Several months later.
Linhai City No. 7 Middle School.
Two figures were walking out with the flow of people.
" Chunhe, I really envy you! You sensed the Origin Power so early and started cultivating!" Xu Anran looked at her friend next to her with a hint of envy.
" Anran, you can do it too if you work hard!" Yu Chunhe gently turned her head to look at her friend beside her.
"Hmm, that's easier said than done. There are only twenty or thirty people in our school who have sensed Origin Power, aren't there?" Xu Anran pouted.
"But the speed at which I sense the Origin Power is getting faster and faster!" Yu Chunhe said.
"In the martial arts class two years ago, after half a year, not a single student managed to sense any Origin Power."
"Then it started appearing last year and this year, and it's getting faster and faster. By last month, two people had already sensed the Origin Power in just one month."
"Even so, it's still so difficult. I might have to wait a few more months until the Origin Power in the air is more abundant before I can sense it," Xu Anran said somewhat dejectedly.
"It won't be too late. The later you cultivate, the slower it gets. You'll be able to catch up eventually," Yu Chunhe a light laugh.
"I hope so!" Xu Anran herself wasn't very confident, so she asked again to confirm, "But Chunhe, when you sensed the Origin Power, did you really not feel anything special?"
"Didn't everyone say in martial arts class that, apart from the braggarts, no one else really felt anything?" Yu Chunhe replied skillfully.
In fact, she didn't know how a normal person perceives Origin Power.
She awakened her abilities through the Origin Crystal and then forcibly opened her perception of Origin Power.
"I see..."
Even though she knew this would be the outcome, Xu Anran couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Don't worry, it's just...
Yu Chunhe could finish his comforting words, a security guard's shout suddenly came from the street outside the school.
"Quickly, send more people to reserve those overlapping spots with their belongings!"
His voice carried a hint of anxiety, but not a sense of urgency.
Yu Chunhe subconsciously turned his head and exchanged a glance with his friend.
" Calamity Beast?" Xu Anran's eyes lit up slightly.
"Yes, that should be it!" Yu Chunhe nodded slightly.
" Chunhe, come on, hurry up, let's go take a look!" Upon hearing this, Xu Anran immediately grabbed her hand and ran towards the school gate.
Yu Chunhe hesitated for a moment, but was still pulled over by her friend.
Like them, many people who hadn't even reached the school gate before ran towards it after hearing the sound.
Although news about the Calamity Beast appears on my phone from time to time, very few people have actually seen them in person.
Even during the rat infestation a few months ago, the proportion of people who actually saw the Calamity Beast was actually quite small.
Well, that's not many for a city with a population of 5 million.
The two found a spot with a relatively good view at the school gate, and then quickly looked towards the empty space.
Although school ended early, it was still a bit dark in the winter.
However, under the streetlights, everyone could still see it clearly.
On the street in front of the school, a group of more than ten hound-like but entirely black Calamity Beast were walking together.
Their bodies were surrounded by unstable ripples, like a poorly projected image.
"It really is Calamity Beast that hasn't even been fully integrated yet!" Xu Anran's voice was low, but the barely suppressed excitement in it was still evident.
She said somewhat excitedly:
"And I know what they are!"
"I've seen them in the ' Calamity Beast Illustrated Guide '; they're Shadow Hound that emerge from the shadows..."
Yu Chunhe listened to his friend's story, he also turned his attention to the dozen or so people heading in that direction.
They were students, security guards, or passersby.
Although it was the first time she had witnessed such a scene in real life, even without joining the Supervision Bureau, the various channels such as video propaganda and school education were enough for her to know what they were doing.
For Calamity Beast to be superimposed, it must meet the condition that, when the superposition ends, it does not overlap with the Blue Star in the reality of Earth.
Only after both of these conditions are met can they be overlapped.
Therefore, once their overlapping is detected, preventing them from overlapping is quite simple.
Simply insert something into their bodies until the superimposed image ends.
Even without taking anything, you can simply stand inside the body of the Calamity Beast.
This is also why, since the news from the Ruins Realm was announced, there have been very few Calamity Beast appearing during the day.
Even a primary school student can do something like sticking something in there.
That's why so many people, upon hearing that Calamity Beast might have appeared, didn't run away to other places but instead flocked here.
Yu Chunhe silently watched the dozen or so people hurrying away in that direction.
Suddenly, her pupils contracted rapidly.
The Shadow Hound, whose edges were previously rippled with unstable energy, began to solidify rapidly, and the ripples around it disappeared.
But this...
"Impossible! How could this be?!" Yu Chunhe's eyes widened involuntarily.
The ripples disappeared, and the body solidified.
This only happens when the Calamity Beast are overlapped.
However, if it's a place where no one has discovered it, then so be it.
But it's after school now, and there are still people at the gate.
At this time, in this place.
The appearance of the superimposed shadow of the Calamity Beast should have been known the instant it appeared.
From the moment they first heard the sound until now, it has probably been less than half a minute.
This timeframe is far shorter than the usual situation where the overlapping images of the Calamity Beast would take several minutes to be fully superimposed.
There was no time to think about why.
Yu Chunhe instinctively shouted out:
"Don't go over there! The Calamity Beast are about to overlap! Run!"
A loud voice rang out in front of Linhai No. 7 Middle School.
The dozen or so people who had been running in that direction quickly stopped.
Some were because of Yu Chunhe's shout, some because they saw others stop, and some because...
They themselves realized that something was wrong.
They wanted to retreat, but it seemed too late.
"Clang..."
A crisp, metallic sound rang out.
The Shadow Hound's paw landed on the ground.
Then, perhaps because I was not used to the sudden change in scenery, or perhaps because there were too many people around, I was a little uncomfortable.
They immediately became alert.
He lowered his waist and let out a low, hoarse roar.
A cold wind blew quietly, and the scene fell into silence for a moment.
The dozen or so people closest to the Shadow Hound were the quietest.
Their bodies froze on the spot, unsure of what to do.
Finally, some of the students in the distance and the parents who came to pick up their children were the first to react.
They quickly turned and ran away into the distance.
Then, those around them who realized they had run away also started running.
More and more people are starting to run.
The Shadow Hound were slightly taken aback as they watched the fleeing crowd.
They quickly realized that they were not the weaker party.
"Waaah--"
A roar erupted.
Like an avalanche, the situation at the scene began to deteriorate rapidly...