153: Chapter 153 Divine Realm Level Magical Beast
Suddenly, his brow furrowed as he sensed something.
The next moment.
Screech...!!
A sharp bird's cry echoed through the twilight.
It shook the hearts of everyone in the squad, and even Aunt Mi Xue's expression changed.
Accompanying the cry was a terrifying, suffocating pressure!
It was a Demonic Beast that surpassed the mutant grade!
Fortunately, the target of this aura didn't seem to be them, and it was quite far away.
Aunt Mi Xue immediately gave the order.
Everyone stop what you're doing and evacuate immediately.
No one dared to delay; they abandoned the remaining Demonic Beast corpses, hurried out of the forest, and returned to the vehicle.
Lin Fan also followed the evacuation.
However, he had already expanded his perception to its maximum, instantly covering a thousand miles.
Following that, he felt that aura... its strength was even more tyrannical than that Fifth-Order Mage.
Judging from the sound just now, it was a giant bird, its size absurdly large, and its flight speed was astonishing.
At this moment, it was clearly hundreds of kilometers away.
Yet its pressure and cry could reach this far, showing how terrifying it was.
"At least god-domain level."
Lin Fan thought to himself as he followed the team members back to where the armored vehicle was parked.
He planned to return with everyone today and come back alone tomorrow to find this giant bird.
With the intensity of its aura, it was impossible for it to disappear from his perception.
Although he wanted to go now, how could he explain his sudden disappearance to Aunt Mi Xue and the others?
It might even make them worry and leave him behind to search everywhere; it would be troublesome if they encountered mutant Demonic Beasts.
With this in mind, Lin Fan decided to return to the city with everyone first and come back tomorrow.
The armored vehicle's engine roared as it sped toward the city.
Only after safely returning to the city did the squad members truly breathe a sigh of relief; many were already drenched in a cold sweat.
This was normal; they had essentially just escaped from the gates of hell.
After entering the city, Aunt Mi Xue had the others return to the base first, while the armored vehicle she was in drove toward the Alliance Building.
Lin Fan was also in the vehicle.
Aunt Mi Xue intended to report the giant bird to the Alliance first before taking him home and temporarily suspending the squad's clearing mission.
At least until that giant bird was dealt with or left on its own.
Aunt Mi Xue came out not long after going in.
Yao Dong asked her why she was so fast.
She replied that the Alliance had already noticed and had sent people to investigate.
Clearly, the giant bird's cry and pressure had reached the city even from that distance.
Yao Dong was greatly shocked.
But Lin Fan felt it was only natural... that was a god-domain level Demonic Beast.
After Aunt Mi Xue got in the car, she had Yao Dong drive to the outskirts first to drop Lin Fan home before returning to the base.
Back at home.
Lin Fan found his parents discussing the terrifying pressure that had shrouded the entire city today, worried that a powerful Demonic Beast was approaching the city or even about to launch an attack.
Lin Fan could sense their fear from their words and spoke up to comfort them.
He said that the Demonic Beast was very far from Baiyun City and that its aura was just too strong, causing it to spread here.
He also told them that the Alliance had already intervened and sent mages to handle it.
After hearing this, the couple felt slightly more at ease, but they were still somewhat afraid.
Just how powerful would a Demonic Beast's pressure have to be to cover such a vast area?
They decided not to think about it anymore for now and wait for news from the Alliance.
Since the authorities had taken action, there should be a result soon.
The family continued their evening.
A short while later, Lin Fan returned to his room alone, lay on his bed, and summoned the System panel.
...
[supreme path system (glitch version)]
[Host: Lin Fan]
[Rank: 44]
[Next Level EXP: 32150 / 100 (Glitch)]
[Grade: Saint Mage Peak]
[Elements: Space, Lightning]
[Special Abilities:]
[Dual-Element Constitution: Can use two elements.]
[Void Walk...]
...
He had only gained over three hundred experience points today.
He was still several tens of thousands away from the fifty thousand points needed to unlock Space Vortex.
"I'll have to wait until tomorrow."
Lin Fan thought, wondering whether to farm experience first or find that giant bird first.
He would decide tomorrow.
Afterward.
He used his perception to scan the surroundings; he could still detect the mage sent by Lin Duo's school principal, as well as the Alliance patrol members.
After confirming there were no suspicious individuals nearby, he fell asleep.
In the early morning, the wind was bone-chilling, and the sky was gloomy as if it were about to rain.
The morning in Lin Fan's home was as peaceful as ever.
The family finished their morning chores and ate breakfast together.
Soon, Lin Fan prepared to head out.
He wore a simple green button-down shirt paired with straight-leg trousers.
Before he left, his mother advised him to put on a hoodie to keep warm in case it rained.
And even if it didn't rain, it was very cold outside.
Lin Fan smiled and said it wasn't necessary, telling her not to worry.
He was a mage; this bit of cold couldn't affect him at all.
His mother was still a bit uneasy but didn't force him.
Lin Fan then headed out.
"How did the weather turn like this overnight? It's not even the cold season yet."
Lin Fan muttered to himself as he walked toward the outer suburbs.
On the way, he encountered a group of people in tattered clothes.
But as soon as that group saw Lin Fan.
They immediately scattered and fled in terror, their expressions fearful as if they had seen a devil.
"Hm, they learned quite fast."
Lin Fan nodded as he watched the fleeing crowd and continued forward.
He soon walked out of the suburbs to a secluded area, put on a mask, and donned a black robe... he had changed back into Mr. Chen.
After finishing his outfit, Lin Fan activated Void Walk and left the city.
When he stepped out of the second spatial gate, he was already hundreds of kilometers away from Baiyun City.
After leaving the city, Lin Fan continued to use Void Walk.
He headed in the direction where the squad had cleared Demonic Beasts yesterday and soon reached that hunting forest.
He stopped, expanded his perception, and searched for that giant bird.
A few seconds later.
Lin Fan finally caught that Demonic Beast aura, coming from over a hundred thousand miles ahead.
As for the giant bird's body.
He couldn't perceive it yet; it seemed to have flown even further than yesterday.
Besides the giant bird's aura, Lin Fan also sensed several other auras.
They were all mages: one Fifth-Order Mage and two Tier 3 Mages.
Lin Fan guessed.
It should be Jiang Tianhai, Wei Donglin, and that Fifth-Order Mage from the Magic University.
They were also rushing toward the giant bird.
Lin Fan didn't want to run into them and immediately accelerated his pace.
"Void Walk!"
"Void Walk!"
"Void Walk!"
Lin Fan activated his ability consecutively.
In the blink of an eye, he traversed several kilometers, his speed reaching the extreme, overtaking Branch Head Jiang Tianhai's group in just a few seconds.
Lin Fan also discovered that the further forward he went, the worse the weather became.
The wind howled, and the violent air currents could even blow away huge boulders.
"It seems this giant bird is the source of the abnormal weather; it should be a wind-attribute giant bird."
A flash of realization crossed his eyes behind the mask as he continued forward.
A few minutes later, Lin Fan finally arrived at the giant bird's location.
It was a vast mountain range, with several strangely shaped high Peaks standing scattered about.
This area was already in a state of chaos!
Sharp winds capable of tearing through boulders whistled across the sky.