I changed the world.

I could hear faint murmurs from time to time, something that hadn't happened in the past few days, which meant that things were indeed getting worse.

An Huiling had gained some experience by this time. She knew that she must not focus her attention on these murmurs. If she listened to them attentively, there was a high possibility that unpredictable risks might arise.

She tried to focus her attention on her surroundings; this misty area held countless dangers at night.

The drizzle continued to fall, and a misty atmosphere filled the air. In the distance, the sound of flapping wings could be heard; a dozen strangely shaped and distorted monsters were circling low in the sky.

An Huiling carefully lay prone on the ground, hiding under a heavily rusted vehicle. She remained motionless to avoid attracting trouble.

This is the third night in this eerie area. An Huiling has gradually begun to accumulate some experience and is starting to learn how to avoid those monsters more effectively.

However, what worries her is that tonight, some new species of monsters seem to have appeared in the surrounding area.

Once the monsters in the sky had flown away, An Huiling carefully crawled out from under the vehicle. Ignoring her dusty and dirty appearance, she then disappeared into a clump of bushes not far away. Although her skin appeared no different from before after becoming a first-level cultivator, its toughness was now incomparable. Therefore, the scratches from the plant thorns caused her only slight discomfort and did not pose any further trouble.

She carefully changed positions, moving from one hiding place to another, glancing left and right as she went, looking for a place that could become her long-term refuge for the night.

However, before she could walk more than a hundred meters away, a sudden pang of fear surged into her heart, and An Huiling quickly rolled into a ditch nearby.

At the very moment An Huiling rolled away, a massive monster crashed down on the spot where An Huiling had just stood, splashing water and making a loud thud.

At this moment, An Huiling had also clearly seen the monster. It was as thick as an adult brown bear, with abnormally long arms. The upper limbs were much longer than the lower limbs. The head was a human head, covered with scars, with no whites in the eyes, which were pitch black. It also had no mouth or ears, and hot air was blowing from its large, upturned nostrils.

The monster's body was covered in a shell similar to that of an aquatic animal, with various bone spurs covering its entire body, making its defense appear quite formidable to the naked eye. Instead of hands or claws, it had two sharp, massive pincers resembling crab claws, which dragged on the ground with a sickening sound.

No sooner said than done, the instant An Huiling and the monster locked eyes, the monster had already pounced on all fours towards An Huiling.

An Huiling nimbly leaped onto a bus parked not far away, quickly taking the rifle off her back. In the hellish state, all the vehicles displayed a rusty, dilapidated appearance, as if they had been parked there for decades.

The monster missed its target immediately, but without pausing, it ducked and, whoosh! Like a giant sledgehammer demolishing a house, it swung down.

An Huiling leaped up again, and at the same time, the monster had already jumped to the top of the bus.

"Bang!!!"

The bus windows shattered one after another, and the roof was torn open by the monster's pincers. The bus body could not withstand its weight and made a tooth-grinding creaking sound before collapsing halfway.

"Tap tap tap..." An Huiling leaped into the air and fired a single shot, hitting the monster. Then she landed on the ground, turned around and ran.

The bullets struck the monster's armor, creating a few cracks, but otherwise had no other useful effect.

"call!"

With another leap, the monster opened its two giant pincers and chased after An Huiling.

Just as the monster lunged, An Huiling ran forward while continuing to fire bullets from her rifle, aiming directly at the monster's head.

The monster's movements were wide and sweeping, yet incredibly fast. It dodged An Huiling's bullets with a swaying motion and relentlessly pursued her.

It leaped up again...

"puff!!"

Like a boulder falling to the ground, the monster's pincers plunged into the spot where An Huiling had just stood, dragging two furrows into the hard ground and causing the soil to churn up.

The instant the monster pounced, the moment its pincers slammed into the ground, An Huiling rolled several times on the ground, stood up, and fired a grenade.

Using a grenade at such close range, An Huiling herself was also affected and was thrown off balance.

This time, the monster was finally severely injured. The grenade hit the right shoulder of its head, shattering the armor on its shoulder and cutting a deep gash in the side of its neck. The foul blood instantly stained a large area of ​​the ground red.

Unexpectedly, the monster's movements seemed to be unimpeded in the slightest. Completely disregarding its broken wounds, it only paused slightly before lunging out with even greater speed.

"Click, click, click..." An Huiling continued to leap onto the top of a building next to her while turning back to fire, but when she pulled the trigger, she missed; she didn't know when she had run out of bullets.

An Huiling was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized that due to her lack of experience, she had not paid any attention to the number of bullets.

She swung the rifle at the monster, then leaped onto the top of another building and sped away.

The monster seemed to be deeply enraged by An Huiling's attack, letting out a low hiss before rolling into a ball like an iron fist and launching itself toward An Huiling.

Compared to An Huiling's agility, it was ultimately a bit clumsy, and this tank-like attack could only crash into the building again, right next to An Huiling's feet. With a deafening roar, the building collapsed.

Chapter 248 Protective Talisman

With unusual tenacity and ferocity, the monster that had rushed into the building stood upright again and leaped out to counterattack. Taking advantage of its height, long limbs, and thick skin, it made no defensive moves and accelerated towards An Huiling.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, the commotion alerted a group of monsters that happened to be flying nearby.

Each of these monsters was about the height of an adult, flapping a pair of wings that resembled a hybrid of bat and flying fish fins. Their bodies had no heads, only a huge mouth covered with tentacles that stretched forward. Their twisted bodies were covered with scales that resembled insect shells, their abdomens were as large as mantises, and their six long, thin, and sharp legs were reminiscent of certain marine arthropods.

The monsters screamed and flew toward An Huiling, who was leaping upstairs...

Now, An Huiling is in real trouble...

The monsters screamed and circled, hurtling over An Huiling's head at high speed, trying to hook her with their sharp claws and lift her directly into the air.

Some of the monsters even spat out a kind of pus at An Huiling, which struck her body at an extremely fast speed.

Completely unwilling to take the hit of this unknown spit, An Huiling could only roll repeatedly to avoid the attacks of several flying monsters. However, the shelled monster behind her caught up again in an instant.

Panic gripped her. An Huiling bent her knees and, using the force of the wall as leverage, launched herself diagonally towards the center of the street. Stones and bricks flew behind her, scattering dust and debris.

At this moment, the monsters in the air followed and launched another attack. Despite her struggles, An Huiling was caught on the left shoulder by a claw hook extended from a flying monster. Her body was suddenly pulled by a tremendous force, and with a scream, she was lifted into the air.

In that critical moment, she gritted her teeth, drew her right hand from her left wrist, and grasped the longsword in her hand. Then, she swung the sword and slashed at the flying monster's leg...

The monster's limb was severed, and An Huiling lost her balance, falling directly from a height of over ten meters.

It slammed heavily to the ground. If it weren't for her lightness technique, it would have killed her instantly. Even so, it still left her completely disoriented.

Struggling to her feet, An Huiling gasped for breath, trying to quickly regain her senses. But just then, the shelled monster launched itself forward again, this time stomping directly on An Huiling's body…

It was clear that An Huiling was destined to be crushed underfoot...

There's no way to avoid it...

Feeling a dull thud behind her head, An Huiling's mind raced with countless thoughts, yet simultaneously, it was as if no thoughts crossed her mind at all...

Is this the end?

I'm a little unwilling...

Dad, Mom, Senior Brother...

I failed...

However, just as the monster was about to land on An Huiling, something around An Huiling's waist suddenly vibrated, and then an indescribable sword light rose from her body...

Then, he slashed out fiercely!!!

The carapace-covered monster that was about to step on An Huiling exploded in that instant, its thick carapace seemingly having served no purpose whatsoever...

As the sword energy rose, the monsters flying in the surrounding airspace also let out terrified screams at the same time, as if they had seen their natural enemy.

However, before they could make any further moves, they were swept away by the sword light and then exploded in mid-air.

After the sword light struck, its momentum continued, transforming into a sharp sword that pierced through layers of mist, soaring straight into the sky, finally breaking through the heavy clouds and disappearing from sight...

At the same time, An Huiling seemed to hear a deep, exasperated voice echoing from the void...

Pushing herself up, An Huiling rubbed her numb side as she looked around in a daze. Silence reigned; all the monsters had been wiped out by that single sword strike.

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she hurriedly took out the "amulet" that she always wore at her waist.

The talisman was scalding hot to the touch, with a faint crack running through its surface. An Huiling immediately recognized that the sword light from earlier must have originated from this talisman. However, it seemed to have come at a price. She wondered if the talisman could emit a similar sword light again...

Thinking this way... a surge of hope welled up in my heart.

An Huiling subconsciously glanced around again, then carefully put away the talisman and vanished into the mist...