and he inexplicably sensed an intense aura of danger.

Extremely dangerous!

This transfer student was a superhuman—an incredibly powerful one! Noticing the faint wariness Jiang Hou revealed, a trace of surprise flashed through the black-haired girl's eyes. Then she smiled. "Don't be nervous. I mean you no harm."

Though she said that, Jiang Hou remained cautious without knowing her intentions. He slowly asked, "Classmate, did you need something from us?"

The black-haired girl smiled faintly. "It's nothing major. I just wanted to ask whether you're interested in joining the Special Incident Research Society I just established."

"To be honest, I'm a little surprised too. I didn't expect the school to have two pollution evolvers. Your auras are stirring around you, and you clearly don't know how to restrain them. You only awakened recently, didn't you?"

Her first sentence left them both somewhat confused, but her later words instantly caused their expressions to change drastically.

Zong Zheng Nanmo in particular opened his mouth wide and turned to Jiang Hou in astonishment. "Jiang Hou, did you run into a ghost the night before last too?"

"What ghost? I didn't run into one." Jiang Hou shook his head in denial. He had not encountered any ghost the night before last. He had merely been killed once by a monster.

"Then why did she say we're both evolvers?" Zong Zheng Nanmo asked doubtfully, though there was a hint of excitement in his voice.

What he had experienced the night before last had kept him awake all night. He had been nervous and afraid, and when he came to school wanting to confide in Jiang Hou, he had not known how to begin.

After all, it was all too absurd. No one would believe it if he told them.

But he had never expected that his best friend, Jiang Hou, seemed to have encountered a supernatural event the night before last as well. He immediately felt the excitement of finding one of his own kind.

The black-haired girl said calmly, "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Ruochan, and I'm from Dragon City."

"Also, don't bother trying to make excuses or deny it. One of you has surging vitality and blood, while 'wind' surrounds the other. To my eyes, you're like fireflies in the night."

Well, she had already put it that way.

"Ahem! We weren't trying to deny it. It's just that what happened the night before last was too bizarre. We were afraid no one would believe us if we said it."

As he spoke, Jiang Hou walked into the classroom and politely asked the cool-looking black-haired girl, "Classmate Jiang, may I ask why you invited us to join the society?"

"The reason is simple. I never expected to return to school and study again, so I decided to start a society for fun." As she said this, a powerful aura emanated from the black-haired girl.

"As evolvers who awakened by chance, joining my society will benefit you greatly."

"Through me, you can learn more about the supernatural world. At the same time, because of my special status, you'll count as half-official members."

"This is an official status that many superhumans cannot obtain even after paying a tremendous price."

"Classmate Jiang is from an official department?" Jiang Hou's gaze shifted slightly.

"More or less. But I don't belong to the Heavenly Punishment Branch in Wing City, and you don't need to feel any resistance toward official status."

"If official powerhouses had not suppressed the ruins and dealt with those invading Pollution Monsters over the years, you would never have enjoyed the peace and stability you have now."

"However, the peace here may soon be broken."

Jiang Hou's pupils contracted slightly. "What do you mean by that?"

The black-haired girl's tone suddenly became lazy. "Nothing much. It's just that the node where Wing City is located has formed a stable passage after two consecutive World Impacts."

"Especially when the passage formed during the first impact, the powerhouses from the Heavenly Punishment Branch here detected the aura of a Demon God."

"This is a terrifying monster left over from the Heavenly Demon Era. It usually wanders unconsciously through the depths of the ruins. Once it develops independent consciousness, it is named a Demon God."

"Once these Demon Gods awaken, they instinctively gather nearby Pollution Monsters and dark ferocious beasts, invading the Real World through nearby passages."

"If the authorities fail to stop a Demon God invasion, the consequences will be unimaginably severe. Wing City's population of over ten million may be devoured, leaving corpses strewn everywhere."

"It's that serious? But Classmate Jiang, why haven't we heard of similar incidents happening over the years?" Zong Zheng Nanmo was initially startled, but then grew somewhat doubtful.

He suspected that Jiang Ruochan was trying to scare them.

Information spread rapidly in modern society. Forget a million casualties—even a few hundred deaths would be a major event that spread throughout the country within half a day.

In response, the black-haired girl merely said, "That's because all Demon God invasions and Ancient Ferocious Beast invasions that broke out domestically in the past were suppressed."

"But other countries weren't so fortunate. You should all know about the tsunami in India Tree Country a year ago."

"And three years ago, in the Bauhinia Federation, a volcano that had been dormant for millions of years suddenly erupted, swallowing three nearby towns and causing countless deaths and injuries."

"Five years ago, a large island in the West Continent Alliance collapsed and sank into the sea. Not a single person on the island survived, and the tsunami it triggered affected three neighboring countries."

"And all of these were caused by Ruins Monster invasions."

"It was only to avoid triggering worldwide panic that the nations covered them up afterward under the guise of natural disasters."

After Jiang Ruochan finished speaking, the activity room fell silent.

Jiang Hou's expression was grave, because the events Jiang Ruochan mentioned had indeed occurred. Just as she had said, though, every country had classified them as natural disasters.

He had never expected the true cause to be Monster Invasion.

As for the possibility that Jiang Ruochan had fabricated it all, Jiang Hou did not think so. It would not benefit her in any way, and it would only be more embarrassing if she were exposed later.

First update, more to come.