Chapter 160 : Chapter 160
Chapter 160. The Beast Tide Strikes, a Beast Tide Beyond S-Rank!
Jiang Yichen watched as the system reward arrived, and the corners of his lips could not help lifting.
How was this any different from picking something up for free?
“Open it,” he said inwardly.
【Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: one hundred Sixth-rank Magical Artifacts.】
Uh...
Jiang Yichen’s smile faded. Next time, he decided, he might as well use the Intermediate Slacking Gift Pack to pave the way for a high-level one instead. The stuff it gave him this time was completely useless.
He shook his head in disdain.
If other martial artists had seen that expression of his, they probably would have coughed up blood from sheer rage.
For low-level martial artists, being able to buy a single Sixth-rank Magical Artifact after struggling for a lifetime was already something worth bragging about.
“Get up.”
Jiang Yichen looked at Medusa as he spoke.
Medusa rose to her feet and lowered her head, waiting for his orders.
Jiang Yichen pulled Su Linyu over. “She will be your Lady Master from now on. You must obey her orders as well. Understood?”
Medusa raised her head slightly and let her gaze fall on the petite and adorable Su Linyu. “Yes, Master.”
A sweet smile curved across Su Linyu’s lips.
But when she saw Medusa’s voluptuous figure and compared it to her own, a trace of melancholy appeared in her eyes.
Jiang Yichen could not help smiling. He ordered, “I don’t like the way you look right now. Change into something else.”
Medusa: “...”
She did not dare disobey. Using her divine power, she transformed into a small white snake and slithered over to Su Linyu’s feet, rubbing against them in a show of affection.
At the sight of that, Su Linyu’s nose tingled slightly, and her eyes filled with emotion.
Wow! So Brother Yichen really cared about me this much.
This was so touching!
Her gloomy mood vanished at once. She crouched down, lifted the little white snake Medusa had transformed into, and tapped its head lightly with her finger.
“It’s not as cute as Bai Ze, but it’s still pretty.”
Jiang Yichen watched Su Linyu’s startled, animated little reactions with an indulgent gaze, and a smile rose on his lips.
As for Feng Xiazi and the other three, they were once again force-fed a mouthful of this public display of affection.
“All right. You all get full marks on your wilderness mission. Let’s head back.”
Feng Xiazi put his eyepatch back on, picked up his smoking pipe, and prepared to lead them out with a smile.
He truly had never expected today’s experience to be this colorful.
The recruit from Huaxia’s number one family had beaten down the Evil God Medusa with his fists and even possessed a divine beast... It was simply ridiculous.
Feng Xiazi shook his head in amazement and walked toward the cave exit.
Jiang Yichen and the others followed behind him.
“Jiang Feng, thank you. I owe you my life.”
Chu Xingchen walked over to Jiang Feng’s side, smiling with complete sincerity.
Jiang Feng froze for a moment, then put on his usual cold-faced domineering-president expression. “Man, I already told you. Without my permission, you do not even have the right to die.”
Chu Xingchen laughed when he heard that. Somehow, Jiang Feng’s way of speaking no longer felt as irritating as before. Instead, it seemed strangely endearing.
“Don’t do that again next time. Your life is a life too.”
“Hmph. Are you questioning me? My decisions are not for you to interfere in.”
Chu Xingchen: “...”
Jiang Feng turned his head away with a haughty air, but the corners of his mouth lifted unconsciously.
So this was the strange feeling of being thanked after saving someone.
How peculiar. He had never experienced anything like it before.
The group walked out of the cave, chatting and laughing. Just as Jiang Yichen was about to use Spatial Jump to return directly to the border watchtower at Rift Valley Town—
Rumble, rumble, rumble—
The earth suddenly began to tremble again, and thunder-like pounding footsteps rang in their ears.
Everyone froze.
Jiang Yichen spread out his Mental Perception, frowned, and turned his gaze toward Jiang Feng.
He had clearly seen Jiang Feng throw away the controller that triggered the beast tide, so why had a beast tide still erupted?
“Holy crap! What’s going on?” Tang Long stared at the vast cloud of dust in the distance.
Feng Xiazi’s eyes widened. He immediately leaped up to a high place, and when he saw the densely packed masses of Demonic Beasts drawing closer in the distance, his expression turned blank.
“A beast... beast tide! A beast tide beyond S-rank!!”
Tang Long and Chu Xingchen were both shocked when they heard that.
Jiang Feng stood there stupidly for a moment as well before leaping upward in disbelief.
When he saw the rolling dust clouds and the countless strange Demonic Beasts roaring and charging toward the border defenses of Rift Valley Town, he was completely dumbstruck.
He had clearly thrown away the triggering disc. How could a beast tide still have erupted?
Jiang Feng’s arm trembled slightly as he gritted his teeth. “Zhou Yu!”
If he had not triggered it, then it could only have been Zhou Yu. He must have prepared some other way to activate it.
But Zhou Yu had never told him that.
The reason was obvious.
He had wanted Jiang Feng to become the sinner responsible for unleashing the beast tide and take the blame for him!
That bastard!
Jiang Feng clenched his fists, his face full of fury.
Jiang Yichen took in every bit of his expression and had already guessed that Jiang Feng was not the one who had triggered the beast tide.
That meant there was only one possibility left.
Zhou Yu.
“Jiang Yichen, hurry and use Spatial Jump. We have to get back to Rift Valley Town immediately!”
Feng Xiazi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He quickly grabbed Jiang Yichen by the arm.
Jiang Yichen nodded. The surrounding space shifted, and the six of them vanished from where they stood.
In only a brief moment, they had returned to the border watchtower at Rift Valley Town.
Su Linyu, Tang Long, Chu Xingchen, and Jiang Feng all stood there in a daze.
Th-this... they were already back?
Even Feng Xiazi was stunned. Looking at the familiar surroundings of the watchtower, shock appeared in his eyes.
The distance from the Snakefolk cave in the Great Rift Valley to the border watchtower was nearly a thousand kilometers. Was it really possible to use Spatial Jump to return directly like that?
But with the piercing beast tide alarm blaring from the watchtower, Feng Xiazi had no time to ask about any of it. Just as he was about to arrange for the villagers to evacuate—
Five unfamiliar figures walked out of the watchtower.
“You must be Sentry Captain Feng, right? Hello there, I’m Mei Xue’er, Minister of the Divine Battle Division,” said the bearded middle-aged man in a clipped, affected voice as he stepped forward to greet Feng Xiazi.
“The Divine Battle Division?” Feng Xiazi looked puzzled. “Why have I never heard of that department?”
“...”
Mei Xue’er took a deep breath and put on the resentful expression of a middle-aged uncle.
“Sentry Captain Feng, we were sent by the Commander-in-Chief.”
Hearing that, Feng Xiazi’s face brightened. “You’re here to support Rift Valley Town?”
Mei Xue’er’s expression turned awkward, and he shook his head slightly. “No. We’re here to deal with the ruins incident in the Great Rift Valley and to escort Jiang Yichen and the others away safely.”
He looked toward Jiang Yichen behind Feng Xiazi.
At once, disappointment flashed through Feng Xiazi’s eyes.
“Boss.” Sleep God waved at Jiang Yichen.
Jiang Yichen nodded slightly, walked over to Mei Xue’er, and said, “I’ve already handled the Great Rift Valley ruins. Let’s work together and stop the beast tide now.”
Mei Xue’er froze for a moment, but when he thought of Jiang Yichen’s strength, it made sense.
“No. Our mission is to get you safely away from the border.” He refused.
Jiang Yichen frowned. “Take us away? Then what about all the villagers in Rift Valley Town?”
A trace of hesitation flickered in Mei Xue’er’s eyes, and in the end he let out a sigh. “Reinforcements are already on the way. The Commander-in-Chief said that all of you are the future seeds of Huaxia. I have to guarantee your safety.”
Jiang Yichen’s eyes sharpened.
Seeing this, Feng Xiazi quickly said, “Jiang Yichen, you all should go with them. I can already see that you will become the pillars supporting Huaxia in the future. You will definitely wipe out the Demonic Beasts completely one day and let the people live in peace and prosperity.”
A beast tide beyond S-rank was unimaginably vast. It was not something that a mere handful of people like them could stop.
He had witnessed Jiang Yichen’s strength with his own eyes, and that only made him cherish such talent even more. If Jiang Yichen were given time to grow, then in the future he would surely become a Martial God and save even more people.
“What about you, Sentry Captain Feng?” Su Linyu asked worriedly.
With his smoking pipe resting on his shoulder, Feng Xiazi smiled with complete calm.
“The villagers have shown me plenty of kindness over the years. It’s only right that I do something in return.”
“There are no cowards among Huaxia’s soldiers who fear death!”
Feng Xiazi turned and walked to the top of the watchtower. Standing there, he slowly removed his eyepatch and fixed his gaze on the beast tide in the rolling dust far away.