Bad news came one after another, and the people on the scene were somewhat overwhelmed.
The A-level espers took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled to calm themselves down.
"Could the monster that trapped all Dragon Country's top espers be an SS-level?"
"Yes, it's only one step away from SSS-level. We have no choice but to activate the cleansing plan ahead of schedule."
Yi Shi nodded solemnly as he patiently explained to them.
"According to the information, its superpower is assimilation."
"Because it doesn't have high-intensity lethal powers, it was even ranked later on our original cleansing list. That was until we discovered it had assimilated the territories of multiple S-level monsters."
"The originally immobile S-level monster territories have become part of its territory after being assimilated by this monster, thus they are able to move together."
This damn thing is a moving arsenal...
Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
The boss that was supposed to stay inside the instance had now transported a bunch of elite monsters out by exploiting bugs.
Let alone its own strength.
Even if these were S-level monsters deceived by it, having so many gathered together, the danger would not be low.
This brief explanation forced the A-level espers on the scene to re-examine the situation.
Dragon Country already had the highest global security coefficient.
Moreover, with SSS-level monsters constantly eroding human living spaces, where else could they escape to?
Not to mention most of them had families to worry about. They had to consider not only their own lives, but also protecting their loved ones.
It didn't take long for them to have the answer in their hearts.
Someone then spoke up.
"Cut the crap. What do we need to do?"
"If you didn't have a way, you wouldn't have time to chat nonsense with us here."
"I'm already prepared."
Just as the crowd was impassioned, ready to show their might.
Some people saw the situation was not good and immediately started outputting their views, using so-called rationality to cover up their panic.
"What's the point of rescuing S-level espers? They can't defeat the SS-level monsters anyway."
"Who knows if you're exaggerating the threat, and just want to exchange our lives for theirs!"
"If you wanna go then go by yourselves, I'm not an idiot."
Yi Shi stood up and grabbed the naysayer closest to him. He was furious.
"Everyone else is an idiot except you? If you're afraid then get the hell out. Dragon Country doesn't need cowards like you."
"Aren't I speaking the truth?"
The naysayer also stood up and shook Yi Shi's hand off him. He thought he had caught Yi Shi's weak spot and looked excited and complacent.
"Why else would you be so anxious?"
Yi Shi retrieved his hand and glanced coldly at him.
A coward was not worth his time debating.
But the naysayer kept pressing Yi Shi relentlessly, wanting to justify his own behavior.
"Lost your words?"
"If you want us to die then say something convincing. Don't treat us like idiots."
The Shen City Branch Chairman grabbed the table with trembling hands and struggled to stand up. His face was full of murderous aura.
"Anyone else who agrees with him, please leave immediately!"
"The temple is small and can't accommodate this big Buddha."
The naysayer's face darkened. He sensed the Shen City Branch Chairman had some unknown backing, and his heart sank.
If Dragon Country really had a solution...
His words just now were equivalent to digging a hole for himself.
The people who clamored together with the naysayer before disappeared in a flash. Only the naysayer was left standing there alone.
"So please you leave!"
The Shen City Branch Chairman's cloudy eyes locked onto the naysayer as he pointed his cane towards the door.
The naysayer gritted his teeth and left slamming the door under the stare of the Shen City Branch Chairman.
Before a crisis hits, the Dragon Country authorities allow them to show off a bit with some tricks up their sleeves.
But when a real crisis comes, the Shen City Branch Chairman would not indulge them.
If the naysayer didn't leave Dragon Country, he should be prepared to settle accounts afterwards.
"This old man has thick wrinkles on his face. Please pardon me for shamelessly saying some tactless words."
"Indeed I'm asking you to risk your lives to rescue the S-level espers back. But bringing them back can really solve this!"
"Among those trapped, there is an SS-level esper. As long as they can get out of the monster's territory, even if unable to eliminate the monster, at least it will know better than to provoke them!"
Hearing the last sentence, the crowd revealed excited expressions on their faces.
After listening to bad news for so long, finally there was a decent piece of news.
Those who clamored together with the naysayer also revealed relieved expressions. Thankfully they had made the right choice.
"Xue boy will explain the rest."
Seeing there were no objections left, the Branch Chairman passed the right to speak to Xue Shizong.
Xue Shizong who was slacking off playing on his phone was discovered again. He stood up and put an item on the table.
It was a broken bronze key.
"This key can duplicate a one-time unlocking effect, no matter what method was used to lock it."
"We need you to take turns entering the monster's territory to find the S-level espers. Then use the key to open the territory and come out. I will enter the space again to assist the S-level espers in coming out."
"Note not to stay inside the monster's territory for too long. You must come out within an hour."
Everyone looked around and found the others had the same confused expression as themselves.
Whether it was the assimilated S-level or SS-level monsters, these territories were no longer in the real dimension. How were they supposed to enter?
"How do we get in?"
The person who spoke expressed what was on everyone's minds.
A chair squeaked as Yi Shi gestured outside.
"Come with me."
Everyone followed Yi Shi into a room.
Inside the room were several glass display cabinets, but the most conspicuous thing was the door in the center.
Qi Yuan looked around like everyone else.
He saw all kinds of strange items arranged in the glass cabinets.
Shed skin of unknown organisms, scales with metallic luster, red liquid held in magnificent containers...
Seeing his curiosity, Xue Shizong explained to Qi Yuan: "These are related evidence confiscated from the cases you guys investigated."
Yi Shi clapped to focus everyone's attention on himself.
"Our technicians have combined different superpower objects to create this door."
"Based on the monsters' trait of establishing connections, this door can trace them in reverse and open a passage into the monsters' territories according to the established connections."
"But the transport locations behind the door are random. There is a probability of facing the monster directly after entering, so be prepared to escape in advance."
"And most importantly
——even if you die, you must bring back the key and information."
...
Shen City University Dorm Area,
The peaceful campus was replaced by chaos.
Not long after Qi Yuan left, Shen City University was attacked again.
Gao Changze kicked the attacker flying with one foot, complaining:
"Why us again? Go find trouble with the Superpower Association if you dare!"
A ghostly hand reached out from the ground and dragged the attacker underground, leaving only his head outside.
"Gao... because there is an A-level esper meeting at the Superpower Association..."
Ghastly white skin tinged with grayish green, two lines of bloody tears flowing down her cheeks, bloodshot eyeballs and sharp fangs...
When Ji Jia spoke, her tone floated erratically like a vengeful female ghost begging for her life.
Gao Changze imperceptibly turned his head away. It really was too much facing a shy fierce ghost.
"Um... do I have to explicitly say we're soft persimmons for you to stab my heart?"
"Ah... sorry."
The socially awkward Ji Jia finally understood Gao Changze was not really confused. She shyly found a crack in the ground to drill into.
She literally drilled into a crack in the ground and disappeared from Gao Changze's sight, rejoining the battle.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
