[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a":3,"chapter-high-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a-high-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a-chapter-549":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1724987,2203,"Chapter 549 - 496 I Will Stay","high-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a-chapter-549",549,"\u003Cp>\"Does the chairman already know about the beast tide outbreak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Jun slowly put down his phone, Xie Ming asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Jun gave a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, you should have heard it as well. I just mentioned that something big had happened, and the chairman guessed it was the beast tide outbreak. It’s understandable; after all, the chairman is an A-level Awakener with connections beyond what we can imagine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ming and the others exchanged glances, feeling a bit disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not too disappointed, as they still had Plan B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what does the chairman plan to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ming pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, when does the chairman plan to leave? Now? Or later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Jun said helplessly, \"The chairman didn’t mention anything about leaving over the phone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ming and the others exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what is the chairman’s plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The chairman said to immediately summon everyone in the association and wait for his return,\" Hua Jun replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon everyone? Could it be that the chairman wants to inform the entire association about the impending beast tide outbreak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ming and the others looked at each other in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the chairman’s perspective, it made sense; after all, he was responsible for the people in the association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But doing so would inevitably lead to the news spreading, eventually reaching Awakeners in smaller cities, which might not be favorable for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, medium and large cities could only accommodate a limited population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more people knew, the more people would rush over, making it harder for them to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s wait for the chairman to return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the doubt in their eyes, Hua Jun patted Xie Ming’s shoulder, \"The chairman is already on his way back, it shouldn’t take long. We’ll know his arrangements then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, that’s all we can do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ming smiled bitterly and nodded, praying in his heart for Chairman Li’s swift return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, every minute of delay could lead to unforeseen changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Jun got up and sat in front of the computer, notifying everyone about the emergency meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within minutes, the entire association was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emergency meeting? Everyone must be in the main conference room within ten minutes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The situation is urgent. Whatever you’re doing, drop it and head to the main conference room immediately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sure, but since it’s the chairman’s order, we should go over first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, even when relocating the villagers before, the chairman didn’t call a meeting. This time, he’s so serious; it must be something important. Let’s go, and call those who are out hunting back as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, everyone was calling friends, and within five minutes, most had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every now and then, someone hurried in, relieved to see the meeting hadn’t started yet. They took a seat and whispered to those beside them, \"What’s going on? Why were we called so urgently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know either,\" the person beside them said with a pained smile. \"Let’s wait. The chairman should be here any moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person nodded and looked to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man, surrounded by many, caught his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Ze, you’re close to the chairman. Do you know what’s happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, why did he suddenly call all of us here? To be honest, I’ve been with the association for years, and this is the first time something like this has happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be something bad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ze was nearly overwhelmed by their questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hands constantly, \"I heard the news and was just as confused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone around him wore expressions of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that Gu Ze was personally brought back from the Stone City Awakened Association by Chairman Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else received such treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Gu Ze, you must know something but can’t tell us for some reason, right? It’s okay, we understand,\" a man said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really, I don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ze was about to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He genuinely had no idea what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he wanted to say that his relationship with Chairman Li wasn’t as close as everyone thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they hadn’t contacted each other since their last meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone just looked at him with understanding expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a group of people entered, and the noise in the conference room instantly subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Chairman Hua!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chairman Hua is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Brother Xie and the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you notice? Chairman Hua and the others look very serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, without the reminder, many had already noticed something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Hua was usually always smiling and very polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, his smile was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This indicated that what the chairman was about to say was likely bad news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chairman, what happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone tentatively asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, everyone perked up their ears, fully attentive.\u003C\u002Fp>",822,"2026-06-06T15:43:09.318Z",1,"novelbin.me","a5b3ee5cdd4745ff205b45821793a1f6d7a4327f3c952774da7deac36fc08212","high-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a-chapter-550","high-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a-chapter-548",808,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-invincible-starts-from-basic-a-cover.jpg"]