Within sight.
Wu Hongxuan turned his head to look again.
Shen Heng and he exchanged a glance, and Shen Heng was considering whether to go over and say a few words when...
Then they saw the other person look up at the light screen in the sky.
He looked as if he was searching for something.
A moment later, he lowered his head again and looked at Shen Heng.
Although the other person's expression didn't change, Shen Heng could still sense a slight hint of surprise.
That was astonishment that a D-Class ability could rank 12th.
However, he didn't say anything, turned around and quickly left into the distance.
Shen Heng didn't pay any attention. He glanced at Wu Hongxuan who was leaving, and then turned around and ran towards his destination.
A few more minutes passed.
After bypassing several Calamity Beast, Shen Heng successfully reached his destination.
Xiuyu Metro Station.
Is this a subway station in China?... Shen Heng's gaze lingered on the subway station sign for a moment.
The tunnel below was his destination.
Sound waves are amplified in tunnels, and the hard walls of the tunnels increase the reflectivity of sound waves to over 85%.
If reflected multiple times, a standing wave effect is formed, and sound waves of a specific frequency can even be amplified by 3-5 times.
Furthermore, if desired, prolonged resonance could trigger an explosion, causing part of the tunnel to collapse.
However, Shen Heng had no such intention. He only needed the tunnel to enhance his attacks and temporarily increase their power.
Is this a different way of improving one's skill level?
Shen Heng stood at the entrance of the subway station, staring straight down into the dark tunnel.
Without further hesitation, he lifted his leg and walked downwards.
A gentle breeze was blowing above the subway station.
Soon, another figure walked up from below.
"Damn, it's so realistic, there's not a single ray of light!" Shen Heng had a toothache.
He walked to the roadside, raised his knife, and chopped off a branch of a tree.
The blade sliced a thin line across the dead wood, sending wood chips flying.
He flipped his wrist, the tip of the knife pressed against the groove, and pressed down on the back of the blade with his other hand, exerting sudden force.
"Snap!"
The blade rubbed rapidly against the wood grain.
Shen Heng hadn't specifically learned how to make fire by rubbing sticks together, but he was strong and fast enough.
As the blade rubbed rapidly against the wood, the trough quickly turned charred black, and then wisps of blue smoke rose from it.
Shen Heng grabbed a handful of dry grass from the side and pressed it onto the grass.
"Call."
Orange-red flames suddenly shot up.
Shen Heng picked up a branch and put it on the fire. Only after confirming that one end of the branch was burning did he lift it up.
He then chopped off a few more branches before heading back into the subway station.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
Footsteps pierced the darkness.
The flickering light reflected the lingering sound of military boots crushing glass.
Shen Heng narrowed his eyes, and the torch crackled in his hand.
All around were torn advertisements, dried bloodstains, and a broken ticket machine...
Shen Heng passed through the turnstile and continued walking downwards.
The ability to Sound Wave Perception becomes apparent at this point.
For anyone else, the only option at this point would be to carefully move forward step by step to avoid being suddenly attacked by the Calamity Beast.
But Shen Heng didn't need to worry about that at all; he just needed to avoid those two and keep moving forward.
The footsteps slowly came to a stop beside the tracks on the fourth underground floor.
Shen Heng stood beside the tracks, looking down.
Black oil slicks congealed on the rails, like a winding, dark river stretching into the distance.
Shen Heng jumped down and then walked deeper into the tunnel.
After walking a few hundred meters, he stopped and began to mentally review his plan.
"The first step is to create sound, and then control the sound."
"Lure the Calamity Beast from outside in an orderly fashion to avoid them coming one by one."
"After all, there are less than twenty minutes left, and I don't have time to kill them one by one."
"The second step is to use the tunnel to intensify your attacks after the Calamity Beast arrives, stun it, and then kill it."
"But before that..."
Shen Heng glanced at the wall beside him, then put down the branch and torch he was holding.
He took his long sword, walked to the wall, and raised it to slash at the wall.
Two minutes later, Shen Heng returned to the starting point.
He picked up a branch, lit it near the fire, and then stuck torches into the notch he had cut in front of him.
Shen Heng stopped only after confirming that the tunnel within several dozen meters was clearly visible.
His eyes were slightly closed, and his hearing rapidly expanded outwards.
500 meters, 1000 meters, 2000 meters...
The sounds of breathing, fighting, and wind rushed into his brain.
After hearing the commotion of more than twenty Calamity Beast, Shen Heng controlled his outward-expanding hearing.
He slowly raised his sword, paused in mid-air, and then slammed the hilt heavily against the wall.
Clang--!
Invisible sound waves rippled outwards.
On the ground, a deformed canine-like creature, seemingly pieced together by force, lay sniffing incessantly.
It suddenly stopped, its ears stood up high, and then its head slowly turned in one direction.
There, the entrance to a subway station stands quietly.
Inside a subway station, a Calamity Beast with its limbs bent backwards emerged from the ventilation ducts.
It spun its head 360 degrees and then ran towards the railway tracks.
Similar scenes occurred in various places within a three-kilometer radius of Shen Heng...
The clanging sounds echoed outwards. After confirming that there were enough Calamity Beast, Shen Heng slowly stopped what he was doing.
He stood still and waited, only raising his knife to tap the wall again after a while to guide the Calamity Beast.
Soon, the sound of sharp claws stomping on the ground echoed in the darkness ahead.
Immediately afterwards, one after another, Calamity Beast appeared within the area illuminated by the torches.
They came in all shapes and sizes; some were on all fours with their joints bent backward like spiders; some had bulging backs with bone spurs piercing their festering skin; and others dragged their half-melted bodies, leaving putrid trails of slime on the ground...
Shen Heng remained standing in the same spot, the torchlight casting flickering shadows on his cold, stern face.
He slowly raised his knife, the blade reflecting the firelight and drawing a scarlet arc in the darkness.
"Clang--!"
"Roar--!"
A painful and powerless roar resounded.
The Calamity Beast collapsed unwillingly in the dark purple flames.
Yang Xu let out a soft breath, then looked up with a smile.
The light screen in the air rippled, then the data was refreshed.
5. Yang Xu, 63 kills
6. Wang Zhixue, 61 kills
Countdown: 01:21
"Heh, it's the last minute. Unless that guy also specifically chose a pack of Calamity Beast like me, and the battle is almost over, there's no way he can surpass me."
So, does that mean I secured a spot this time too?
A smile appeared on Yang Xu's face, his gaze still fixed on the light screen in the sky.
Suddenly, the light screen rippled.