Chapter 180: Feign East, Strike West: The Monster Beasts' Plot

"In the last communication before losing contact, Ji Huai reported some situations to us." Zhou Zixiu glanced at Qin Chuan and spoke slowly.

"They did not directly encounter a fourth-rank monster beast, but based on the existing clues, it is possible that there are more than ten fourth-rank monster beasts around Changxing City."

"... That many?!" Qin Chuan's expression grew even more solemn.

Even Ji Huai couldn't possibly handle more than ten fourth-rank monster beasts, could he?

"Not bad, this already exceeds the number Ji Huai can handle." Zhou Zixiu nodded slightly, "So before losing contact, he had already taken his team back on the road."

"Logically, he shouldn't have any problems choosing to evacuate first, but now he has lost contact."

"If nothing unexpected happens, he has fallen into the monster beasts' trap." Saying this, Zhou Zixiu's expression was not good, "Ji Huai, when he acts recklessly, often overlooks many things, and fourth-rank monster beasts happen to have higher intelligence than ordinary monster beasts and can suppress frenzied rationality."

"Then should we go rescue Teacher Ji now?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but speak, his eyes filled with worry.

"No, rescuing without knowing the situation is just like the gourd babies saving their grandfather." Zhou Zixiu shook his head, "Besides, Ji Huai is very strong, so things might not be that bad."

"Right now, we need to clarify Ji Huai's and their location before losing contact before we can proceed..." Zhou Zixiu was about to continue when a sharp ringtone sounded.

Now monster beasts are attacking Changxing City, and there are even fourth-rank monster beasts among them; Zhou Zixiu naturally realized this was indeed a conspiracy.

Even the monster beasts choosing to attack during the Gaokao is absolutely no coincidence.

"The Special Affairs Group's combat personnel have already rushed there first, and we are going too."

He won't be in danger, but he is most likely held up and temporarily unable to return.

From devouring that fourth-rank monster beast's corpse earlier to exposing the trail clues the past two days, it was all to lure out the strong ones of Changxing City so the monster beast horde could stage a diversion.

At this moment, countless examinees in Changxing City are filling out answer sheets for their future.

"Good." Qin Chuan's expression tightened.

There must be undiscovered monster beasts hidden in the city, colluding with the monster beasts outside to let the outside monster beasts know the situation of the human city.

More importantly, today is the day of the Gaokao.

Monster beasts are assaulting Changxing City's defense line.

"There is one good piece of news and one bad piece of news." Zhou Zixiu spoke in a low voice, "The good news is that Ji Huai is most likely not in mortal danger; the bad news is that the entire Changxing City is now in danger."

If handled poorly, this could become a major accident.

But this is merely a intuition, and without any substantive evidence, he can only remind Ji Huai to be careful; it's impossible to use such intuition to stop the operation against the fourth-rank monster beasts.

Feeling the sudden push from behind, Qin Chuan couldn't help but look toward Zhou Zixiu.

Although he had felt earlier that the clues about the fourth-rank monster beasts seemed to be deliberately exposed by the other side.

Zhou Zixiu, who was driving, also remained silent, the light in his eyes exceptionally sharp.

Since the main force of the monster beasts is here, there naturally aren't many left to target Ji Huai.

"To the east of the city, monster beasts are launching an organized assault on Changxing City's defense line."

After answering the phone with two responses, Zhou Zixiu's face turned dark, he immediately turned the car around and floored the accelerator.

Thinking of Xiao Pang yesterday excitedly telling him about his grade improvement in just a month, Qin Chuan's eyes drooped slightly, a sharp glint flashing past.

Being able to use the word 'assault' shows how huge the number of monster beasts is.

We underestimated the enemy…

When facing this entirely new life form of monster beasts, even if Zhou Zixiu tried to overestimate them, he still seemed to underestimate their intelligence.

The car speeding at full throttle quickly brought the two to the battlefield in the eastern district.

Looking far off, countless monster beasts of various shapes surged like a tide toward the defense line, the rear stretching beyond sight; even Zhou Zixiu and Qin Chuan couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"Please." Zhou Zixiu took a deep breath, spoke solemnly to Qin Chuan, and strode toward the defense line deployment area.

He, who possesses many scouting and detection skills, is not good at combat.

But with him involved in personnel deployment, combat efficiency will be greatly increased.

Qin Chuan watched Zhou Zixiu's receding figure, his gaze falling once more on the long battle line before him.

Line after line of text appeared before his eyes.

【Current Superhuman Value: 32800】

【Current Passive Skills: Star-Water Master, Star-Frost Cold, Star-Dark Flame】

【Current Active Skills: Star-Seek Frost Trace, Star-Shadow-Eroding Body, Star-Silent Dark Moment】

【Items Carried: 1/1】 【View】

【Resonance 2: Skills Star-Dark Flame, Star-Shadow-Eroding Body, Star-Silent Dark Moment gain 5% enhancement】

The skills carried today happen to be just right for the current situation.

Coincidentally, the front line had been torn open by frenzied monster beasts; Qin Chuan suddenly exerted force with his feet and stepped forward in a lunge.

There was no time to say anything to the nearby combatants; Qin Chuan's body instantly turned into countless snowflakes, weaving through the gaps in the beast tide, and reappeared within the monster beast horde.

Star-Seek Frost Trace effect: after appearing, the next attack increases by 20%!

Before the surrounding monster beasts could react, Qin Chuan, whose body burned with black light flames, snapped his fingers.

Pa~

Accompanied by a soft sound, a world without light instantly enveloped a large area.

Star-Silent Dark Moment!

In the darkness, Qin Chuan reached out to touch the blackness before him, simultaneously touching the shadows of all monster beasts within range.

Then he clenched his fist tightly.

Star-Shadow-Eroding Body, activated!

This skill, which requires direct contact with the target's shadow to activate and ignores defense to deal true damage, also benefits from the Silent Dark Moment.

When the dark world regained its light, only Qin Chuan remained standing calmly in the vast area; hundreds of monster beasts were instantly eroded by darkness and turned to ash.

Top!!

He looked at the monster beast horde not far ahead, whose frenzied intent was briefly suppressed by fear, let out a low shout, and without hesitation shifted position, turning into snowflakes drifting toward another spot.

Before the gap torn in the monster horde was filled, the combat personnel of the Special Affairs Group who had reacted quickly rushed forward, plugging the gap; amidst the battle, with awe, they looked toward the figure that was slaughtering the only fourth‑rank monster among the nearby monsters.

Hiss—

The fourth‑rank giant python monster coiled among the monsters, its forked tongue flickering as its icy gaze fixed on the sudden figure appearing before it; when darkness Descent once more, every scale on its body surged with a yellow‑earth glow, and layers of hard rock‑like shell swiftly emerged.

Monsters are inherently beings of powerful flesh, and the abilities they gain upon advancement are likewise tied to defense—how could a mere human possibly break through its…

Sizzle—

Watching the blackness rapidly climb up its body, corroding its flesh and life bit by bit, the giant python monster's eyes, which had just risen in disbelief, quickly solidified.

(End of chapter)