Chapter 484: Assassination (Please vote for monthly tickets)

"What happened?"

Lin Qi was also startled and immediately asked.

On the other side of the video call, Jiang Tao said with a worried expression:

"Major news websites have already started live reporting."

"Brother Qi, you can go online and check; it's already reached number one on the trending list."

"The internet is going crazy discussing it."

"A super-large-scale disaster beast tide has broken out in Beijiang Province. This time it's even more dangerous because a Level 10 disaster beast has descended!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi immediately got up, picked up his phone, and started checking.

Beijiang Province—that was where his eldest senior brother and teacher, Master Master Mu Hong, were stationed.

Teacher Master Master Mu Hong was from Beijiang Province and would occasionally head there to defend against disaster beast invasions.

He quickly unlocked his phone, and several apps had already pushed news notifications.

"Breaking! Beijiang Province's Black Dragon Base encounters a super-large-scale disaster beast tide; a Level 10 disaster beast has descended!!"

Lin Qi quickly clicked to enter and check the full news report.

"According to central... reports, on Martial Path Era 2048, July 6th, at 10:05 AM, our nation's Beijiang Province, Black Dragon Base, encountered a super-large-scale disaster beast tide."

"This super-large-scale disaster beast tide exceeds any previous one; currently, six Level 9 disaster beasts have already charged out."

"This includes two unknown Level 9 disaster beasts!"

"Currently, an unknown disaster beast has charged out of the space gate at the Black Dragon Base; its body size exceeds 500 meters—it is a new Level 10 disaster beast!"

"..."

Lin Qi looked at the large screen projected; countless massive disaster beasts were charging out from the space gate.

He quickly recognized those disaster beasts.

Level 8 disaster beasts: Golden Gangjin Tiger, Glacier White Wolf, Giant Strength Bear, Vajra Ape, Earth-Splitting Dragon...

Level 9 disaster beasts: Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant, Mountain-Moving Ape, Black Gold Gray Eagle, White Gold Sha Tiger.

And two unknown Level 9 disaster beasts.

Six Level 9 disaster beasts appearing simultaneously was a major event at any time.

Not to mention the situation with a Level 10 disaster beast.

It was a rhinoceros-like disaster beast with a body as towering as a giant mountain; even the most massive Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant looked like a small kitten beside it.

It blotted out the sky, walking like a mountain, its body radiating cold air, turning everywhere it passed into an ice field.

Lin Qi's expression was solemn; such a disaster beast was too terrifying.

According to the Level 10 disaster beasts that appeared in the Tianzhu Nation and the Eagle Federation, without several Ninth Realm martial artists joining forces, it was fundamentally impossible to confront a Level 10 disaster beast.

Thinking of this, he logged into the Chi Zita forum, which was also exceptionally lively at this moment.

"Is it finally our Xia Guo's turn?"

"Level 10 disaster beasts, they are too terrifying; this time, at least a large number of martial artists will likely sacrifice themselves."

"Have the Ninth Realm martial artists been dispatched?"

"I don't know how long it will take to kill the Level 10 disaster beast?"

"I remember the Overlord is stationed at the Black Dragon Base; with the Overlord there, the Black Dragon Base shouldn't be breached!"

Like the others inside, Lin Qi was also worried about whether the Black Dragon Base could hold out.

However, a relatively good point was that the Black Dragon Base was currently the strongest war base of the Xia Guo on the Surface World.

If it were any other base, the losses caused would only be much greater.

Furthermore, the Black Dragon Base was a long distance away from human-inhabited cities.

Even if it were breached, the losses caused to human cities would be much less compared to the Tianzhu Nation or the Eagle Federation.

Seeing this, Lin Qi logged into a short video app, and sure enough, videos of the scene at the Black Dragon Base were being posted everywhere.

The scene was chaotic; everywhere were scenes of martial artists battling disaster beasts.

This wasn't like the Martial Beast Hunting Tournament, where there were disaster beast level restrictions and the military was protecting them. In such a war scene, one careless move meant death.

And death was truly death; even in this transcendent martial era, there were no heavenly treasures that could bring the dead back to life.

Lin Qi let out a breath. Now, in their own small group, Senior Brother Li Qing also sent a message.

【Li Qing: I just sent messages to Teacher and Eldest Senior Brother, but they haven't replied to me.】

【Wang Zhixuan: With a Level 10 disaster beast invading, we shouldn't disturb Eldest Senior Brother and Teacher; as long as they are alive, that's enough.】

July 6th, 11:00 AM, Beijiang Province, Black Dragon Base erupted with a super-large-scale beast tide; six Level 9 disaster beasts and one Level 10 disaster beast descended upon the Surface World through the space gate.

The military and the three top martial arts mansions issued announcements one after another that Ninth Realm martial artists would be dispatched to Beijiang Province to support the Black Dragon Base.

11:20, Xia Guo's second-strongest, the Overlord, took action, engaging in a life-and-death struggle with the Level 10 disaster beast.

The Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang battled the Level 9 disaster beasts.

Half an hour later, four Ninth Realm martial artists arrived to provide support.

!

1:00 PM, the Black Dragon Base was breached; the base suffered severe damage, and a large number of martial artists sacrificed themselves.

2:00 PM, Ganges Zunzhe arrived; five Ninth Realm martial artists joined forces and completely beheaded the unknown Level 10 disaster beast on the plains.

The remaining five Level 9 disaster beasts were also successively killed, with only the Mountain-Moving Ape escaping back to the other world.

Four hours later, the space gate was completely closed.

By the next morning, the disaster beast tide had been successfully repelled, with only the mopping up of remaining disaster beasts left to do.

This battle resulted in heavy losses.

Martial Path Era 2048, July 7th.

In the spacious living room of Villa 66.

"According to the latest news from this station... the super-large-scale disaster beast tide in Beijiang Province has been successfully repelled; the unknown Level 10 disaster beast has been successfully killed!"

"Currently, the Black Dragon Base has been damaged; the number of sacrificed martial artists has reached 1,423, including 3 Eighth Realm martial artists, 10 Seventh Realm martial artists..."

After seeing the news, Lin Zhen shook his head and said:

"It's too tragic; a full 1,423 martial artists have sacrificed themselves. It's been over 20 years since so many martial artists have sacrificed themselves."

"Why were three Eighth Realm martial artists sacrificed?"

Lin Qi was also quite puzzled; the number of Eighth and Seventh Realm martial artist sacrifices was a bit high.

At this level, they should be able to escape if they try.

There was no news about it at all.

Thinking of this, he opened his phone and entered the Tianqiong Academy group chat.

Sure enough, he saw more leaks.

"The Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang was severely injured in the battle with the Level 10 disaster beast and almost died; he needs to recuperate for a very long time."

Lin Qi frowned after seeing this, but also felt it was quite normal.

The Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang hadn't broken through for long, and his strength among Ninth Realm martial artists was naturally not as good as the other senior experts.

"This disaster beast tide, the Insect Sect also took action. They ambushed several seniors like Steel Hammer and Gale Sword, leading to their fall," someone else posted.

As soon as this information was posted, it instantly sparked outrage, and they began to discuss it.

"I knew it was the Insect Sect; otherwise, how could so many high-realm martial artists have been lost?"

"The Insect Sect is truly damned; these were all heroes of our Xia Guo, yet they were ambushed and killed like this."

Lin Qi also felt a nameless fire rising in his heart.

This Insect Sect really chose a good time to act.

With a Level 10 disaster beast descending, it was the most chaotic time for the entire base, and they took advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise assassination.

They actually succeeded.

(End of chapter)