Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 174: Diversion, the Demon Beast’s Conspiracy

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

"They haven’t directly encountered any Fourth Rank Demon Beasts, but based on the clues available, there may be more than ten Fourth Rank Demon Beasts around Changxing City."

"...That many?!" Qin Chuan’s expression grew even graver.

Double digits of Fourth Rank Demon Beasts. Even Ji Huai couldn’t possibly handle that, could he?

"Yes, it has already exceeded the number Ji Huai can handle," Zhou Zixiu nodded slightly. "Therefore, before losing contact, he was already leading his team on the way back."

"Normally, he who chose to withdraw at the first instance shouldn’t have encountered any issues, but now he is missing."

"Unless something unexpected happened, he fell into a trap set by the Demon Beasts," Zhou Zixiu continued, his expression growing grim. "Ji Huai tends to be reckless, not considering many things, and Fourth Rank Demon Beasts just happen to possess higher intelligence and the ability to suppress madness with rationality."

"Are we going to rescue Master Ji right now?" Qin Chuan couldn’t help but ask, worry evident in his eyes.

"No, rescuing without understanding the situation would be like a foolish act," Zhou Zixiu shook his head. "Moreover, Ji Huai is very strong, so the situation might not be as bad as it seems."

"Right now, we need to figure out the last known location of Ji Huai and his team before they went missing so we can start…" Zhou Zixiu was continuing when suddenly a series of urgent rings interrupted him.

After answering the phone with a couple of words, Zhou Zixiu’s face turned livid, he turned the car around immediately, and floored the accelerator.

Feeling the sudden push, Qin Chuan involuntarily looked towards Zhou Zixiu.

"There’s good news and bad news," Zhou Zixiu spoke in a serious tone. "The good news is that Ji Huai is most likely not in life-threatening danger; the bad news is that the entire Changxing City is now in danger."

"In the eastern part of the city, Demon Beasts are organizing an assault on the city’s defensive line."

"Special Affairs Group’s combatants have already rushed there at the first instance, and we’re heading there too."

"Okay," Qin Chuan’s expression tightened.

Demon Beasts assaulting the defensive line of Changxing City.

To use the word "assault" gives one an idea of the immense number of Demon Beasts involved.

One wrong move, and this could turn into a major disaster.

More importantly, today is the day of the high-stakes examination.

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

Remembering how Xiao Pang excitedly told him about his improvement over just one month, Qin Chuan’s eyes slightly lowered, a quick flash of resolve passing through them.

Zhou Zixiu, driving, was equally silent, his eyes particularly sharp.

Although he had felt before that the clues on Fourth Rank Demon Beasts seemed like a deliberate exposure by the enemy.

But it was just an intuition with no solid evidence, he could only warn Ji Huai to be cautious, he could not stop the engagement with Fourth Rank Demon Beasts based on such intuition alone.

Now with Demon Beasts assaulting Changxing City, including unmistakably the presence of Fourth Rank Demon Beasts, Zhou Zixiu realized that it was indeed a conspiracy.

From devouring the corpse of a Fourth Rank Demon Beast earlier to exposing tracks the day before yesterday, it was all to lure out the powerhouses of Changxing City, allowing the Demon Beast horde to execute a diversionary attack.

Since the main force of the Demon Beasts is here, naturally, not many are left targeting Ji Huai.

He shouldn’t be in danger but is most likely detained, unable to return for the time being.

Even selecting the examination day for the city attack was no coincidence.

The city must be hiding as-yet-undetected Demon Beasts, coordinating inside with those outside, letting the external Demon Beasts understand the human city’s situation.

He underestimated them…

When facing this entirely new kind of life in Demon Beasts, even though Zhou Zixiu tried to estimate as highly as possible, it seems he still underestimated their level of intelligence.

The speeding vehicle swiftly carried the two towards the battlefield in the eastern district of the city.

From a distance, they saw countless differently-shaped demon beasts rushing towards the city’s defense line like a tide, the end of the line not visible at all. Even Zhou Zixiu and Qin Chuan couldn’t help but inhale sharply at the sight.

"Please," Zhou Zixiu took a deep breath and spoke earnestly to Qin Chuan before striding towards the defense line deployment area.

He, possessing numerous reconnaissance and detection skills, was not adept at combat.

However, his participation in the deployment of personnel would significantly enhance the efficiency of the battle.

Qin Chuan watched Zhou Zixiu depart, then his gaze returned to the long battle line before him.

A row of text appeared before his eyes.

[Current Extraordinary Value: 32800]

[Current Passive Skills: Star·Water Master, Star·Frost Cold, Star·Dark Flame]

[Current Active Skills: Star·Frost Trace, Star·Shadow Erosion, Star·Silent Darkness]

[Item Carrying: 1/1][View]

[Resonance 2: Skills Star·Dark Flame, Star·Shadow Erosion, Star·Silent Darkness receive 5% enhancement]

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The skills he brought today were indeed well-suited for the current situation.

Just then, the frontline was violently breached by the demon beasts, and Qin Chuan suddenly exerted strength under his feet, quickly moving forward.

There was no time to say anything to the combatants nearby. Qin Chuan’s body instantly turned into countless flakes of snow, threading through the narrow gaps in the beast tide and reappearing among the demon beasts.

Star·Frost Trace effect, the next attack after reappearance increased by 20%!

Before the demon beasts around him could react, Qin Chuan, surrounded by a pitch-black flame, snapped his fingers.

"Snap~"

Accompanied by a soft noise, a world devoid of light instantly enveloped a large area.

Star·Silent Darkness!

In the darkness, Qin Chuan reached out to touch the pitch-black before him and also touched the shadows of all the demon beasts within range.

Then, he clenched tightly.

Star·Shadow Erosion, activated!

This skill, which required direct contact with the target’s shadow to activate and ignored defense, was also the beneficiary of the Silent Darkness.

When light returned to the pitch-black world, in the vast area, only Qin Chuan stood calmly; hundreds of demon beasts were completely eroded by the darkness in an instant, turning into ash.

"Hold the line!!!"

He looked at the demon beast group nearby, the madness in their eyes momentarily suppressed by fear, shouted lowly, and without hesitation shifted positions, turning into flying snow toward another spot.

Before the gap torn open in the beast group could be filled, operatives from the Special Affairs Group had already swiftly moved forward, blocking the gap. In awe amidst the fight, they watched the figure who was attacking the only Fourth Rank Demon Beast nearby.

"Hiss—"

The Fourth Rank giant python demon beast, coiled among the beasts, coldly stared with its slit-like eyes at the abruptly appearing figure. When darkness descended once again, every scale on its body surged with a yellow earthy glow, and layers of hard rocky shells rapidly surfaced.

Demon beasts were innately strong in physique, and its abilities after advancing were also related to defense. A mere human couldn’t possibly break its…

"Sss—"

Watching the pitch-black rapidly climbing up its body, eroding both its physique and life inch by inch, the disbelief in the giant python demon beast’s eyes quickly solidified.