90: Chapter 90 Xuan Sheng City Encounters a Beast Tide
Time flew by.
One month later.
Wanbing Family ruins.
The piles of Origin Stones had long since turned into powder, scattering with the wind.
The figure sitting cross-legged in the center of the ruins had clothes that had long been shredded by the weapon energy, revealing the muscular, dragon-like physique beneath.
Suddenly.
Swoosh!
Lin Fan opened his eyes.
Two substantial golden beams shot from his eyes, creating two sonic booms in the air!
"Huu..."
He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air; the airflow was like a sharp sword, slicing the massive boulder in front of him into two halves.
"Heavenly Origin Realm... Peak!"
Lin Fan clenched his fist, feeling the power surging within him like a great river, his smile wild and arrogant.
Just half a step away from entering the Desolate Realm!
Moreover, after this month of tempering his body with weapon energy, his physical strength had reached an incredible level.
Now, even if he stood still and let a normal Heavenly Origin Realm practitioner hack at him, he probably wouldn't even break the skin!
"Congratulations to Brother Lin for achieving Major Achievement in your divine skill!"
Chu Wentian, who had been guarding nearby, smiled and walked up.
"Breaking through three minor realms in just one month; this cultivation speed truly makes this old man feel ashamed."
"Many thanks to City Lord Chu for protecting the dharma."
Lin Fan stood up, took a spare combat suit from his ring, put it on, and bowed solemnly to Chu Wentian.
For this past month, Chu Wentian had stayed here without leaving his side; he would remember this kindness.
"Not at all, we are all family."
Chu Wentian waved his hand, his smile cunning.
"By the way, that improved version of the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements..."
"Rest assured, I have drawn the blueprints."
Lin Fan tossed over a jade slip.
"As long as you build according to the diagrams, mass-producing Earth-grade weapons is not a dream. Just remember to pay me."
"Hahahaha! Fantastic!"
Chu Wentian took the jade slip, smiling from ear to ear.
Bidding farewell to Chu Wentian and Wu Jianba, Lin Fan took Wu Cang and the others, who had finished their special training, and boarded the spaceship returning to the Iron Blood Military Academy.
The spaceship ascended, traversing above the clouds.
In the rest cabin.
"Brother Fan, this month has stifled me to death!"
Wu Cang sprawled on the sofa, gnawing on a chicken leg while complaining.
"Watching you cultivate every day, I felt like I was growing mold. Once we get back, I must find a place to vent!"
"Vent?"
Lin Fan wiped the great xia dragon sparrow in his hand, not raising his head as he spoke.
"Don't worry, you'll have the chance soon."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Wu Cang was stunned.
Before Lin Fan could explain.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!!"
A piercing alarm sounded inside the spaceship.
【Warning! Warning! Encountering unidentified biological attack!】
【Shield integrity at 30%! Evasive maneuvers in progress!】
Boom!!
A violent tremor arrived; the spaceship was struck hard by a giant hand, spinning violently in the air.
"What the hell! What's going on?!"
Everyone was thrown off balance. Li Lingyun was quick-witted and grabbed Master, who had almost flown out.
Lin Fan flashed and appeared in the cockpit instantly.
Through the porthole, he saw a two-headed vulture with a wingspan exceeding fifty meters, waving steel-like claws and crazily tearing at the spaceship's energy shield.
The vulture exuded a nauseating stench of rot, and each of its two heads had a single eye flashing with bloodthirsty red light.
"Fourth-tier fierce beast... Two-Headed Corpse Vulture?!"
Lin Fan's gaze darkened.
This was a route deep within Yan Country; how could a fourth-tier fierce beast appear here?!
"Courting death!"
Lin Fan snorted coldly, his figure passing directly through the spaceship's shield and appearing in the high sky.
"Clang!"
The great xia dragon sparrow unsheathed.
A cyan blade light cut through the sky like a fleeting shadow.
"Gaa—!!"
The two-headed vulture only managed to let out a miserable shriek before its massive body was severed in two, its filthy blood splattering the sky.
Lin Fan sheathed his sword and returned to the cabin, his movements smooth and fluid.
"Brother Fan is awesome!" Wu Cang and the others wanted to cheer.
But Lin Fan's expression was exceptionally ugly.
He walked quickly to the communication console and opened the all-channel broadcast.
Static...
The originally clear channel was now filled with various cries for help and screams.
"This is Tianshui City! Encountering a massive beast tide! Requesting support!!"
"Northern defense line breached! Alien race infiltration! Repeat! Alien race infiltration!!"
"Help... Ah!!"
Listening to those desperate cries, the atmosphere in the entire cockpit instantly dropped to freezing.
"How could this happen..."
Mu Xiaoqian covered her mouth, her face pale.
"The Hundred Schools Tournament just ended, how could it suddenly..."
"It's total war."
Lin Fan's tone was icy, his fingers tapping rapidly on the console to retrieve the latest war reports.
Suddenly, his fingers froze.
On the screen, a red emergency bulletin stung his eyes.
【Emergency Bulletin: Xuansheng City encountered a beast tide attack! City defense formation destroyed! Heavy casualties!】
【Time: Three days ago.】
Boom!!
Terrifying killing intent erupted from Lin Fan; the temperature in the entire cockpit dropped by dozens of degrees.
Xuansheng City!
That was his hometown! The place where his grandfather lived!
Three days ago...
In other words, while he was in seclusion, his hometown was undergoing a massacre?!
"Brother Fan..."
Wu Cang and the others were frightened by this killing intent, looking at Lin Fan cautiously.
"I'm getting off the ship."
Lin Fan turned around, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse.
"You guys follow the original plan and report back to the military academy."
"Brother Fan! We'll go with you!" Li Lingyun said urgently.
"No need."
Lin Fan shook his head, his tone firm.
"This is my private matter. And... Xuansheng City right now is too dangerous. If you go, it's just sending yourselves to death."
After saying this, he didn't give them a chance to argue and rushed directly to the escape pod.
"Lin Fan!!"
Amidst everyone's exclamation, Lin Fan climbed into a single-person escape pod.
"Eject!!"
Bang!
The escape pod shot out like a shooting star, detaching from the mother ship, creating dazzling sparks in the atmosphere as it plummeted madly toward the earth below.
In the narrow cabin.
Lin Fan gripped the hilt of the great xia dragon sparrow, his knuckles white.
"Grandfather... you must hold on!"
"Uncle Zheng... everyone..."
"I'm coming back!!"
Xuansheng City.
This once peaceful and tranquil small city had now turned into a Shura field.
The northern city wall had completely collapsed, revealing a huge gap.
Billowing thick smoke obscured the sky, and the sounds of fighting, crying, and the roars of fierce beasts were mixed together, deafening.
The ground was dyed dark red with blood, and severed limbs were everywhere.
"Hold them off!! Hold them off for me!!"
At the gap in the city wall, a middle-aged man covered in blood was roaring.
It was the captain of the Xuansheng City Guard, Teacher Zheng.
The battle saber in his hand was notched, and his body was covered in deep wounds that reached the bone, but he still stood like a nail at the very front of the defense line.
Behind him were thousands of elderly, weak, women, and children retreating.
"Roar—!!"
A shrill wolf howl rang out.
A giant wolf, the size of a calf with silver fur standing on end, slowly walked out from the beast horde.
Third-tier, ninth-grade—Moon-Howling Silver Wolf!
It looked at the exhausted Teacher Zheng, its eyes filled with mockery, and opened its blood-stained jaws.
Hoo—!!
A blast of frigid frost breath erupted.
"Not good!!"
Teacher Zheng wanted to dodge, but long-term combat had exhausted his strength, and his legs were as heavy as if filled with lead.