Fierce Battle

Buzz... buzz...

As Si Nan Ying, who had recovered her spirits, and I were chatting animatedly, a buzzing vibration suddenly came from Si Nan Ying's body. It sounded just like a phone vibrating, making me instinctively pat my pockets.

Si Nan Ying pulled a new compass from her skirt (the previous one had been broken in the collapse). It was this compass that was vibrating faintly.

"Hello? Sister Yuan?" Si Nan Ying flipped open the compass lid and held it to her ear. So this compass can be used as a phone too...? I didn't know how to react.

"Yes, yes, Xiao Ye and I are together... What? Beast Tide? ... Are you kidding me? ... Ah... Yes, yes... Okay, we'll evacuate immediately!" Si Nan Ying's expression kept changing as she spoke on the phone (or should I say, the compass?). By the end, her face had become extremely serious, and I immediately had a bad feeling.

Si Nan Ying put away the compass, turned around, and said to me sternly, "Xiao Ye, Sister Yuan said that for some reason, the Demonic Beasts of the Winter Mountains have all come out and formed a Beast Tide to attack the city!"

"Huh!? Why now?"

Suddenly, I thought of the people who had followed me when I returned from the library. Could it be...?

"In short, in the face of a Beast Tide, individual strength is insignificant, so we need to evacuate quickly!"

"If we go to the city center now, we'll definitely run into the Beast Tide! Where should we go?"

"Uh... this... Sister Yuan said she's already sent someone to pick us up... but she also said it might be too late."

"...Meaning, we have to find a place to hide ourselves?"

"...Heh heh~☆"

"Why are you acting cute! Let's find a place to hide first!"

But where could we hide? With the Demonic Beasts passing through, let alone humans, even houses could be flattened. So there was no truly safe place on the ground. If we went to a tall building, we might encounter bird-like Demonic Beasts. In that case...

"Underground! There must be a basement here! Let's go there!"

Saying that, I grabbed Si Nan Ying and dragged her tender little hand towards the nearest building. The blood gushing out turned into sharp blades, and in just a few slashes, the building's door was shattered into pieces. I rushed in without hesitation.

The building we entered seemed to be a warehouse. I fumbled for a Spirit Stone lamp and lit it. The ground was immediately illuminated brightly. I anxiously looked around, searching for the entrance to the basement.

"Over there!" Si Nan Ying waved her little hand and pointed to the right. I saw a trapdoor on the empty ground, which seemed to be the entrance.

We quickly rushed over, smashed the lock on the trapdoor, and then--

The ground shook, and Si Nan Ying and I instantly lost our balance. Has the Beast Tide arrived already? It can't be that fast! But I don't hear the roars of Demonic Beasts or the rumbling of their footsteps. What's causing this shaking?

BOOM! The ground shook again. Si Nan Ying, who had just gotten up, fell to the ground with a "Woo-yah~" sound. But she immediately got up and pulled up the trapdoor, "Don't worry about it, let's go down first!"

"No..."

"What's wrong?"

"Quick, close the door!!"

But it was too late. Accompanied by a roaring sound, cracks spread across the warehouse floor, centered around the trapdoor! Si Nan Ying hastily retreated, narrowly avoiding being swallowed by the cracks. A rustling sound came from the dark abyss below, sending shivers down my spine.

Damn it, I miscalculated!

I gritted my teeth. I thought we would be safe as long as we avoided the ground and the sky, but I forgot about Demonic Beasts like Desolate Beasts that can burrow underground! These Demonic Beasts moved unimpeded underground, passing through the entire city faster than other Demonic Beasts!

But what is this now? I don't have my weapon on me. If it's another Desolate Beast, I'm finished!

With a CRACK, dirt and stones flew everywhere, and what appeared before us was--

"A worm!?"

"It's a Drilling Worm!" Si Nan Ying exclaimed.

The giant worm that emerged from the ground was as thick as an oil drum, a magnified version of a common earthworm, but with a thick chitinous shell. Its ferocious mouthparts, flowing mucus, and writhing body made it the most disgusting creature I had ever seen! I'd rather fight a Desolate Beast bare-handed than engage this thing!

The Drilling Worm let out a strange cry and lunged at me. My blood instantly condensed into a giant fist, and I smashed it to the ground with one punch! The worm lay on the ground, squealing miserably. Its thick shell had already suffered extensive damage. It struggled, trying to retreat underground.

This guy... is unexpectedly weak.

I only intended to slow it down, but I didn't expect to kill it so easily. Its shell looked tough, but it was far inferior to that of a Bone Armor Lion.

"Xiao Ye is amazing!" Si Nan Ying jumped excitedly. Seeing her like this, I couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.

Yeah... I'm a top player who has solo-killed Desolate Beasts, what's a mere worm to me!

However--

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! As if mocking me, as the crippled worm retreated, a large group of worms emerged from underground. Roughly counting, there were no less than twenty of them!

"...This is going to be fun."

While Si Nan Ying and I were encountering the worms, the city center was already in chaos.

"ROAR-----------------"

Countless piercing roars were deafening. The blood of countless humans and Demonic Beasts stained the streets. On the roads, sidewalks, overpasses, and buildings, horrifying corpses could be seen everywhere. As soon as one wave of Demonic Beasts fell, the next wave would roar forward, trampling on the corpses of their own kind.

"Hurry, hurry! This way!"

A young guard shouted, leading more than twenty people towards a shop by the roadside. These twenty-odd people were all ordinary individuals without any Supernatural Abilities, completely lacking combat power. He himself was just a beginner-level ability user, no match for the Demonic Beasts.

"Hurry! The people above said we'll be saved as long as everyone retreats into the buildings! Just hold on... AHH!!"

A giant python suddenly appeared out of nowhere and bit the guard, swallowing him whole!

"!!!"

The people who had been full of hope moments ago were terrified to the point of collapse when they saw their guide die. They all collapsed on the ground, left to the mercy of the Demonic Beasts.

A dozen giant pythons surged forward, opening their greedy mouths and lunging at the helpless people. At this critical moment—

"Stop!"

A dazzling bolt of lightning tore through the air, instantly electrocuting the foremost pythons into charcoal! The others, seeing the situation turn dire, abruptly halted their attack. In that instant of pause—

Thump! Thump! Fierce, heavy punches rained down like falling rocks, smashing the remaining pythons into pulp within seconds. Rui Feng's figure appeared amidst the scattered flesh and blood. The past few days of recovery had left him itching for a fight, and now, back on the battlefield, he was in his element. He alone annihilated seventy to eighty Demonic Beasts!

"Xiao Xin, leave these people to me. I'm going to kill a few more!" With that, Rui Feng's figure flickered, and he dashed towards the front lines where the Demonic Beasts were being fought.

"Brother, don't get carried away fighting, safety first!" Rui Xin hurriedly shouted after him, but Rui Feng had already vanished without a trace...

On the top floor of the Winter Arrival Hotel, by the floor-to-ceiling window, Si Nan Yuan surveyed the battle unfolding across the city center.

"Captain!" A guard rushed over.

"What is it?"

"Rui Xin just sent word that the last batch of ordinary citizens has been evacuated into the buildings!"

"Good! Quickly inform Elder Hong!"

"No need to inform me. Do you think I wouldn't know what's happening wherever it occurs?" Elder Hong suddenly appeared beside them.

"Alright, you two step aside. Watch me now!"

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