Spatial Rift

That night, Bai Xiaowen had the same dream again. In the dark night sky, a blood-red eyeball as big as the moon looked down at the earth with an indifferent majesty.

Bai Xiaowen was awakened by the noise.

Looking up, I could already see the faint sunlight streaming in through the window. The summer sun starts its work earlier.

Bai Xiaowen checked the time; it was five in the morning. He rubbed his temples, feeling less sleepy, and decided to get up and continue practicing, using the shared memories of the Shadow Assassin's Battle Specialty.

After practicing for about half an hour, I felt I had made considerable progress. I was able to try and do many of the movements that were difficult for me before.

"I drew 4 points of basic strength and 3 points of basic agility, which is pretty good. Of course, the most awesome thing is the title of 'Ultimate Academic Ace '."

After Bai Xiaowen donned the title of "Ultimate Academic Ace," all his combat skills and Battle Specialty (already learned) increased by one level! This increase is not noticeable in the early stages, but it becomes quite terrifying at higher levels. This is because upgrading combat skills and Battle Specialty becomes increasingly difficult and the increases are more substantial as you progress.

"Waaah--"

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded!

Bai Xiaowen shuddered as memories of the original owner of this body surged forth. He was very familiar with this sound; it was a security alarm indicating a threat to the base city!

Bai Xiaowen quickly put on a shirt, donned all his equipment from the Storage Space, and abruptly pushed open the door.

The other three doors were pushed open one after another, and Li Shuyi, Xiao Jun, and He Zhiqing were all still sleepy. Clearly, they had also been woken up by the security alarm.

"Brother, you're up?" Xiao Jun asked, rubbing her eyes as she wore her pajamas.

"Sister He, take Xiao Jun and pack some supplies, and get to the underground Sanctuary as soon as possible..." Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice. "Shu Yi, put on your gear... Monsters have invaded Jinghai City!"

Xiao Jun cried out in panic, "Brother, I want to stay with you! Let's go to the Sanctuary together, okay?"

"This time it won't work. I'm an Awakened One now, and while enjoying rights, I must also fulfill obligations," Bai Xiaowen said calmly, giving Xiao Jun a reassuring smile. "Be good, listen to Sister He."

He Zhiqing remained calm, quickly running to the kitchen and dragging out a large bucket of purified water. She then opened the cabinet and took out two boxes of instant noodles, followed by other essentials such as lighting equipment. Her movements were swift yet organized.

Living in the Psychic Energy Era, there are safety alarm drills in middle school because monster invasions occur every few years on average. He Zhiqing has experienced more than a dozen safety alarms.

Most of the security alerts turned out to be false alarms; the monsters were wiped out by the Awakened before they even crossed the Buffer Zone. However, we still cannot let our guard down.

Li Shuyi went back to her room to change out of her pajamas, then put on her gear and prepared for battle.

The communicator at the entrance beeped, and then Old Demon's voice came through it. "All awakened members of the Super God Guild, take the elevator immediately and assemble on the ground!"

Then Fan Jianren's voice came through, calmer. "Attention all guild members! A monster invasion alarm has sounded. Please don't panic. Bring necessary supplies and line up orderly down the stairs to enter the Sanctuary. I repeat, don't panic. We have the protection of the Awakened, we will be safe..."

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi nodded to Xiao Jun and the other person, then rushed out of the room.

The elevator descended from the top floor and stopped at Bai Xiaowen's floor. The two went inside and found that there were already seven people inside, including familiar faces such as Li Beihai, Nie Kong, and Old Demon.

The elevator descended step by step, and seven or eight more people entered one after another; they were all awakened members of the Super God Guild.

On the ground floor of the Super God Guild headquarters building, Awakened Ones gathered. Bai Xiaowen counted them roughly; there were over a hundred of them.

"What type of security alert is this? A mutated beast horde?" an awakened individual asked. He was tall and muscular, with dark skin, resembling a Black Bear.

Bai Xiaowen had seen this person's photo and information. His name was Bao Wen, codenamed Black Bear. He was a tank-type class in the main team of the Super God Guild, and a level 5 Elite Awakened.

The Old Demon replied, "According to the official statement, it was an invasion by monsters from the Spirit Realm. More than ten medium-sized or larger Spatial Rift Spatial Rift appeared south of Jinghai City, two of which originated in the Buffer Zone! That's why it happened so hastily."

"Spatial Rift appearing directly in the Buffer Zone? That doesn't seem like something that would arise naturally," Bao Wen muttered.

"That's right. Naturally generated Spatial Rift usually appear in Wilderness Zone, places where Psionic Particles are more concentrated... This situation, where it appears directly in the Buffer Zone, is indeed very strange. We need to be mentally prepared; if a Large Spatial Rift falls into the urban area, it will be dangerous," the Old Demon said.

"The Psionic Particles in the urban area are relatively sparse and cannot support the appearance of large rifts, so there's no need to worry," Li Beihai said. "Awakened individuals below level 3, stay in the city and follow the unified deployment of the Awakened Association. The rest of you, follow Old Demon's command and follow the military's Awakened teams out of the city!"

Each person received a portable communicator and a temporary combat number.

"Dad, aren't you going out of the city?" Li Shuyi asked softly, seeing that all the main guild members and Advanced Awakened had left, leaving only Li Beihai behind.

Li Beihai shook his head. "To be on the safe side, each region will have at least one level 10 Awakened being stationed there. Besides, we won't gain any combat experience by killing monsters outside the city."

Once an Awakened reaches level 10, they need to undergo a second Class Change to continue leveling up. Awakened who fail to advance to the second job advancement will be temporarily stuck at level 10.

Bai Xiaowen's intercom rang, and a hoarse voice came through:

"I am Yang Yongkang, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Jinghai Base City. All Awakened Ones remaining here, your levels are relatively low, and your main task is patrolling... Now, please check your temporary numbers and proceed to your designated patrol areas. If you discover any medium or Large Spatial Rift that you cannot handle, report them immediately! I repeat, if you discover any medium or Large Spatial Rift that you cannot handle, report them immediately!"

"Awakened Ones No. 001 to 005, proceed to Yong'an Avenue. Awakened Ones No. 006 to 010, proceed to Fushou Road. Awakened Ones No. 011 to 015, proceed to Songyang Road..."

Bai Xiaowen is number 071, and Li Shuyi is number 075. As newly awakened individuals who recently Class Change, they were assigned to Chihuo Plaza. This is the center of the Chihuo District, where Psionic Particles are relatively sparse, making it generally a safer area.

The other dozen or so Level 2 and Level 3 Awakened members of the Super God Guild were assigned to Jinghai District and Qingpu District, which were more than ten kilometers away. They could only ask Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to take care of their families in the underground Sanctuary at Chihuo Plaza, and then drive quickly to their destination.

As the guardian of the Chihuo District, Li Beihai had not yet received any missions and remained at Chihuo Plaza.

Li Shuyi and Bai Xiaowen patrolled the streets near Chihuo Plaza in an off-road vehicle.

"Xiao Wen, when did you learn to drive?" Li Shuyi asked curiously.

"These past few days, Brother Feng has been driving us to the exam. I've been watching closely a few times and even tried driving it myself. It felt pretty good." Having Super Brain makes learning things so fast.

"Then you're driving without a license," Li Shuyi joked, trying to lighten the tense atmosphere. "There are still three teammates who haven't arrived yet, I wonder who they are. But anyway, with Dad here, we're safe. Dad's amazing."

Bai Xiaowen thought of Li Beihai's gorilla-like physique and nodded with a sense of sympathy.

Suddenly, both of them simultaneously felt a slight fluctuation in their own Psychic Field.

Bai Xiaowen suddenly turned his head and saw that at the street corner opposite, space appeared to be unnaturally distorted, and then rippled outwards like water! A Spatial Rift about two meters high appeared.

Within the Spatial Rift, a deep red glow could be faintly seen, exuding a frenzied heat!