Chapter 263: The Fallen Cities

The siren that sounded at midnight made people lose their sleep. Since he was in Shanghai, Lin Yao was not worried about his safety. However, he was concerned about his family.

He was considered smart, so he naturally understood that the fifth spirit energy tide would not only affect a single area on the Blue Planet, but the entire planet.

Fearing that something might happen at home, he called his family right away. Lin Yao’s expression turned ugly, as he could only hear a busy tone after several sizzling sounds. His call was not connected at all.

‘Is the spirit energy disrupting communication?’

When similar thoughts formed in his mind, Lin Yao was actually a little frightened.

He was somewhat afraid that his worries had become a reality. Most of the technological weapons of the 21st century relied on the control of information, and long-distance communication was required to maintain the huge national political system.

The disruptions on the roads between the various cities had already resulted in local protectionism gaining ground in the cities, showing a division trend. Given that freaks and monsters were hiding by the roads between cities, once communication failed and the country could not send high-tech weapons to help and support the various cities in time anymore, China might really be divided in a short time.

Fortunately, what Lin Yao feared had not become a reality. Although his first call was not connected and he only heard a busy tone, he was successfully connected after making two more calls.

However, without waiting for Lin Yao to inquire about the situation when the call was connected, they all began to ask him questions worriedly.

“Ah Yao, are you alright in Shanghai?”

“I am fine here. It is very noisy. Did the siren sound there as well? Which level was it?”

“Level 3, but don’t worry about us. We have been evacuated to a safe place. You must take care of yourself. We are fine…”

After they exchanged a few words and confirmed each other’s safety, Lin Yao hung up the phone. However, he did not relax after the call. Instead, he frowned. He realized that the situation outside was worse than he’d thought, and a Level-3 siren had actually sounded in Ninghai City. This meant that the city would be under military control, there would be a curfew, and people would not be able to travel freely. It was second only to the Level-4 war warning, and this was only the first day of the fifth spirit energy tide.

The fourth spirit energy tide had lasted nine months, and this one might last a year. Given that the situation was very severe, Lin Yao had an urge to go home.

‘No, I must go home. At the very least, I must bring my parents here.’

“Yan Yu’er, help me book train tickets for tomorrow afternoon. After the fight, we will return to Ninghai.”

Now, Lin Yao finally knew why everyone was rushing to the big cities. Obviously, they were much safer than smaller cities.

He also understood why every small city, regardless of its wealth or high-ranking government officials, would make very good offers to attract geniuses. It was not obvious normally, but in wartime, if more powerhouses were present, the cities would feel more assured.

He could not stifle his anxiety or conceal his uneasiness. He felt very restless and he struggled to fall asleep.

Qin Ya arrived early the next morning and brought him another piece of bad news.

“What are you talking about? The roads are destroyed?”

Qin Ya was not taken aback by Lin Yao’s ugly expression. Instead, she quickly told him the information she had collected.

“You should know that the wild is not the world of humans. There are freaks everywhere. In the past, railway officer teams used all means and ways available to maintain the roads. Unfortunately, this time, the spirit energy tide caused many freaks to go mad, and some mystic realms and alternate worlds have emerged as well due to the high increase of spirit energy. In fact, the geographical area of China is expanding during the Spirit Energy Revival. These various changes have a negative impact on the roads in China. Many roads are blocked, and the roads to Ninghai City are blocked as well.”

Phew…

After taking a few deep breaths, Lin Yao calmed down. “Can you find out when the roads could be connected again?”

“I don’t know. The official website only tells us not to panic and that the major army groups are helping resume traffic.”

After a moment of silence, Lin Yao said, “Help me check if the officers and soldiers who are responsible for clearing the roads are recruiting or not.”

“What do you want to do?”

“Do my part for the country. Don’t worry, I will just temporarily join the team. I will follow the battle groups and I will not act rashly.”

Lin Yao, who was worried about his parents and loved ones, had the urge to fly home immediately. However, he knew that it was dangerous in the wild and did not act recklessly.

Knowing that Lin Yao would be following the battle groups, Qin Ya did not stop him. She was also worried about her loved ones. “I will check on it.”

While the two of them were talking, Yan Yu’er raised her hand slightly and asked, “Are we going to go ahead with the battle against King Kong Yuan Hao?”

“Of course!”

“Of course!”

Lin Yao and Qin Ya answered Yan Yu’er’s question at the same time. After they looked at each other, Qin Ya went on to explain this to her.

“The various cities are very chaotic now. The bigger cities might be more secure than the smaller cities. However, if the cities have not fallen into the hands of the enemies, some areas in small cities will actually be safer than ordinary areas in bigger cities. Since Mr. Lin Yao can’t go back yet, it is the best choice for his parents to go to those areas to receive protection.”

Lin Yao continued after Qin Ya finished speaking.

“The safe areas of a small town can only provide shelter for a few people, and there is a difference between different safe areas, which is how far away they are to the core. I want my parents to receive the best protection and I can only continue what I am doing now.”

People belonged in different social classes, and in times of crisis, those who survived were also those who were powerful and wealthy or had valuable talents.

Lin Yao had no money and no rights now, but he had potential. Since he could not return home, he had to advance in the Hidden Dragons List in order to ensure the safety of his parents.

He believed that as long as he entered the top few places of the Hidden Dragons List, the higher management of Ninghai City would make good arrangements for his parents.

With this thought in mind, Lin Yao decided that this battle had to be carried out, and he must achieve a clean victory over his opponent.

‘If I am strong enough, I can even get the battle group to clear the road to Ninghai first.’

After making a decision in his mind, Lin Yao watched the battle video of King Kong Yuan Hao carefully.

However, after watching the video several times, Lin Yao felt that when it came to this opponent in particular, it did not make a huge difference if he watched the video or not.

This person had adopted the Vajra Buddhism fighting method. Its basic skills were extremely solid, and there was almost no weakness. If he wanted to defeat him, he’d have to fight him with his strength.

In the end, Lin Yao simply stopped watching videos of him but continued to study the Heaven and Earth Manifestation. This was something that Lin Yao had painstakingly cultivated recently.

Lin Yao spent the morning studying the materials handed down from the senior management of the Heaven and Earth Dojo and inquiring about things that he did not understand.

Although he only spent a few hours in the morning studying, with the help of the Photogenic Memory and the occasional Light-Bulb Moment, he had already read and understood all the materials handed down from the Heaven and Earth Dojo. The price he had to pay was the dizziness he felt by the time it was ten in the morning.

After taking a bottle of Moon Essence and letting the refreshing Moon Essence nourish his spirit, Lin Yao went to the martial arts hall of the University of Monster Science and Technology by car.

On the way, he noticed that Shanghai was hardly affected by the siren that had rung last night during the day, and people walked about without worrying about lurking dangers. The entire Shanghai was also bustling and lively. It was as if the spirit energy tide had made no impact.

However, Lin Yao knew that this was an illusion. Yan Yu’er, Qin Xue, and the other girls by his side were using tablets to browse through the information on the Internet. They lowered their volume and hardly disturbed Lin Yao, who closed his eyes and calmed himself down before the match.

However, with the help of the Electromagnetic Induction ability that had reached level two, Lin Yao could clearly see their tablet screens via 3D image. There were destruction and chaos everywhere.

China was very big, and almost all its cities had been attacked by freaks last night. In fact, gates to alternate worlds and mystic realms had even appeared in the cities. Those cities did not have the defensive ability of Shanghai, and entire communities in many small cities had been razed to the ground.

Houses had collapsed, rivers had dried up, high mountains had appeared out of thin air, and various peculiar scenes had occurred in China. Among these bizarre scenes, he also saw scenes of families being torn apart and people being dead and homeless.

Several cities were completely destroyed before falling into the hands of the invaders!

The fallen cities were like hell. Within each city were collapsed buildings, blood was all over the ground, and dead bodies were strewn everywhere.

There was also a city where, for some unknown reason, hundreds of thousands of people had gathered to form a strange mountain of corpses. All the humans forming the mountain of corpses were dead, but their eyes were wide open, as if they were staring at something.

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