The crackling sound of electricity in Lin Beichen’s palm was not very loud, but it was just as out of place as he was. Many students heard it.
They instinctively turned to look in his direction, but didn’t notice anything unusual.
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At that moment.
Suddenly!
That familiar feeling surged up in Lin Beichen’s heart once again!
It was oppressive, awe-inspiring, a tremor in the soul!
The third time!
This time...
He could feel that it was even stronger and more intense than the first two times!
Lin Beichen: ???
When will this end?
Why is it this feeling again??
Before he could think any further.
The next instant!
A thunderous and tearing sound exploded!
"Krrr—!!!"
"Bang—!!!"
A shattering noise followed closely behind.
The two sounds merged into one!
Everyone was startled!
"My God, what was that sound?!"
"It sounded like lightning to me?"
"Really? It sounded more like an explosion to me!"
"Did something happen outside?"
"..."
The classroom instantly erupted into chaos.
Every student was whispering and looking around, but among them was one student who continued to quietly sit at his desk, unaffected, completely out of place with the rest.
"With such a loud noise just now, he didn’t even move. Isn’t he too focused?"
"He looks so familiar!"
"That’s Lin Beichen, the top scorer in the college entrance exam with full marks!"
"Yes, yes, that’s him. What’s he doing in our classroom? Is he interested in our major?"
"No wonder he became the number one in exam history. Just look at his level of concentration. Who can match that?"
"This is true single-mindedness. I’m in awe!"
"..."
While everyone else was looking around, confused, Lin Beichen sat perfectly still, but his mind was clear.
There was definitely a lightning strike!
Just now.
Even though he didn’t see where the lightning was, he once again felt that familiar sensation of being targeted by lightning, just like the previous two times!
"Once or twice, this feeling of being targeted by lightning might be a coincidence or my imagination."
"But..."
"Three times? That can’t be a coincidence, right?"
"And it happened on a clear day!"
"Who would believe this isn’t aimed at me?"
At that moment, Lin Beichen’s mind replayed the scenes from the three times he had been targeted by lightning.
Suddenly, he had an enlightenment!
"What I sensed before wasn’t a coincidence!"
"Three times!"
"Each time a lightning strike happened during a breakthrough!"
"Could this be the Thunder Tribulation?"
Thinking about the "Thunder Tribulation," he immediately had a new enlightenment. Since he practiced unique Thunder Skills, there couldn’t be a Thunder Tribulation. The Thunder Tribulation itself was a form of ’skill,’ a natural ’law!’
"All things in the world follow the law of energy conservation, but I have mastered the ability to break this balance, thus disrupting the system!"
"Perhaps..."
"This is more like a natural response to my special existence?"
Lin Beichen thought this was the case, but he still called it "Thunder Tribulation" out of habit, even though this Thunder Tribulation was not the same as the traditional one.
"For now, the lightning isn’t really going to strike me, but the feeling that it will is growing stronger!"
"As my Thunder Skills become more refined and my realm increases in power..."
"The lightning is bound to strike me eventually???
Lin Beichen’s heart skipped a beat, feeling even more uneasy.
While he was having this sudden realization, everyone in the class had noticed that the unusual loud sound seemed to have caused a power outage?
"All the multimedia devices’ lights are off; the power must be out!"
"Could it be related to the sound just now?"
"Damn, did the school’s power station explode?"
"..."
At this point, the professional course teacher interrupted their discussions and said: "Quiet down, everyone. I’ll go find the electrician to check it out. In the meantime, read your books."
Saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out of the classroom.
However, as soon as he stepped into the corridor, he was stunned.
Not only were the classroom doors along the entire corridor open, but so were those on the opposite side of the hallway, and on the floors above and below. Teachers were stepping out one after another.
Teachers: ???
They looked at each other, puzzled.
"Why is everyone coming out?"
"My classroom lost power, so I was going to find the electrician."
"Such a coincidence? My classroom is out too!"
"Yours too?"
"Has the power gone out everywhere??"
"It looks like the whole teaching building is out of power!"
"..."
In a few words, the teachers understood the situation and then went to find the electrician.
The electrician conducted a series of checks.
Finally, they reached the rooftop of the teaching building.
There was only one lightning rod device on the rooftop.
At that moment, the lightning rod was pitch black.
The electrician was dumbfounded at a glance.
It had been struck by lightning!
He couldn’t help but look up.
The blazing sun and clear skies!
Electrician: ??
How could there be lightning on such a clear day??
How could the lightning rod be damaged like this?
He couldn’t understand it.
But...
His job wasn’t to understand but to repair, though there was no way to repair it now.
Without a replacement lightning rod and enough manpower,
He noted down what he saw and left to write a repair report as soon as possible.
The news spread quickly!
Imperial Capital University forum.
The incident had become a hot topic.
"I heard the whole Second Teaching Building lost power because it was struck by lightning?"
"That’s so strange. It’s a perfectly clear day today. Where did the lightning come from?"
"So... the loud noise this morning was the lightning hitting the lightning rod? It scared me!"
"The lightning rod is damaged for sure, but whether it was lightning is uncertain. I just took some photos of the rooftop. Picture.JPG."
"Who swore an oath to their lover again?"
"Folks, it really came from a lightning strike! I was running at the time and saw it by chance. I saw it with my own eyes. It really was a lightning strike on a clear day, and it was spectacular!"
"Not only did I see it, but I also captured it! Picture.JPG!"
"It was really lightning! It looks terrifying!"
"I knew I heard the sound of lightning!"
"Luckily, the lightning didn’t hit anyone but the lightning rod!"
"A lightning strike on a clear day, this is the first time I’ve seen it! How does that work?"
"..."
In the end...
Everyone was more concerned or puzzled about this: How on a clear day did lightning suddenly strike, and why did it happen to hit the Second Teaching Building!
Many people even went to ask the professional course teachers and students who were in the Second Teaching Building at the time, but regardless of students or teachers, they were all equally baffled.
All they could provide was an identical response—
Don’t ask, we don’t know.
Ask again and the answer would still be... We were in class when there was a sudden loud noise, then the whole building lost power, and that’s all there was to it.