Swallowed Star: Lord of Thunder
Chapter 30

Huaxia's Response (Please Keep Reading, Vote with Monthly Passes)

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Huaxia's Response (Please Keep Reading, Vote with Monthly Passes~)

The next day, Yang Yu woke up and went to the park to practice his fists as usual.

Wang Lin was already practicing San Ti Shi.

Seeing Wang Lin work so hard, Yang Yu felt very gratified.

After watching Wang Lin complete a round of San Ti Shi, Yang Yu stepped forward. "Not bad, Xiao Linzi. You've improved so much lately. Your San Ti Shi is starting to look the part."

"Haha, I'm still far behind you, Brother Yu. But the more I practice San Ti Shi, the more I feel its endless depth." Wang Lin stopped moving and said happily.

After going through a brush with death, Wang Lin's state of mind had also been tempered. When he practiced now, it felt completely different from before.

"Not bad at all. Keep at it a while longer, and you'll truly get started with Xingyiquan. Your Fist Technique will enter a period of rapid growth."

Yang Yu nodded in approval. "But starting tomorrow, Xiao Linzi, you should train at home. You've only just gotten a foothold in Fist Technique, and your Physical Fitness is still too weak. You should spend more time and energy tempering your body."

Though the walk there in the morning had not been far, Yang Yu's sharp senses had still noticed that the animals around him had undergone drastic mutations.

Restrained by their old instincts and their innate fear of humans, no serious animal attacks had yet occurred in the city.

But seeing how animals were evolving far faster than ordinary humans, Yang Yu could not help feeling uneasy.

As time passed, powerful Monsters would sooner or later lead beast packs in attacks against humanity.

After all, there was only so much territory to live in. Once humans no longer possessed overwhelming strength, the order of nature would naturally change.

It was bound to happen.

"Since you say so too, Brother Yu, I'll train at home after I go back. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask you through my phone."

Wang Lin had also noticed that something was wrong lately. The Stray Cats and Stray Dogs that normally ran at the sight of people now dared to bare their teeth at him.

Even the rats in the sewers had mutated severely. The largest were already the size of small dogs. If enough rats that size gathered together, it would be nothing short of a disaster.

"No problem. Ask me anytime if there's something you don't understand. Now I'll take you through the Xingyi Five Elements Fist and Twelve Form Fist once more."

Under the morning sun, their shadows stretched long as they practiced.

Once they had finished, Wang Lin went home.

Yang Yu then headed to the Mid-mountain area of Nanshan and began training in Multi-tasking Technique.

This was also something Spirit Readers of the Controller School had to master.

For the trials ahead, Yang Yu planned to follow the Controller School path for now.

After all, without an inheritance, the Illusion School was not as straightforward or brutal as directly controlling objects.

With his Martial Way Foundation, Yang Yu's ability to control Flying Daggers or other objects could produce terrifying destructive power.

And once he fully mastered the Dual-tasking Technique, Quad-tasking Technique, Eight-fold Tasking Technique, and even the Sixteen-fold Tasking Technique, Yang Yu alone could be used as sixteen people!

That was the terrifying part of Spirit Readers. Every Flying Dagger could be treated as a powerful Martial Artist, and their attacks were even faster and more unpredictable!

Several Flying Daggers that could freely change direction and seemed to possess minds of their own were even more terrifying when used together.

That was why Yang Yu now spent half his time training his Spiritual Force.

Though Yang Yu appeared to be a Martial Artist on the surface, he could not neglect the Trump Card he kept hidden.

Still, Multi-tasking Technique was somewhat difficult.

Old habits were too deeply ingrained. Even for someone as perceptive and gifted as Yang Yu, it took him half a month to master the Dual-tasking Technique. He could fully control two Flying Daggers to attack in different ways without any reduction in power!

If he did not pursue absolute precision, Yang Yu could now control ten Flying Daggers, five on each side.

During this time, the shield and Metal Inner Armor Yang Yu had commissioned also arrived.

After fastening the shield to his left arm, Yang Yu began practicing Blade and Shield Coordination.

He still used the Crossing Fist from the Xingyi Five Elements Fist as his foundation, gradually developing it into a Shield Technique focused on defense.

Just like that.

Yang Yu immersed himself in the Martial Way.

His Physical Fitness, Blade Technique, Shield Technique, Fist Technique, Movement Technique, and more all steadily improved.

Meanwhile, the school delayed the College Entrance Exam again and again.

Two months later, this year's College Entrance Exam was cancelled outright!

There was no choice. The Mutated Animals outside were becoming increasingly rampant.

It was not just foreign countries that frequently reported Mutated Creatures harming people.

Many similar vicious incidents had also occurred within the country.

For the safety of students and Civilians, the nation had no choice but to prepare for cancelling the College Entrance Exam, while urging everyone to exercise diligently.

It also used daily news broadcasts to teach basic Martial Way knowledge and emergency defensive measures for animal attacks.

Yang Yu felt quite gratified to see the Huaxia authorities act and issue warnings two months in advance.

Although two months was still too late, and many people online mocked the matter, claiming that people had become overly sensitive. What era was this, and why were they still learning martial arts? No matter how skilled one was, could they really withstand a kitchen knife?

There was no shortage of such remarks.

But that was normal. Only when blades cut into their bodies and Monsters began eating people would they wake up.

You could not place too much hope in such people.

It was good enough if some people listened.

After all, the machinery of an entire nation had to operate with extreme caution. Without a great deal of evidence and modeling, the nation would not have made such a response.

Moreover, Yang Yu had recently discovered while flying into the distance at night on his shield to train that the Huaxia military had already begun making preparations.

Under the guise of military exercises, the various military regions had moved their forces near major cities and established defensive positions.

Seeing the authorities' response, Yang Yu knew there were still many farsighted people among the upper ranks. These measures would not be of much use against the Beast Tide when it erupted in full, but having a buffer period and saving more lives was still good.

Yang Yu's current strength might look decent, but facing an overwhelming Beast Tide and several Lord Level Monsters would still be dangerous.

Although Yang Yu's punching force increased by around three hundred kilograms every day, after two months of training, his Physical Fitness had already reached Senior War General Level.

With Spiritual Force, he could even reach Intermediate War God level.

But Spiritual Force was not limitless. If Yang Yu was not discreet enough and encountered a Senior Lord Level Monster, he would have to go all out. If three came at once, even escaping would likely be difficult!

More importantly, Yang Yu still had to protect his Grandfather!

That meant Yang Yu could not keep slaughtering Monsters without restraint.

And no matter how strong Yang Yu was, he was still only one person. Against a Beast Tide of tens of millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions, individual strength was exceedingly insignificant.

At such a time, the role of the military and modern weapons became apparent.

They might be useless against high-level Monsters, but they could still kill ordinary Monsters and weaker Mutated Creatures.

After all, in the early stages of the Grand Nirvana, the vastly more numerous Beast Soldier Level Monsters were actually a greater threat to humanity.

Clearing out those Beast Soldier Level Monsters would also reduce the pressure on top-tier Martial Artists, allowing them to save more Civilians.

But the problem was that humanity currently had far too few top-tier Martial Artists above War General Level!

Even by the most optimistic estimate, there were no more than ten in all of humanity!

That included Yang Yu, Hong, Thor, and several of the strongest councilors.

Their current strength was most likely already considerable. With deep Martial Way foundations and the ability to smoothly absorb Cosmic Energy, they should already possess War General strength.

Thanks to Ivanwank, Brother Xuan 8, 20240413104709951, 160620230055567, and Silent Falling Snow for the 100 Qidian Coin rewards!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone!

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