High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 113 Signal Takes Flight, Nighttime Crisis! Alien Demon Appears!

Whoosh! Bang! Bang!

Two crimson signal flares tore through the night sky, rose hundreds of meters into the air, and then suddenly exploded.

The crimson light instantly illuminated the entire night sky.

Fourth floor.

Li Yu, who was standing next to Zhou Chengjie, suddenly raised his head and opened his mouth into an exaggerated "O" shape.

She almost dropped the water bottle in her hand. She froze for two seconds before stiffly turning her head to look at Zhou Chengjie.

Liu Guangming, the shy guy in the team, was also stunned. He pushed up his half-rimmed glasses and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The two looked at each other, each reading the other's thoughts in their eyes: What are they doing?

Bathed in crimson light, Zhou Chengjie remained expressionless.

Li Yu finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Captain, what are you doing?!"

As he spoke, he subconsciously peeked out.

Under the red glow of the signal flare, the outlines of the surrounding buildings were clearly visible.

Under the cover of night, not even a demon could be seen amidst the ruins!

Quiet!

It's so quiet!

Zhou Chengjie did not answer.

He stood by a pillar on the edge of the fourth floor, his gaze sweeping across the surrounding buildings, his right hand already gripping the hilt of the knife at his waist.

Why?

Why fire signal flares? Two of them!

The rules for signal flares in the buffer city are exactly the same as those in actual combat assessments.

Releasing one means discovering a major enemy situation that one is unable to handle.

Releasing two missiles means there is a risk of personnel death or even total annihilation.

Within the buffer zone, the consequences of recklessly setting off signal flares are extremely serious! The worst offenders could face imprisonment.

Su Chen couldn't possibly be unaware of these rules.

But he still sent that message, and the wording was extremely serious: Immediately, right now!

What puzzled him even more was the request: "Don't let anyone know that I'm the one who told you to launch it."

Why would he hide this?

Zhou Chengjie's mind was racing.

Su Chen wanted to make himself the bait in the open.

What's the bait? It's for fishing!

Who are they trying to catch? If it were just a normal demon attack, there would be no need to put on such a show.

Unless...there are problems within the team?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, a chill ran down his spine.

He recalled that scene during the practical assessment.

Everyone entered the underground space where the demon's lair was located. The narrow underground passage was pitch black through the cracks on both sides, making it impossible to see anything at all.

Only Su Chen said there was something inside, a large number of abyssal demonic insects!

Subsequent events proved that Su Chen was right!

This understanding has taken root in Zhou Chengjie's mind over this period of time.

A superficial understanding: Su Chen has extremely special abilities.

Despite being filled with doubts, he pulled the trigger of the signal gun without hesitation.

Hurried footsteps came from the stairwell on the fourth floor.

Zhou Yu, who was on night watch on the third floor, and his burly teammates quickly walked up.

Zhou Yu's smile vanished, replaced by an unusual solemnity.

"What happened?" He walked up to Zhou Chengjie, his gaze sweeping over the flare gun Zhou had already used. "Why did you fire two flares?"

Before the words were finished, more footsteps came from upstairs.

Yan Heng arrived with the rest of the City Hunter team, all with serious expressions.

Liu Yue stood beside Yan Heng, gripping the flaming spear tightly, ready to enter battle at any moment.

Footsteps echoed down the stairs again.

Su Chen walked quickly down from the fifth floor, followed closely by Lin Xiyue, Zhang Yan, Wang Yichuan, Jiang Yunxin, and others.

At this moment, everyone who was awake came!

Su Chen's expression was textbook perfect; his brows furrowed slightly, his lips parted slightly, and his eyes held just the right amount of confusion: "What happened?"

Zhou Chengjie glanced at Su Chen, understanding immediately.

He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Don't you think there's a serious problem?"

All eyes were on him.

Yan Heng asked directly, "What's the problem?"

"There are so many demons active at night. Around ten o'clock, you can hear wolves howling in the distance, and you can even see several night eagles circling on the rooftop." Zhou Chengjie pointed to the night outside. "But now..."

"The sound has been silent for over an hour."

Yan Heng frowned.

He walked to the edge of the fourth floor and gazed intently at the buildings in the darkness.

As a veteran hunter who had spent over a decade in Buffer City, he certainly knew what this meant.

The quiet of the night is never a good thing.

The demons are either resting or... lying in ambush.

But can this kind of experience and intuition really serve as a reason to launch two signal flares?

"While this is indeed problematic," Yan Heng turned back, his tone serious, "it's hardly a reason for you to release two signal flares. Are you sure it's just based on a suspicion? Or have you discovered something but are unwilling to discuss it?"

Zhou Chengjie's brain was in a high-speed whirlwind.

How should he respond to that?

He said: "I just feel like something's not right!"

No way! Yan Heng is a professional; this kind of answer won't fool him.

Just as he was searching for the right words...

"Buzz~"

A very slight vibration came from the floor beneath my feet.

It's as if something enormous, or perhaps a group, is moving deep underground!

Then, a sound rang out from all around.

squeak~

Squeak~ Squeak—

In a short moment, countless crimson lights lit up.

It was as if, in an instant, the surrounding night had opened its eyes.

Yan Heng's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Prepare for battle!!!"

He drew the black tiger-head saber from his waist, channeling his spiritual energy into the blade. Instantly, a dense vortex of qi swirled rapidly along the blade, emitting a low, booming sound.

"Everyone, get to the second floor!"

"Fight and retreat simultaneously!"

He turned and rushed downhill, but paused abruptly as he passed Su Chen and the others, adding rapidly, "You must be careful during the battle! We will protect you as much as possible, but... in crucial moments, you can only rely on yourselves!"

After saying that, he quickly ran down the slope, glancing at Su Chen out of the corner of his eye.

Suddenly, something came to mind.

Earthly Book!

This kid has the Earthly Element Book on him.

That's a projection of the power of a powerful Earthly Realm expert!

Although it's unclear which specific branch of Earthly Element Technique it is, it's more than enough to deal with this bunch of scum!

The thought of having such a powerful weapon eased Yan Heng's anxiety considerably.

He took a deep breath and quickened his pace.

The second floor.

Yan Heng had ordered all the windows on the entire floor to be smashed beforehand, and the shards were scattered all over the floor.

With no walls to block the view and an open field of vision, this is the best position for defense.

Outside, a tidal wave of red light was approaching.

Red phosphorus rat!

Nearly a thousand red-scaled rats emerged from the building ruins like a red torrent.

They are dozens of times larger than ordinary rats, each one being half the height of a person, and their bodies are covered with dark red scales.

These creatures moved incredibly fast, their four sharp claws crawling rapidly across the ruins, making a dense, rustling sound.

The ones running at the front had already opened their mouths, their sharp incisors covered in some kind of black mucus.

"Roar!" Four elite-level Black Moon Wolves suddenly pounced from the ruins on the side.

They are several times larger than red-scaled rats, with a shoulder height of over 1.2 meters, covered in jet-black mane, and with exposed fangs.

Yan Heng stood on the edge of the second-floor platform, his feet firmly planted on the concrete.

A vortex of qi swirled rapidly across his body, causing his clothes to flutter loudly in the wind.

He gripped the black tiger knife tightly, his eyes turning cold.

Without any unnecessary movements, the blade traced a silver arc in the moonlight, and a gale carrying spiritual energy swept outwards from him!

Click~

The four crisp sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

The four Black Moon Wolves were cleanly severed at the waist!

His upper body was still flying forward due to inertia, while his lower body had already collapsed to the ground.

Black blood splattered all over the second-floor concrete pillars, hissing and corroding.

One strike! A quadra kill on elites!

Before he could even sheathe his sword, a dozen or so Red Phosphorus Rats, using the corpses of their fallen comrades as cover, pounced from the side.

Red smoke was rapidly released from the gaps in their scales.

The smoke was extremely thick, carrying a pungent, sweet, and fishy smell, and instantly filled the entire south side of the second floor.

Red Phosphorus Rat's signature move—Burning Blood Mist!

This fog contains corrosive toxins that can penetrate energy shields and directly irritate the lungs.

Inhaling too much will cause even a Qi Refining Realm expert to feel dizzy and have their spiritual energy circulation sluggish.

Yan Heng held his breath, and the blade flashed again.

The sweeping psionic storm cleaved a long gap in the red mist.

More than a dozen red-phosphorus rats were shredded by the flash of the knife, their severed limbs falling to the ground with a clatter.

But a few escaped the net.

They emerged from the gaps in the red mist and rushed straight towards Yan Heng's lower body.

boom!

Whoosh—

The bullets came from the side and rear, accurately piercing the heads of the few who had escaped the net.

The power of the level 3 kinetic energy projectile was unleashed to its fullest extent, tearing the scales of the red phosphorus rat to shreds, and scattering its brains and bone fragments everywhere.

Yan Heng glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Su Chen stood behind cover in the middle of the second floor, the muzzle of his Beast Hunter Type 3 submachine gun still smoking.

Lin Xiyue stood beside him, holding a bow in her hand, her body surrounded by pale blue water elemental energy.

Yang Xin immediately turned to help others.

These students are surprisingly quick to react.

Yan Heng withdrew his gaze, feeling even more grateful to the student who fired the signal flare.

This place is 27 kilometers away from the East City Garrison of the City Guard.

The students were using signal flares specially supplied by the school, which were on a completely different level from the distress signals used by ordinary adventurers.

If the news of the students from No. 1 Middle School being trapped reaches the city guards, even experts at the Divine Power Realm will likely be mobilized personally!

Therefore, the threat posed by this surprise attack is not too great.

What are cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm most afraid of? Being worn down and killed by low-level soldiers!

If there are enough demons, spiritual energy will be depleted, and in the end, only hand-to-hand combat will be possible.

In hand-to-hand combat, even a soldier-level dog with sharp teeth and claws can tear a person to pieces!

But with reinforcements, the situation is completely different.

The military off-road vehicle traveled at full speed for 27 kilometers, and if there were no obstacles along the way, it would arrive in about 15 minutes.

But then, Su Chen's shout suddenly rang out.

"Watch out! Alien monster!"

Alien Demon!