CHAPTER 115: CHAPTER 115: CHAOS

In the early morning, Chen Shouyi seemed to faintly hear thunder, but didn’t think much of it, turned over and continued to sleep.

The next morning, he got up, washed up, and packed his luggage.

He had been in Dongning City for seven days, and the immense power he gained had long since been thoroughly adapted to, transformed for use. Today, he planned to return to Hedong. He gently picked up the Shell Lady, who was still sound asleep, placed her with care into his briefcase, and then put the briefcase into his suitcase.

"Handsome guy, you’re not staying today?" the pretty receptionist asked, her tone seemingly laced with a hint of regret.

"I’ve finished my business, so of course I’m returning." Chen Shouyi replied with a smile.

After completing the check-out procedures and collecting his deposit,

he left the hotel, holding a sword case in one hand and carrying his suitcase in the other.

He reached out on the street and hailed a taxi.

"To the high-speed rail station?" Chen Shouyi said.

"Are you going for travel or a family visit?"

"Neither."

The driver was quite talkative, and started chatting incessantly as soon as Chen Shouyi got in the car, with Chen Shouyi nodding occasionally in response.

Just halfway into the ride, he saw several military vehicles speed past, filled with armed soldiers, and soon afterward, a few armored vehicles followed.

Filled with surprise, Chen Shouyi asked the taxi driver, "What happened last night?"

"Not sure, I don’t know either. But it should be a drill, right!"

Dongning had been under lockdown recently, so this wasn’t unfamiliar. The driver rather nonchalantly commented, "In Dongning, that’s nothing. Not long ago, the city was like a war zone; gunshots could be heard everywhere."

Chen Shouyi chuckled slightly, not saying a word.

Half an hour later, on the way passing a square near the suburbs, Chen Shouyi noticed it was filled with tents, crowded with people everywhere. Everyone wore a look of panic, and many were wailing loudly.

The driver also fell silent, no longer speaking.

As they continued driving forward, all the nearby shops were closed, the streets almost void of pedestrians, with a large number of fully armed soldiers patrolling back and forth. Something major must have happened!

The taxi slowed down and gradually came to a stop, with the driver apologetically telling Chen Shouyi, looking a bit uneasy, "Young man, I’m not doing this business anymore. The high-speed rail station is not far, just a few steps away."

Chen Shouyi couldn’t insist and had to get off the car with his luggage.

Watching the taxi quickly turn around and drive further and further away.

Chen Shouyi turned his head, noting the solemn atmosphere. With furrowed brows, he saw soldiers not far ahead and quickly walked a few steps:

"Big Brother, what’s happening here?"

"You don’t know?" The dark-skinned soldier looked slightly bewildered.

"I just came from the east of the city, heading to the high-speed rail station," Chen Shouyi explained.

"Then you’d better not go. The area is already sealed off. Early yesterday morning, a large number of Barbarians appeared nearby, killing anyone they encountered. Several villages were entirely massacred. Fortunately, the Mou Luo Town Armed Department reacted promptly and held out until my regiment arrived... Most have now been wiped out, but a few Barbarians are still wandering around, extremely dangerous."

Don’t underestimate a town’s armed department. In the past twenty years, during the semi-military state of Xia Country, countless weapons have been produced. Even town people’s armed departments keep numerous decommissioned artillery and machine guns, and even armored vehicles on hand.

"I’ll go take a look!" Chen Shouyi said.

With that, he grabbed his luggage and continued walking forward.

"Hey hey hey, don’t go." The soldier hurriedly shouted a few times, seeing Chen Shouyi speed up, he had no choice but to give up.

Truly young and fearless.

...

The road was deserted, apart from patrolling soldiers, there was not a single pedestrian. In the distance, three armed helicopters occasionally hovered low, creating a loud noise.

Giving the illusion of a war atmosphere.

Chen Shouyi carried his sword case and dragged his luggage, walking quickly.

In no time, he reached the high-speed rail station, only to find it completely closed, without a single person inside.

He sat down on the steps by the roadside.

A gust of autumn-filled chilly wind blew through, the maple tree leaves by the roadside danced in the air.

Autumn had arrived.

The high-speed rail station was located in the suburbs of Dongning, about five or six kilometers from Mou Luo Town. The air was faintly filled with a smell of gunpowder, mixed with hints of blood. The front was probably a scene of slaughter.

Just then, he faintly heard a burst of bean-like gunfire, which abruptly stopped a few seconds later. One of the helicopters quickly changed direction, flying towards where the gunfire came from. Soon, a whip-like fiery line descended from the sky, spraying countless rounds of machine gunfire.

Seconds later, the armed helicopter flew off into the distance again.

After sitting for a moment, Chen Shouyi stood up. Hailing a taxi back was likely impossible now; not a single car was on the street.

So he continued walking forward.

The nearby residents seemed to have already been evacuated; not a shadow was visible in the windows of the residential buildings on either side.

As he walked further and further, the buildings became fewer, and farmland began to appear on the roadside.

Meanwhile, the smell of blood and gunpowder also grew stronger and stronger.

After walking a few more kilometers, Chen Shouyi saw the road ahead completely blocked off, with caution tape stretched across, four machine guns set up on the road, long strings of gold-colored ammunition draped on the ground, with stacks of ammunition boxes piled nearby.

"Danger ahead, no entry. We are in war-time condition, do not wander around. Please leave here immediately." Before Chen Shouyi could get closer, a soldier jogged over, loudly commanding.

"Sorry, I’ll leave right away," Chen Shouyi said.

Although he could definitely get through by presenting his Martial Artist Certificate, he thought it better to not. The military is the most powerful force against the otherworldly threat. With the land and sky already locked down, any wandering Barbarians would have nowhere to escape. His presence might not help, and he might even accidentally get hurt.

Chen Shouyi was about to leave when the machine guns suddenly sounded. He halted, turning around, and saw a Barbarian about three to four hundred meters away, sprinting fast down a country path, at an extremely high speed of roughly fifty to sixty meters per second.

But this was clearly not his top speed; in solid ground, his speed would probably double.

Chen Shouyi felt a heavy weight in his heart.

This Barbarian was extremely powerful, comparable to the Clan Leader of the Barbarians, no, even stronger.

His vision now was incredibly sharp; he could clearly see the Barbarian’s face filled with terror and despair, his body covered in blood, though it should not be his, but from the people he had killed.

Four machine guns crazily spewed bullets in a fierce barrage, but sadly, due to the distance, it had little effect. He ran further and further, seemingly trying to escape into the nearby forest.

At this moment, a helicopter not far away noticed the commotion here, changed direction, quickly flying over.

Soon it launched six or seven rockets consecutively. A few seconds later, several large flames engulfed the Barbarian, accompanied by a thunderous explosion. When the flames dissipated, the Barbarian was left with its limbs scattered everywhere, completely silent.