Di Baijun gave a muffled grunt and said no more.
After watching for another few seconds, the look in their eyes suddenly changed again.
A great distance away, in the capital, Dong Pingtao and Chen Jianguo also jumped to their feet.
Everyone who saw what had happened also had a change of expression.
Roar~!
An even shriller and even more horrifying roar rang out in the distorted world passage, and then another monster appeared in the rippling sky.
It looked the same as the other one, except bigger and taller. Its wings were over 40 meters long, and it was over 20 meters tall. A faint black aura seemed to circulate around the surface of its pitch-black body.
âWhat the hell, that monsterâs even bigger!â
âItâs all over. Hurry, run!â
âWhereâs the military? Why arenât they here yet? That oneâs even scarier!â
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âHurry and analyze how strong that monster is.â Dong Pingtaoâs voice became a notch more anxious.
Someone made a sound of acknowledgment. A look of hesitation appeared in Chen Jianguoâs eyes, but he nevertheless asked gravely, âShould we activate missile-targeting?â
âMissile-targetingâ was the act of dropping a missile from the airâin other words, taking aim from a great distance away and firing a missile at the target. Another term that the public would be more familiar with was âmissile-cleaning[1]â.
However, they absolutely didnât want to do that unless they truly had no choice.
It was just that he was duty-bound to bring up the suggestion.
Dong Pingtao lifted his hand, staying silent as he kept a close watch on the monster that had newly appeared in the world passage.
Roar~!
âDivine Body Realm!â
A hint of gravity appeared in Di Baijunâs voice. She seemed to be talking to herself, though it was more like she was talking to Wang Hu.
Her words shocked Wang Hu. Having already guessed the truth somewhat, he found himself with an even heavier heart now.
Roar~!
âThe Third Realm is called the Divine Body Realm? What is the Divine Body Realm like?â
Roar~!
âYouâll naturally know when you get there,â replied a crabby Di Baijun.
Wang Hu turned rather contemplative.
The Divine Body Realm!
He kept feeling as if it was alluding to something, and yet he was a step short of identifying it.
This wasnât the time to be thinking about that, however. He had a grave and cautious look in his eyes as he spoke.
Roar~!
âEven someone as strong as the Divine Body Realm has appeared. Itâs no longer safe here. Letâs leave with Big Treasure and Little Treasure first.â
He didnât know how strong the Divine Body Realm was, but he knew that he could reach Hu County in around ten minutes if he wanted to.
He reckoned that the Divine Body Realm monster wouldnât be slow either. After all, it even had wings.
He didnât want to take a gamble on whether it would find them or not, or whether there would be even more monsters coming or not. Neither could he afford to take that sort of gamble.
Though rather frustrated and dejected, Di Baijun didnât object to the suggestion and got ready to do just that.
The next moment, however, her brows drew together, and she spoke with astonishment and uncertainty.
Roar~!
âEh? It looks like that ugly thing canât come out?â
Taken aback, Wang Hu took a close look⌠upon which he then realized that the monster indeed hadnât come out and was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws right in the world passage.
At the same time, Dong Pingtao and Chen Jianguo also realized the same thing. They couldnât help but heave a sigh of relief.
How fortunate!
âLooks like that monster has already surpassed the Second Realm. Since he canât come out, then that means that the world passageâs rules are also effective in China.â Chen Jianguoâs voice relaxed a little, though it also sounded somewhat resigned.
China was where the spiritual energy density level was the highest. While this was something positive, it also had its own cons.
Alternate world beings mustnât be stronger than the corresponding spiritual energy density level on Earth if they wanted to enter.
In other words, out of the whole world, it was the world passages in China that would allow stronger existences to enter Earth.
Weal and woe indeed came as a set.
Dong Pingtao nodded. It was great as long as that monster couldnât enter China. Otherwise, they might really be in deep trouble.
The research instituteâs report also came in at this point.
âOur preliminary judgment is that the newly-appeared monster in the world passage is likely a Third Realm one.
âAccording to the information that we currently have, our preliminary judgment is that the one that appeared first and created trouble is at peak-level Second Realm.â
âPeak-level Second RealmâŚâ Chen Jianguoâs frown deepened, and he asked solemnly, âHow sure are you?â
âOnly 40% sure. The monster has attacked too few times,â replied the person delivering the report seriously.
âContinue to analyze it and do everything you can to find its weakness,â ordered Chen Jianguo solemnly.
âUnderstood.â
Dong Pingtao thought for a moment and then, he said calmly, âSpread the news about how that monster cannot come out and calm the people down first.â
Chen Jianguo hesitated for a moment but didnât object to it.
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ElsewhereâŚ
Roar~!
âWhy canât he come out, Baijun?â asked a puzzled Wang Hu.
Di Baijun didnât answer him. As she watched the video closely, a White Tiger hologram also seemed to surface in her eyes.
She kept her silence even after a brief moment. Her brows had already locked into a deep frown, and she felt rather frustrated.
She couldnât tell much through the cell phone alone when she wasnât present on-site.
A few seconds later, Wang Hu vaguely realized it and didnât bring it up anymore.
Roughly another three minutes later, when the Divine Body Realm monster seemed to realize that it couldnât enter Earth and thus withdrew from the world passage, he received a notification for another piece of news on his cell phone.
Wang Hu took a casual glance at it and then immediately opened it: the notification had come directly from the Chinese government.
Roar~!
âLook at this, Baijun.â
Hints of surprise and relief that were previously not there entered his voice.
Di Baijun had also seen the news. Her eyes were filled with puzzlement and musing.
Those stronger than the corresponding spiritual energy density level in the other world were unable to pass through world passages!
While such a situation certainly existed, it was undoubtedly not the norm.
Just like how gigantic beasts in the ocean wouldnât enter shallow waters, the strong indeed typically wouldnât go to low-grade worlds either.
Even if they did, their strength would also be affected to a certain extent due to insufficient spiritual energy.
However, they definitely wouldnât be unable to pass through world passages.
A situation like this only happened under a strong expertâs deliberate influence.
Some of her past concerns welled up within her once more. What exactly was going on in China?
Netizens and northeastern Hu County citizens, who had initially been in an even bigger panic, breathed a small sigh of relief at this point.
That particular piece of news was forcibly sent to the public so a lot of people had managed to see it. As it spread further and further, most people became informed that the newly-appeared monster was unable to enter China.
Although it was as strong as the so-called Third Realm and was incredibly fearsome, it was fine as long as it couldnât enter China.
The military troops would arrive in another twenty minutes or so, and they would be able to exterminate the first monster then.
At this point, as Wang Huâwho had already dismissed thoughts of retreatingâcontinued to watch the ongoing event, a thought soundlessly formed in his mind.
His eyes bore hard into the monster that was still in the midst of sampling its âdelicacyâ. A peak-level Transformation Realm monster, a Third Realm monster that was unable to leave the world passage⌠and the Chinese military that would arrive very soonâŚ
Ideas surged in his mind, and his pupils constricted a little.
If⌠I attack and kill that monsterâŚ
How big of a favor would China owe me, then?
Given the public opinion, unless I really become enemies with China, theyâll likely never do anything against his family anymore in the future.
Even if he went on to dominate a region in the future, it was likely that the other party would give in a little.
As he mused over it, he couldnât help but gradually become tempted by the idea.
If he really killed the monster, then he truly wouldnât need to worry about China suddenly attacking him and his family anymore.
Foreign countries could also forget about having ideas about him and his family.
As he blinked, out of his peripheral vision, he noticed the gravity in Silly Girlâs expression.
His thoughts suddenly came to a halt.
No, if I kill that monster, my full capabilities would undoubtedly become exposed.
This was the case for Silly Girl, as well as with the Chinese humans.
Disregarding Silly Girlâs attitude toward him for nowâalthough it wouldnât be much of an issue, he would probably lose the benefit of fighting with her.
Furthermore, what was he to do if the Chinese humans had a brain fart and became nervous about him after witnessing how strong he was, resulting in them wanting to kill him?
Even if they had reservations about public opinion, they could just quietly get rid of him!
Although the chances of this happening were extremely low, it didnât mean that it didnât exist.
No, he mustnât take such a risk.
Besides, who could be sure that there was only that one Transformation Realm monster?
One must act steadily.
Being steady and cautious was what mattered the most.
The caution that he kept constantly in mind during the last ten-odd years came into play once more.
He internally suppressed the thought and continued to watch quietly.
Another one to two minutes later, just as speculations were abuzz on the Internet, the monster suddenly discarded the âdelicacyâ in its hand. It shifted its gaze to a certain direction, its eyes bright and shiny.
It flapped its wings and moved at extremely high speed. Within a single breath, it had arrived somewhere where crowds were chaotic and the whole place was unbearable to beholdâHu County Elementary School.
In an instant, a mix of fearful and horror-stricken screaming and crying rang out at the main gate that was already in utter chaos from the start.
âThe monster has come! Quick, run!â
âMiao Miao, hurry! Hurry up!â
âDaddy! Mommy! Iâm scared!â
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Blood covered the whole place.
Dead silence filled the Internet.
Dong Pingtao and Chen Jianguoâs expressions couldnât help but change this time.
âDammit, Iâm going to kill that thing.â
âF*ck you, you motherf*cking bastard.â
âDammit! That beast! We have to kill it! Kill it!â
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A brief period of silence later, various livestream channels exploded like erupting volcanoes. An infinite amount of anger was vented via words.
Almost everyone that saw what had happened was utterly enraged.
Dong Pingtaoâs breathing turned a few notches heavier, and his voice turned cold. He asked, âWhereâs the local police? Why havenât they arrived? We must keep that monster outside the school at all costs.
âAlso, why didnât anyone take the school into consideration?â
âUnderstood.â A voice rang out. Then, it added guiltily, âItâs our fault.â
âShould we cut off the live broadcast? It seems like that monster likes eating chilâŚâ Chen Jianguoâs voice had also turned cold.
It was very clear what he meantâthe situation had changed.
Nobody had expected the monster to actually go off and eat children and block off the school right at the main gates when there were so many adults around.
Due to a complete lack of knowledge about the monster, no one had thought that deeply about it. Of course, it was pointless even if they had because there was simply not enough time.
It was to the extent that they simply couldnât shift the children elsewhere at all.
On top of that, with a whole school full of children that couldnât escape, how was the military supposed to deal with it?
Once any accidents happenedâŚ
Dong Pingtao was silent for a couple of seconds before he asked, âAsk the squad currently heading over whether they are confident of exterminating the monster while ensuring the childrenâs safety.â
âUnderstood.â
In front of the cell phone, for some reason, Wang Huâwho had originally been watching quietlyâactually felt the urge to look away in that instant. He had obviously already become accustomed to bloodshed a long time ago, and yetâŚ
Awooo, awooo~!
âMommy, the human babies! Sob!â
âBig Treasureâs scared! Sob!â
Big Treasure and Little Treasureâs crying rang out. Wang Hu snapped back to reality with a startle, as did Di Baijun; and they blocked their lines of sight together.
Two pairs of tiger eyes made eye contact, both seeing the intense loathing and iciness in each otherâs eyes.
Wang Hu also suddenly realized that it seemed like he had never hunted an animalâs young again ever since Big Treasure and Little Treasure came into his life.
Furthermore, these were two cubs with intelligence.
[1] The term âcleaningâ refers to the act of cleaning out the whole area, i.e. wiping out everything in the area
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