Drift Grade (2nd Update)

Chapter 26: Drift Grade (2nd Update)

The figure who arrived on a motorcycle was none other than the master of Flying Swallow Martial Hall.

Bright-Winged Swallow, Ji Xuantong.

His expression was far from pleasant.

The Void Entity was not strong, but its appearance at this time was worrying. Perhaps quite a few had already slipped into Su City from the Tai Lake Void Realm intersection before it was discovered, choosing people to devour.

Or perhaps Su City had other intersections as well.

Ji Xuantong said gravely:

"I saw that driverless car suddenly head toward a secluded alley and knew something was wrong, so I followed it. These ghostly things love killing people this way. Come on, get in first. Where do you live? I'll take you home."

The motorcycle had already fallen to one side, and Ji Xuantong pulled it upright in one motion.

He called someone on his phone.

"Master, what is it?"

Lu Chenzhou's voice came from the other end.

"Have you made it home?"

"I'm back. I'm already practicing the Heaven Stance."

"Be careful. It's best to sleep with the Sunfire Lamp on. Don't worry about wasting electricity."

"Master, has a Void Entity appeared?"

"Yes."

"Thank you for the warning, Master. I'll be careful."

Next, Ji Xuantong called his family and Ji Feiyan as well. He also sent a message in the martial hall's small group chat, telling everyone to stay on guard.

He was not overly worried about his daughter's safety. A ghostly thing like the one just now might be impossible for Ji Feiyan to kill, but it could do nothing to her either.

Besides, his daughter lived at Dragon City University of Martial Arts. That place was a forbidden zone for Void Entities. The rising smoke of Blood Vitality from Martial Artists was enough to make the vast majority of Void Entities recoil at the sight.

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

The motorcycle started. Holding onto the master's waist, Du Men finally felt safe. He had lived peacefully for more than a decade, and this was his first encounter with a Void Calamity. After witnessing the master's heroic bearing as he killed the Void Entity, he was seized by an incomparably intense desire to become a Martial Artist!

He would never forget this night.

He had been tormented by a Void Entity, humiliated, stripped of his dignity!

Thinking of Junior Brother Lu, who was about to surpass him, Du Men made up his mind. He would put in even greater effort to pursue the martial path, whatever the cost!

Ji Xuantong drove while dialing another number.

"Officer Lu, sorry to disturb you."

"What is it?"

"A Void Entity hid in a driverless car and attacked one of my students. I sensed something was wrong and followed it over, then dealt with it. I'm worried there may be more..."

The other end fell silent for a while.

"What grade was the Void Entity?"

"Drift Grade."

"I understand. Thank you for the warning."

The motorcycle roared down the midnight streets and vanished without a trace.

Building 3, Shihu Garden, 2802.

"What? Another Void Calamity?"

Li Xianghua and Lu Guoping came out of the bedroom, their faces filled with panic.

Lu Chenzhou did not intend to hide it from his parents. Although ordinary people were powerless to change anything, it was still better to let them know than to face death in a muddleheaded haze.

"Du Men was attacked. Our master saved him."

In the past, Lu Chenzhou had felt that Void Calamities were quite far from him. Perhaps it was because such misfortunes had never happened around him and had only appeared in news reports.

Du Men's attack made him realize... danger had never been far away.

Li Xianghua grabbed Lu Guoping's hand and asked:

"What do we do now?"

"I don't know... Keep the lights on?"

Although the old couple had seen plenty of Void Calamity reports over the past forty years, this was the first time one had come so close. They had no experience with it at all.

A dazzling light flared up, illuminating the house as brightly as day.

Lu Chenzhou had already turned on the Sunfire Lamp.

"Let's keep it on from now on. Don't worry about whether it wastes electricity."

The Sunfire Lamp was a high-tech special device developed by the Void Suppression Department that could effectively prevent most low-grade Void Entities. Property developers were required to install them when building commercial housing, and the fire department conducted regular inspections. Anyone who cut corners or falsified records would be thrown into prison.

Its drawback was that it consumed electricity.

Of course, if they encountered a Void Entity on the level of the 11.3 Void Calamity case, this lamp would be completely useless. They could only pray the Void Entity would not randomly choose their home.

Li Xianghua truly could not rest easy about letting Lu Chenzhou go out.

"Chenzhou, how about you practice at home by yourself starting tomorrow?"

"Mom, let's see how things go tomorrow."

Lu Guoping said:

"You two go sleep. I'll stand watch tonight."

Lu Chenzhou said:

"Go sleep, all of you. Standing watch is useless. If the Sunfire Lamp can't stop it, keeping watch won't help either. I just need to strive to reach the Fourth Stage as soon as possible. Things will be better then."

Lu Chenzhou had read popular science books from the Void Suppression Department. If a human's Blood Vitality broke through 2, it could effectively reduce the chances of encountering an ordinary Void Calamity.

To the Void, a Martial Warrior's Blood Vitality blazed as fiercely as the sun.

At his urging, the old couple both went to sleep.

Inside his bedroom, Lu Chenzhou continued practicing the Heaven Stance.

Until a notification came from the Martial Dao Tree.

Dragon-Tiger Heaven Stance: Fourth Acupoint (2%)

During the day, he had only just learned the stance technique for condensing the Shaochong Acupoint. He could clearly feel that the difficulty of raising Proficiency had gone up a level.

It would become even harder from here on, but with the Martial Dao Tree, he felt that as long as he put in a little more time, condensing the fourth acupoint within a month would not be a problem.

At most, he just had to grind harder.

Back when he did not have the Martial Dao Tree, he had persisted even when he could not see the road ahead. Now that he had a Proficiency panel with real-time feedback, he could work harder than anyone!

"Sleep!"

Lu Chenzhou maintained his regular routine and lay down, preparing to sleep.

A text message came from Su City Police, notifying all citizens to turn on their Sunfire Lamps, avoid going out at night, and not ride in driverless cars.

Starting tomorrow, all schools would temporarily suspend classes. Employers were urged to have employees work from home where possible, while the police would investigate all locations across the city where Void Entities might be hiding.

Tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.

Many people thought of the huge disturbance at Tai Lake. They all had the feeling that Su City was truly about to see the heavens change, and more people would likely leave starting tomorrow.

On the internet, some people took the opportunity to spread rumors and stir up panic, fearing the world was not chaotic enough. The police quickly traced their IP addresses and brought them to justice.

In the Flying Swallow Martial Hall group, many people expressed concern for Du Men and marveled at the fellow's great fortune. At the same time, they gained a profound understanding of Ji Xuantong's strength.

After this incident, everyone would probably practice martial arts with even greater enthusiasm and diligence.

Lu Chenzhou looked for a while, then found it uninteresting and soon fell asleep.

All he could do now was build up his strength and grow stronger bit by bit.

The next day.

Lu Chenzhou got up early to practice his punches.

The old couple had worried all night and had not slept well.

"That's wonderful. Everyone's all right."

Li Xianghua called relatives and friends close to the family. No one had been harmed, but news reports stated that there were victims besides Du Men.

The deceased was a woman. She had come out of a nightclub drunk beyond reason and fallen asleep by the roadside. When she was found, her entire body was swollen, and her skin burst at the slightest poke as streams of yellow fluid flowed from within her body. Then, she became nothing more than a sheet of human skin.

She had been hollowed out. Her bones and internal organs had all melted away.

The methods of Void Entities were exceedingly cruel.

This was the second case this year of someone being killed by a Void Entity.

Li Xianghua felt miserable just watching it.

"Ah, how pitiful. I wonder whose parents will be heartbroken."

Lu Guoping, meanwhile, was on the phone with his workplace, his expression ugly.

"Garbage company! Am I not going to work because I don't want to?"

"What happened?"

"During the work stoppage, we only get minimum wage."

"Forget it, let it be. It's better than getting fired."

"The child is at an age when he needs money."

"It's fine. We'll hold on for a while. Our savings can last us some time. I'll weave some more little handicrafts and earn a bit more... Once our child gets into Wuda, things will be better. I remember the state has scholarships, meant to reward children like Chenzhou."

"It's fine. I can rest up during this period anyway."

"Yes, let Chenzhou teach us some boxing too."

For the old couple now, however much misfortune their bleak lives suffered, it was all diluted by Lu Chenzhou's outstanding performance. He was their faith.

Everything would get better!

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