Chapter 327 - 187: Invitation from the City Lord, Family Reunited
The students who survived the disaster reunited with their families.
On the other side, the leaders of the Sarnik Adventure Team stood together, yet no one dared to approach them.
All were either Saint King or King Level, with an overwhelming presence.
Especially Xiong Er and Werewolf Roland, with their towering figures, were like mountains of flesh, over six meters tall, muscles bulging all over, fierce and intimidating.
Such gigantic beasts were so imposing that even a distant glance made one feel immense pressure and a trembling heart.
Not to mention approaching them.
Even Shi Yanxin and others did not dare to interact with these powerful beings rashly.
It wasn’t out of fear.
But rather because these people had mysterious identities, their backgrounds unclear. Although they saved the stranded students, it couldn’t solely be taken as a sign of friendship over enmity.
"Weren’t there supposed to be eight?" Shi Yanxin asked Wei’Er in a low voice, "Is one missing?"
"Uh... that senior’s situation is a bit special." Wei’Er hesitated momentarily, unsure how to explain.
"Special?"
Shi Yanxin was momentarily stunned.
Before she could react, a thunderous noise suddenly exploded in her ears, "boom-boom-boom!"
A gigantic hand blocking out the sky reached out from the rift, grabbing its edge.
How massive was this hand?
A single finger was several meters long.
It resembled the hand of a Demon God reaching out from the Abyss, leaving everyone present utterly terrified.
"Please step back, everyone, and make some room." Xiong Er’s voice boomed as he addressed the crowd, "You’re all too close, making it inconvenient for my Dragon God brother to come out."
At his words, everyone finally realized.
The Internal Guard Team and the members of the Public Security Bureau quickly retreated dozens of meters, clearing the entire field.
Boom!
The next moment, another giant hand emerged.
Each hand gripped the left and right edges of the rift, and then, with a dragon-like roar, the giant’s muscles tensed up, tearing with all its might.
With a ripping sound, the rift tore open like fragile fabric under that terrifying mighty power, forming a gigantic opening over two hundred meters high!
Thump, thump, thump...
The giant, over a hundred meters tall, took steps out of the rift, each step producing a dull drumming sound on the ground, as if a giant hammer struck the hearts of the people, causing a strong sense of suffocation!
Whoosh~
Dragon Wings unfurled, covering the sky.
His body was like a towering, majestic mountain, exuding power and authority, making all beings look up in awe.
"This..."
Shi Yanxin looked up at the hundred-meter-tall giant, her beautiful eyes unable to conceal the shock.
This was a Saint King!
Moreover, the strength of his life energy far exceeded that of a regular Saint King.
He was very likely a Saint King Peak level expert, just a step away from entering the Emperor Realm!
This was undoubtedly a big deal.
"This is the senior Dragon God." Wei’Er reassured her, "The senior is not a malicious person. We owe our survival entirely to him. Earlier, in the rift, the senior Dragon God single-handedly ended a Saint King Peak Realm giant ape, thus allowing the rift to be conquered."
Hiss~
At this, everyone took a sharp breath, showing looks of reverence.
Being able to kill a Saint King Peak giant ape indicated that he also possessed the combat power of a Saint King Peak!
"0c... no, Xi, can you find records of these people?"
Shi Yanxin regained composure, took a deep breath to calm herself, and opened the communication device to inquire with Jinghai City’s super artificial intelligence.
[Although it has been a long time, I have managed to find some information from the Human Federation’s Adventurer Association archives. The Sarnik Adventure Team indeed existed in history, but it only lasted a short time from registration to disappearance. Judging by the witnesses’ descriptions, the likelihood of them lying is minimal.] —— Xi immediately responded.
Whew~
Shi Yanxin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Xi confirmed it, this proved that the identities of Dragon God, Xiong Er, and others were most likely not problematic.
As long as information could be found, everything could be communicated; the fear was in those whose backgrounds were unknown but held terrifying power.
The eight members of the Sarnik Adventure Team were all super strong.
Little Jinghai City had never seen such hidden talents before.
It is not an exaggeration to say that if Dragon God and his companions meant harm to Jinghai City, barring the activation of a "Giant Hero," Jinghai would have no means to counter such formidable foes.
Xi, being an AI, is a tool and cannot lie.
Shi Yanxin chose to believe it.
But she was unaware that Xi hadn’t looked up any information at all. It was colluding with Lu Xun to deceive Shi Yanxin.
Because its highest directive was to serve Lu Xun personally!
In Xi’s assessment, Lu Xun’s interests were paramount and irreplaceable.
...
Shi Yanxin reported the situation to the City Lord.
She soon hung up the call.
Then she approached the members of the Sarnik Adventure Team and respectfully said:
"It is delightful to see you seniors freed after a thousand years. Please proceed to the City Lord’s Mansion. We have prepared a grand banquet for you, please do not decline."
Though Jinghai City was small and shabby, it had places to entertain foreign guests.
Even for someone like Dragon God senior, such a "Big Guy," it wasn’t an issue. The Human Federation officials had long considered similar situations.
Aligning with international standards allows for better economic development.
If they couldn’t entertain foreign guests, then the Human Federation wouldn’t thrive.
Compared to the grand banquet of the Ten Thousand Races, this was nothing, easily manageable.
At these words, the eight members of the Adventure Team exchanged glances and, after a brief discussion, their leader Sarnik nodded and accepted the invitation.