Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Bird Square was shrouded in mist.

Miss Shadow stood atop the church, gazing at the vast square enveloped by the shadows.

She was dressed in all black, with a veil covering her face, and the few pieces of clothing she wore could not conceal her graceful figure.

The UN's decision was to allow her freedom of movement, maximizing the advantage of her mobility.

She is indeed fast, but now, speed is not the point.

Before everyone set off, the commander repeatedly emphasized that after all four areas had been explored without obtaining any useful intelligence, top-tier martial artists would be summoned to explore Bird Grand Plaza.

He was worried that these disorganized and undisciplined individuals would mess things up on their own.

For example, Ying Qin Guan, Kui, and A Tuo She were chosen to go to the Imperial Palace area because of their outstanding combat strength. There were some concerns that they might cause trouble. But all three of them behaved themselves and did what they were supposed to do.

Next is Ed, who is arrogant, lawless, and reckless... but he didn't leave the group and come here either.

As for Shadow... within the group of top-tier martial artists, she's relatively normal. Look at the other demons and monsters, like Athos and the Ten Commandments—they're clearly not normal. But... a martial artist is a martial artist, and she's not only a martial artist, but a top-tier one; she's not only a top-tier martial artist, but also a woman...

So, she came here.

"I don't have that much time to waste in this awful place."

The shadow narrowed its eyes slightly, leaped into the air with incredible speed, leaving a phantom in place that resembled ink spreading in water.

Undoubtedly, she wanted to directly explore this area, which was suspected to be the location of the final boss of this instance.

The shadow approached the edge of Bird Square... but instead of rushing in, it began to activate its cultivation technique.

Although Bird City is not small, this square is indeed not large, covering only tens of thousands of square meters in total, and only about a hundred meters wide.

Shadow's attack range is actually less than a hundred meters. Let alone a hundred meters, she can't even reach fifty meters... no, not even twenty meters. In her style, there are very few skills, let alone long-range attacks, or even mid-range attacks. But as a top-tier martial artist, she certainly knows more than just that one style.

She first tried to circulate her hair-nourishing energy, attempting to unleash a divine light... but it was like a clay ox sinking into the sea, leaving no trace.

Undeterred, Miss Shadow casually pulled a silenced gun from her pocket.

A fighting style is a tool used by martial artists to exercise force. Force is used to achieve victory, and guns can also be used to achieve victory, so guns are certainly one of the fighting styles!

Eat a peanut of mine!

She pulled the trigger and fired several shots, aiming at different locations, hoping to hit the monster that "might exist" there.

This was just a trivial experiment; to be honest, even she didn't expect these shots to have any effect. It was just a trial run before the actual operation. But... these shots actually worked.

The sound of a bullet piercing flesh rang out, albeit very faintly. But Shadow still managed to pinpoint it precisely. Before she could even consider whether she had hit an ordinary zombie, a deep, heavy sound, like a mountain pressing down on her, made it hard to breathe.

"Roar.."

Shadow's expression suddenly changed. The sound was extremely loud. The zombies they had encountered before could not make such a loud sound. What did those shots hit?

The next moment, a fierce wind swept in, and a giant hand slammed away the mist, bringing with it a strange, malevolent gust of wind, and smashed hard against the shadow!

The shadow had no time to observe the giant hand; it hastily leaped away, dodging the astonishing attack.

boom!

The giant hand slammed into the ground, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread for dozens of meters. The ground shattered, and rubble shot out like cannonballs, demonstrating the power of the palm strike.

But for a top-tier martial artist like Shadow, that palm strike wasn't particularly terrifying. She remained calm and looked up...

The giant hand was deathly pale and covered in strange fleshy growths. Although the entire hand was not visible, Shadow, being a top-tier martial artist, could quickly calculate the corresponding arm length, height, and weight based on human proportions, even if he only saw one hand, let alone most of it.

This hand... is almost five meters long!

Shadow had never heard of giant zombies! The one she'd discovered must be the first one!

"Excellent..." She was more delighted than fearful. The appearance of this giant zombie must represent a huge breakthrough, so what's next...?

It's time to run away.

Head-on confrontation?

No, no, no... A martial artist's recklessness isn't the same as a complete idiot's. Take Ed, for example. To outsiders, he seems incredibly audacious, daring to smear zombie bodily fluids on his hair. But actually, he's very shrewd and knows he won't get hurt. If even someone like him gets hurt, then humanity will truly be extinct.

Through that attack, Miss Shadow realized that this giant zombie was quite powerful. Its attack power and speed would have made it at least a high-level magical beast in ancient times.

—Incidentally, in ancient times, high-level magical beasts were considered top-tier combat power, while the criteria for classifying sacred beasts was not combat power, but rather their ability to "talk".

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, given her size, her opponent's resilience would undoubtedly be considerable. Even though Miss Shadow was confident in herself, she was also worried that her opponent might possess other abilities, such as stronger infectious properties in their bodily fluids...

Faced with a situation under their control and with low risk, they might be willing to take a gamble. However, given that their side has gathered the most outstanding human experts and a god-level alien being, there is really no reason to engage in battle.

Without hesitation, Shadow retreated, leaping several times and running hundreds of meters away in just a few seconds.

After that attack, the giant zombie launched several more attacks with its giant hand, but it never revealed its true form from the mist. Shadow secretly noted this down, then dialed the walkie-talkie to contact headquarters and report what he had seen and heard.

Her unplanned actions were giving the commander a major headache. But right now, the intelligence she brought was clearly more important.

Headquarters listened quietly to Shadow's intelligence report. Her keen observation skills had made her notice many details. If Ying Qin Guan were here, he would probably just say something as useless as "What a big zombie, I'll kill it."

After reporting the intelligence, Shadow added, "I suggest that the others quickly join me. Regardless of whether we can defeat this giant zombie, we can at least obtain more information."

She felt the request was reasonable, but it was still rejected.

"You keep watch there. If the giant zombies don't leave that fog, there's no rush. The Nephalem have brought some intelligence, and the research institute has made some breakthroughs. At least wait until the first day is over, organize the intelligence, and make a plan before taking action."

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"This emperor certainly has a lot of leisure time..."

Ying Qin Guan raised his hand and struck out with a palm. A series of sonic booms were heard, and divine light flowed. The head of a huge beast was blown off by him. The huge headless body rushed forward with inertia, smashed through a wall, and fell helplessly to the ground.

Along the way, they had encountered quite a few of these ancestral magical beasts. Ying Qin Guan couldn't help but complain that he had stayed in Qi Yao for so long and had never encountered any real magical beasts, but these people were raising them directly in the palace.

“They weren’t usually like this,” Que said.

The implication is that they have been affected by the zombie virus. And their original appearance was probably similar to that of the Seven Luminaries' ordinary pets.

The bloodline of monsters is not as powerful as that of alien races; it will be gradually diluted. Moreover, monsters are truly getting weaker with each generation. The more a monster "adapts to the environment," the weaker it becomes. When a monster completely and thoroughly adapts to the environment and ecology, it basically degenerates into an ordinary animal.

What is adaptation to the environment?

For example, a magical beast that originally had little fur might breed in cold regions and gradually grow a thick coat of fur, giving it a strong ability to resist the cold. In the process, this magical beast would slowly degenerate until it eventually became an ordinary animal.

There is only one way to resist this 'degeneration'...or rather, 'evolution': to transcend tribulation.

A magical beast that has undergone tribulation can stop its evolution for a period of time and be reborn. For example, a wolf with a lifespan of more than ten years can live a second life if it survives a tribulation, and live for another ten years. However, theoretically speaking, undergoing tribulation does not increase the combat power of a magical beast. Even if you become a sacred beast, you will only have intelligence and the ability to speak, not increased combat power. Until you become an ancestral alien race, there will not be much change.

Therefore, the combat power of a magical beast before becoming a Primordial Alien Race is basically determined by its race. In extreme cases, a magical beast at the 35th Tribulation level might be killed by an ordinary magical beast. This is why Primordial Aliens are so rare on the continent. Even though their numbers have only increased due to their strong survival abilities and extremely long lifespans, they are still pitifully few.

"Ah!" Ying Qin Guan suddenly remembered something and said to Kui, "Um, I found it... If you have time and it's convenient for you, you can come to Qiyao to find me. I'm a teacher at the Imperial Academy."

He was referring to the weapon, of course. Although he didn't know why Himura wanted to give it to him, he had already accepted it, so there was no point in thinking about it anymore.

Kui remained expressionless, nodded, and said, "Okay."

As the two were talking, the walkie-talkie hanging from their waists suddenly vibrated slightly. Ying Qin Guan answered and received orders to return. After all, it was winter. Although it wasn't too late, it was already getting dark, and staying there any longer was indeed inappropriate.

Moreover, it seems that apart from Ying Qin Pass's group, the other groups have obtained some useful intelligence to varying degrees. Now that they are going back, they need to integrate the intelligence before making a decision.

"Everyone else seems pretty strong, so why did we fail?"

Ying Qin Guan scratched his head in annoyance and said, "Since you've said that, let's go back."

As he spoke, he turned around, revealing a mountain of monster corpses behind him.

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Upon reaching the edge of the city, Ying Qin Guan finally faced the question that had briefly puzzled him but which he hadn't given much thought to.

In the end, he separated from his teammates and left the city from three different places. The original clothes were eventually burned to ashes.

After a painful memory, Ying Qin Guan changed into new clothes and went to the conference room.

"Damn it, I should have known..."

They encountered a Nephalem on the road. He was also wearing new clothes and had a complicated expression. Although there was only one fire mage carrying them, it was somewhat awkward. Just because they couldn't see him didn't mean he didn't exist.

The two exchanged a glance and realized what had just happened from the other's new clothes.

"Actually, before we set off, I wanted to ask what to do after this high temperature..." Ying Qin Guan sighed, "I saw that none of you asked, so I thought maybe you had some ideas, but it turns out none of you have any..."

Nephalem narrowed his eyes and said, "I thought you would ask, but since you didn't, I figured you must have some other way to do it."

The two exchanged a knowing glance and didn't bring up the matter again.

They arrived at the conference room, where most of the top-tier martial artists had changed their clothes. Especially the Ten Commandments... God the hell, they had changed into new bandages.

Ying Qin Guan glanced around and spotted the only woman among them, Shadow. She stood in the shadows, also dressed differently. Although her face was veiled, Ying Qin Guan sensed that she was in a bad mood.

Perhaps the reason she's singled out isn't because of mobility, but because she's a woman...

Such a thought popped into Ying Qin's mind, but he couldn't verify his guess.

Everyone took their seats. There were many more people this time. In addition to top-notch martial artists, there were also a group of researchers, including Mu Nandong, as well as some important figures with different expressions but with a strong presence.

Commander Piez walked to the head seat of the conference table, placed his hands on the tabletop, and without uttering a single word of preamble, went straight to the point.

"Darius, you begin the report."

Darius responded and stood up. He looked calm and in good condition, seemingly unaffected by the flames.

"Our group is responsible for exploring the research institute area."

"Today's main tasks included repairing some of the institute's computers, replenishing their power, and copying some research data. Because they carried a virus, they are still stored in the city, but can be retrieved at any time. Some data has been deleted. Despite our best efforts to restore them, the harsh environment at the time damaged many computer hardware components, and the broken magic source made the restoration work extremely difficult, yielding only some meaningless gibberish. However, it's worth mentioning... we found a short file on a computer belonging to a researcher who committed suicide; it contained only three words: 'Undying Worm.'"

"Judging from the posture in which he died, the environment at the time, and the bloodstains on the keyboard, we can conclude that those were his last actions before he died."

"above."

Darius remained calm and sat down.

Piez nodded, then looked at the group responsible for the suspected agent residential area and the original outbreak point, and said, "Liang Zhen, you go next."

"Yes."

Liang Zhen, a middle-aged man with a calm expression and carrying two swords on his back, stood up and said, "Our team is responsible for the suspected original outbreak point of the virus and the agent residential area. During the search, we found a large amount of standard equipment, various special documents, and special items including corpse-dissolving powder in a house, which basically confirms that it is an agent residence. However, we cannot currently confirm that it is the agent who went to the Black Dragon Ruins."

"At the agent's home, we found a large number of hospital receipts, all issued six or seven days ago by different hospitals, and each hospital issued different prescriptions. But all of them were for over-the-counter drugs, not a single prescription drug."

"above."

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