Chapter 756: Fire Meteor
Mount Tai. It was the foremost among the Five Sacred Mountains of Great Xia. It was late autumn, so a chill lingered in the air, but the scenery was breathtakingly beautiful. Li Guorui and his senior, after a long night of effort, had finally reached the summit of Mount Tai to await the sunrise.
A year of university life had already passed in the blink of an eye. The past two years had been more extraordinary than Li Guorui could have ever imagined. He had constantly shifted between the identity of a superpowered individual and that of an ordinary student. It was like experiencing two completely different lives.
His experiences as a superpowered agent gave him a distinct presence. He had an air of aloof brilliance among his peers. Coupled with the financial rewards he earned from completing Dragon Group missions, he had now become what many classmates regarded as a top-tier catch which earned him the so-called ‘priority in romantic selection’.
His senior was Xue Xue. She was the belle of the Foreign Languages Institute and a top student in both character and academics. And yet, she had taken the initiative to invite him to watch the sunrise on Mount Tai. Coincidentally, he had a mission at Taiwai Village near the foot of the mountain, so he accepted the invitation.
“Look!” The senior suddenly grew excited and grabbed Li Guorui’s hand. “The morning glow is so beautiful!”
The sun had yet to rise, but the clouds were already bathed in vibrant hues, as if painted with dye. All around them, the tourists waiting for the sunrise grew animated with excitement.
Li Guorui looked toward the distant horizon, also awaiting the breathtaking moment of sunrise. He held a camera in his hand, hoping to capture the beauty and bring it home to show his parents. Suddenly—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
A shrill sound tore through the sky. A single streak of flowing light suddenly appeared from the distant mountains. It left a crimson trail, like a midnight meteor, as it streaked wildly across the sky.
“A meteor?”
“How could there be a meteor in broad daylight?”
“A fireball meteor!”