Chapter 324 - 186: I Will Return Like Lightning!
The 1200-meter tall body rapidly shrank.
Ultimately, Lu Xun reverted back to his human normal form.
Just as before, he used willow twigs to craft puppets, grafting a portion of his strength.
After creating a pile of Saint King Level and King Level puppets, his realm barely fluctuated, remaining at Emperor Tier One, without any decline.
This is because the life level gap between a Saint King and an Emperor is just too vast, like heaven and earth. The power he grafted away is trivial for the main body, insignificant.
Even if Lu Xun crafted fifty Saint King Peak Level puppets in one go, it would be effortless.
This time, upon advancing to Emperor, all his abilities were enhanced comprehensively.
The effect of "Planting Willow for Shade" has also evolved.
Currently, he can graft up to 99% of his strength onto the puppets.
The "Divine Charm" trait, Lu Xun retained only 1% in his main body, while the rest was transferred to the Immortal Spirit Puppet, and then he tucked the puppet into his ear.
Yet, despite this, his charm has skyrocketed compared to before.
Now, this 1% charm is equivalent to the previous 80%.
This left Lu Xun somewhat resigned.
Sure enough, when everyone gradually regained consciousness, their gazes at him were different.
...Wei’Er felt that she was having a problem.
Her eyes would unconsciously drift toward Lu, as if he had a magnetic force that constantly attracted her attention, and every gesture he made affected her senses, causing her heart to race.
Charm, this thing, is indescribable and enigmatic.
Lu Xun clearly did nothing, just standing there, yet his silhouette entering one’s view would stir the hearts of the opposite sex, causing them to feel a flutter.
Slap~
Wei’Er patted her cheeks to wake herself up, secretly wondering what was wrong with her. Why was she so mesmerized by Lu, unable to look away?
In fact, it wasn’t just her.
Everyone in Class 4, Grade 3 was noticeably drawn to Lu Xun, unable to ignore his presence.
Just looking at him made people feel as if bathed in the warmth of spring, inexplicably generating fondness and a desire to get close.
The key is, these emotions would not feel abrupt.
But rather, natural and spontaneous.
They would find reasons to convince themselves that it’s perfectly normal for Scholar Lu to be so charming.
They wouldn’t overthink.
"Ahem, the rift exit has been opened. Let’s leave."
Nearby, Captain Sarnik cleared his throat and spoke to everyone.
This statement snapped everyone back to reality, shifting their attention a bit so they didn’t solely focus on Lu Xun.
"Can we finally go home? Woo, that’s great!"
Some students cried tears of joy, releasing emotions suppressed for a long time.
Whoosh!
Finally, the reconstruction of Rift World was completed.
The previously curved land stretched out straight, the space became incredibly stable, returning to a normal order.
A spatial portal slowly opened high up.
Through the exit, the familiar school’s playground, lawn, and court outside could barely be seen...
...
Simultaneously.
Outside world.
On the Jinghai First Middle School playground, the surrounding area had already been cordoned off.
Hundreds of fully armed guards were stationed around the rift, strictly prohibiting unauthorized personnel from coming near.
Outside the cordon, countless parents wailed.
"My son! Please save my son!"
"My child is still inside the rift, his fate unknown, hurry and rescue him!"
"Damn it, if anything happens to my daughter, this lousy school will be entirely responsible!"
"Let me in! I want to go in, don’t stop me!"
...
The parents’ emotions were extremely agitated.
It’s been nearly six hours since the incident occurred.
The news had spread.
For the vast majority of citizens in Jinghai City, capturing a large rift was undoubtedly an incredibly joyous event.
This meant that Jinghai City’s development would accelerate significantly!
The massive resources and energy contained in a large rift could allow Jinghai’s economy to achieve explosive growth in the coming decades.
This is definitely a great boon.
However, for the families of the victims, it was a tragedy!
A group of helpless high school students and ordinary people were swept into a large rift that had yet to be conquered.
That basically meant no salvation, no chance of survival.
Those unfortunate kids were doomed to die.
The parents just couldn’t accept this cruel fate.
What does the development of Jinghai City matter to them? They’re more concerned about their own children.
The students of Class 4, Grade 3 absolutely lack the ability to conquer a Saint King Level difficulty rift.
Annihilation is certain... Even finding their bodies is uncertain.
This dealt a tremendous blow to the parents.
Dozens of families were ruined just like that.
A calamity from heaven!
The guards were all having headaches; the area near the rift had been designated as a military and political stronghold, so it was naturally impossible to let these people charge in.
Yet, they couldn’t utter deceitful words like "Don’t worry, your children will surely be okay."
No choice, Shi Yanxin, the person in charge on the site, had to come over in person to handle things after receiving reports from her subordinates.
"Listen to me, everyone, it’s not that we’re not rescuing, but the rift is in a closed state, currently no one can enter," she appeared in person to reassure these elite parents, "By tomorrow, the Pioneer Corps will be fully prepared, and once the rift opens, we will enter to conduct the rescue. I know you’re all anxious, but I hope everyone can calm down and patiently wait for the outcome..."