Chapter 282: Chapter 281: Alarming Sounds and Panicked Cranes (Please Subscribe)
"Brother Fang and the others are dead too?"
"How is this possible!"
The Awakeners nearly jumped out of their skins after hearing the guards’ words.
What kind of joke is this?
Brother Fang’s superpower is Metalization. Not to mention firearms, even if he faced a direct hit from a cannon, it wouldn’t scratch him.
Brother Ma’s Gravity Superpower is even more terrifying. It’s said that even Elite-Level Fierce Beasts would be crushed into meat paste by one shot of his Gravity Cannon.
And Brother Yan, even more so.
How could they possibly die? Or rather, without significant prowess, who could kill all three of them together?
But looking at the guards’ behavior, they didn’t appear to be lying.
For one thing, they wouldn’t dare say such things even if they had the courage of ten lions.
Suddenly, someone seemed to realize something, and their face changed dramatically. "What about the president? Did you see our president?"
The leading guard was startled, then nodded, his voice hoarse. "President, he... he’s missing."
"Missing?"
Hua Jun was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"After we saw the City Lord and the others were killed, the President, he suddenly vanished from the spot."
The Awakeners looked at each other.
So, the President ran away?
But under those circumstances, running was indeed the best option. After all, even the City Lord and a few others together were no match for that assailant, and the President’s abilities were far inferior to any of the three.
"Since the President has already escaped, why hasn’t he answered our calls until now?"
"Yeah, it’s been almost half a day!"
"Could the President still be fleeing from that person?"
They were puzzled.
Many of them had instant teleportation items, let alone the President.
Once instant teleportation items are used, it typically means survival, as even if the pursuer also has such items, they wouldn’t know which direction you ran, right?
"And then... and then you just hid here?" asked Hua Jun.
"Later, that assailant disappeared too..."
"The assailant disappeared as well?"
"Could it be that he went to chase after the President?"
The Awakeners were stunned.
"I... I don’t know."
The guard swallowed saliva and said tremblingly, "We thought he had left and just took a breath, but the next second, he reappeared over there and even glanced over here at us."
"What!"
The Awakeners were shocked.
"He glanced over here? So, he found you?"
"Yes, he must have found us."
The guard spoke with lingering fear, "We were so scared that we couldn’t move or stand, and when we thought we were dead, he just left, though he took the City Lord and the others’ bodies."
But we still didn’t dare to move, afraid he might come back."
The Awakeners present were stunned.
This made no sense at all.
Since he had the strength to kill Brother Yan and the others, killing these guards would be a piece of cake.
Most importantly, he discovered them. Why didn’t he kill them?
After all, they had witnessed his actions. Leaving survivors meant his identity would be exposed, right?
In fact, Chen Fan, after killing Gao Jinming and returning to the scene, did intend to kill these guards.
But then he thought, even if he killed them, he wouldn’t be able to protect his identity because Du Hao was still alive.
Secondly, he wasn’t the type to kill indiscriminately.
Since they didn’t cause him trouble, he let them be.
"Do you think that guy was already exhausted?" Someone had a sudden realization. "Because of that, he didn’t have time to deal with these guards and chose to leave quickly?"
This statement immediately resonated with many Awakeners.
"That makes sense. If it were me, I wouldn’t leave witnesses unless I couldn’t manage it."
"Exactly. Even if the assailant was formidable, killing Brother Yan and the others must’ve come at a great cost."
"That’s it!"
The more they discussed, the more excited they became. Even the guards who were kneeling down began questioning if they had missed a golden opportunity.
Only Hua Jun and a few other Awakeners remained solemn.
Instinctually, they felt things weren’t that simple.
If the assailant had been exhausted, then why would the President choose to run rather than fight? Wouldn’t the President, being present, have a better grasp of the situation?
"What exactly happened? Tell me everything from the beginning." Hua Jun pointed to the leading guard.
"Y-Yes."
The guard quickly recounted everything he had witnessed.
As he spoke, the Awakeners’ eyes began to fill with fear.
Was that guy even human?
He was hit by Brother Ma’s Gravity Cannon multiple times without the slightest injury?
The most terrifying part was, he later swung a Sword Qi that was three or four meters high, instantly killing the well-defended Brother Fang with one strike?
And Brother Yan?
He too was killed with a single stroke?
Of course, they were also puzzled as the guards mentioned seeing about six people. Who were those two others, and where did they come from?
After the guards finished speaking, the atmosphere turned silent once more.
Awakeners fell into silence.
Thinking about their earlier words, they felt ashamed.
Exhausted?
Have you ever seen someone exhausted who could kill Brother Yan with one strike?
If he was exhausted, then how powerful must he have been at his peak?
"Brother Hua, what should we do next?"
"Yes, Brother Hua, something so serious happened in the city, the City Lord and the others are dead, the President is now missing..."
"Brother Hua, I think we should report this as soon as possible. This is terrifying."
"Could it be the work of evil cult Awakeners?"
"What! Evil cult! The evil cult is targeting us?"
The atmosphere turned panicky.
Evil cultists capable of killing the City Lord could easily kill them too.
"Everyone quiet down."
Hua Jun shouted, "What happened here today must not be mentioned to anyone, understood? Especially you!"
He looked at the group of guards. "If I find out you leaked any information, you know the consequences."
"We don’t dare."
"We won’t say a word."
The guards trembled with fear.
"As for what happened here," Hua Jun looked at everyone. "I will report to headquarters immediately. With such a serious incident, headquarters will definitely send Hunters. You don’t need to scare yourselves."
"Hunters!"
Indeed, hearing these words, the previously anxious Awakeners’ eyes lit up.
"Brother Hua, is it true that headquarters will send Hunters?"
"What else would they do?"
Hua Jun glanced at them. "In broad daylight, killing C-level Awakeners in the city is a serious matter. Headquarters will not ignore it.
If it indeed involves the evil cult, headquarters will surely send Hunters."
After these words, the Awakeners visibly relaxed, gazing at Hua Jun with admiration.
Hunters!
They are the elite of the Awakeners!
Each is powerful and wields a Demon-Breaking Soldier, lethal against Awakeners.
Great!
With the Hunters, they wouldn’t fear the assailant anymore.
Of course, even if the Hunters eliminate the assailant, it wouldn’t change the fact that Anshan City’s defense forces had weakened.
In past beast tides, Yan Ming and others intervened, and they managed to fend off the dangers.
But now, with them dead, if another beast tide occurred, who could fend it off?
Worrying about beast tides might seem paranoid.
In these times, nothing is impossible.
Realizing this, some Awakeners’ eyes flickered.
Maybe it was time to take their families and leave Anshan City for somewhere else.
Otherwise, if danger struck, it might be too late.
...
Time flew by, and before long, it was the next afternoon.
"Bang!"
Two bursts were heard almost simultaneously.
"Finally done."
Chen Fan stretched and loosened his muscles.
All 80 batches of herbs were refined.
Apart from the first two furnaces of Top-grade True Qi Pills,
The other 78 were Celestial Grade, Top-grade True Qi Pills, a ratio of 3 to 7, not bad.
Chen Fan stepped forward and opened the Pill Furnace.
Strong Elixir Incense filled the air.
He swallowed both batches of pills and looked at the panel,
Potential Points: 7.1 billion
"7.1 billion."
Chen Fan’s lips curled.
With so many Potential Points, breaking through the Chong and Dai Meridians, and even the tough Ren and Du Meridians should be manageable.
"Since everything’s ready, let’s begin."
Chen Fan decided.
Breaking through to the True Essence Realm, whether dealing with Du Hao or facing the impending beast tide, would give him more security.
Trying to learn all the cultivation techniques before breaking through wasn’t practical.
Though it had the highest cost-effectiveness, he lacked the Experience Points, unless he could find that black ball again, which was impossible to guarantee.
For now, he had to convert resources into combat strength quickly.
His gaze went to the Realm section.
To activate the next acupuncture point required 24 million Potential Points.
million.
For someone who could only refine Qi Blood Pills before, it was astronomical.
But now, not so much.
With a thought, he allocated 24 million Potential Points.