Xia Wen had just left the bar.
She wore a wine-red miniskirt that exposed her fair thighs, looking seductive and alluring, her drunken face flushed red.
The man with his arm around her was a rich second-generation heir she had just met.
"Baby, let me take you to a hotel. Heh..."
But barely two steps later, a huge maw suddenly clamped around the rich heir's head, leaving his entire body dangling in midair!
"Ah! Help! Aaargh..."
Xia Wen was scared out of her mind on the spot, instantly sobering up!
Only then did she realize that the game merging with reality was real...
She could hardly spare a thought for the rich heir. She fled for her life, found a trash can in a corner to hide behind, and hurriedly tried to call for help.
"Who can save me... right, Chen Nian! He can do it..."
Xia Wen immediately dialed Chen Nian's number. The instant he answered, she shouted first, "There are monsters all around me! Save me! I'll give you a chance to be my boyfriend!"
"Okay."
Chen Nian hung up.
On the other end, Xia Wen could not help breaking into a smile.
Wonderful! A simp was still a simp!
Who would have thought a shut-in like him could actually be useful? I might as well make do and use him.
Even after being humiliated like that earlier, he still had to come crawling over to protect me. What a pathetic wretch who'd never seen a woman before.
Blame me for being too beautiful, I suppose. Heh.
Wait...
Xia Wen suddenly realized something was wrong!
Chen Nian had not even asked where she was. How was he supposed to come?
Screams kept coming from outside. The streets were a mess, and someone was even torn to pieces not far away, making Xia Wen's heart suddenly race.
She called Chen Nian again.
"The number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later..."
"The number you have dialed is currently unavailable..."
He... he blocked me!
Anger, confusion, shock, disbelief, fear, and all sorts of other emotions tangled in Xia Wen's heart.
She had never imagined that a mere simp could have a temper!
What infuriated her even more came afterward. Chen Nian had actually turned around and started chatting in their class group, and quite a few girls were even taking the initiative to fawn over her.
"Chen Nian, mark my words! One day, I'll make you regret this..."
Faced with the world's current chaos, Dragon Country's authorities also responded as quickly as possible.
Emergency text alerts kept arriving on phones, while drones fitted with loudspeakers and police cars broadcast announcements throughout the city.
[Important announcement: all residents should remain at home as much as possible. Do not go out without good reason.] [Important notice: anyone possessing supernatural powers should contact their local law enforcement team as soon as possible and contribute to protecting the public.] [Please stay away from the teleportation arrays that have suddenly appeared throughout the city. Monsters are extremely likely to appear in those locations. Please find a safe place to shelter as soon as possible.] [Repeating...]
Chen Nian now knew why these low-tier monsters had appeared in the city.
Teleportation arrays had connected the main city to the monster areas outside!
Monsters could enter the main city through the teleportation arrays, and people could also use them to reach the monster areas as quickly as possible.
Chen Nian immediately worked out his current plan of action.
He was in no mood to volunteer, nor would he hide at home.
Instead, he would take the initiative to enter the monster areas outside the main city through a teleportation array, leveling up and growing stronger. Only then could he truly face the terrifying "calamities" of the later stages!
Chen Nian set off immediately.
As it happened, there was a teleportation array right in the villa community where he lived.
Dozens of fully armed law enforcement officers were already guarding its entrance, keeping everyone away.
"Heads up! More monsters are coming! Open fire!"
Sirens blared and gunfire roared.
The deafening gunshots almost completely tore apart the night's tranquility.
Chen Nian also arrived nearby and, sure enough, spotted the teleportation array resembling a swirling vortex of chaos. Monsters emerged from it from time to time.
Most were tier-one monsters around level 10, and firearms could still inflict effective damage on them.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
Both sides were exchanging fierce fire, with a hail of bullets and monster corpses filling the space between them.
How was I supposed to get across? Chen Nian was stumped.
But time waited for no one. Unwilling to keep waiting around, he decided to charge straight through.
The Word Spirit "Golden Sword of Judgment" could cleave all things, including bullets, air, supernatural abilities, and even souls!
"Stop!"
A spirited-looking female officer called Chen Nian to a halt. She seemed to be responsible for evacuating the people nearby.
"Can't you see it's dangerous here? Leave! Stay away!"
Chen Nian looked troubled. "Ma'am, I'm trying to go..."
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? The world has suddenly changed, and even we've suffered quite a few casualties. We have no time to look after ordinary civilians anymore. Go home, take shelter, and wait for the official announcements!"
Another male officer on duty nearby shook his head. "These rich people living in villas have no common sense. Wandering around outside at a time like this instead of staying safely hidden. Thanks for your hard work, Sister Ya."
The female officer wiped away her sweat. "It's fine. Guiding people and helping them evacuate is all I can do. Every extra person saved counts."
Just then, a violent boom suddenly came from up ahead!
Boom!
Even the ground shook.
The sky ahead was illuminated by fire almost instantly!
It was a howitzer!
They were already using a howitzer up ahead?
The terrifying shock wave forced the female officer back two steps. She took a closer look, and her pupils abruptly contracted!
"What... what kind of monster is that...?"
As the smoke cleared, a giant tiger covered in black scales appeared before everyone!
The giant tiger stood roughly two meters tall, with a bulk comparable to three adult men. Its black scales were as hard as armor.
Despite the howitzer bombardment, it was completely unscathed!
Chen Nian's brows furrowed imperceptibly.
He knew this thing. It was one of the newbie killers, called the Black Lin Tiger, tier one, level 50!
It ranked in the middle among all tier-one monsters.
He, meanwhile, was only tier one, level 3. The level gap was utterly overwhelming. A supernatural with an ordinary talent would only be brutally slaughtered.
Naturally, these ordinary law enforcement officers armed with guns had even less chance of posing any threat to it.
"Go!"
Before Chen Nian could act, the female officer grabbed him and ran back. "Hurry and find somewhere to hide! Don't go outside without good reason, understood?"
With that, she headed back to the front line and returned to work.
"Riot shields! Riot shields, move up!"
"Snipers, aim for its eyes!"
"Keep up the suppressing fire!"
They poured almost all their firepower into the giant Black Lin Tiger, but it only produced metallic clangs, failing to inflict any real damage.
Finally enraged, however, the giant tiger launched its first attack.
It pounced forward with lightning speed, knocking down a group of officers holding riot shields. Its terrifying fangs tore the shields apart on the spot!
"Damn it, are reinforcements still not here?"
The captain gripped his radio tightly, his teeth clenched and his forehead covered in sweat.
"Zhou Ya, have you finished evacuating everyone?" he roared.
"Reporting in, evacuation complete!"
No sooner had the captain asked than he saw a young man wearing a thin T-shirt cross the police cordon and run inside...
"Complete, my ass! Stop that kid, right now!"
"Everyone else, fall back! I repeat, fall back! We're no match for this monster!"
Zhou Ya turned to look. To her surprise, the young man she had just driven away had actually charged past the cordon...
She was furious on the spot and ran at full speed to stop him, but she never expected that she would actually be unable to outrun him!
The young man moved as swiftly as the wind.
"Stop! What are you trying to do?"
"Stop him! Hurry, stop him!"
"Damn it, does this kid have a death wish?"
Chen Nian ignored every attempt to stop him.
He passed through the armed defensive unit, used a riot shield as a springboard, and leaped up, landing squarely on the giant Black Lin Tiger's head.
Word Spirit-Golden Sword of Judgment!
Obscure syllables became invisible blades, delivering dozens of slashes in an instant.
By the time everyone reacted.
The young man had already rushed into the teleportation array alone and vanished.
And the terrifying monster they had been powerless to resist broke into countless pieces, turning into black smoke that dissipated in the air...
Everyone froze.
P.S. The protagonist awakens his divinity in a chapter a little further on. I hope everyone will be patient and keep reading! The 99+ paragraph comments below are all positive reviews from readers further along.
Besides the three originally planned female leads, there are also a princess of an ancient kingdom, inheritors of various goddesses' divinities, the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens, Chang'e, and the awakening of the gods... the plot will absolutely be epic!
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