Chapter 353: Black Tide

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Chapter 353: Black Tide "Why are there so many monsters?" Zhang Yibai’s voice carried a trace of anger. After all, Earth was his homeland—it must've stirred up old emotions. "Why weren’t there any before I transmigrated? D*mn it!" Chen Huaian: "……" Dude, are you seriously mad about bad timing right now? "Old bro, didn’t you have any family back on Earth?" "Nope." Zhang Yibai said frankly, "I was an orphan. Before I transmigrated, I had uremia. Never even held a girl’s hand my whole life. I wasn’t much to look at either, and after getting sick I was totally wrecked. Every cent I made screwing in bolts went into treatment, but I still couldn’t save myself." "Well, isn’t that a coincidence?" Chen Huaian smacked his lips. "I had cancer before I transmigrated. But thanks to the pills over in the Cangyun Realm, I’m all cured now." "Hss—! That’s terrifying when you think about it." Zhang Yibai narrowed his eyes. "So getting a terminal illness is a prerequisite for transmigration? That’s actually good news. We could tell that to the terminally ill—let them stop fearing the future. Worst case, they just start a new life in another world and go big there!" "Old bro, enough chit-chat. Let’s save the city first." Chen Huaian picked up the Black Scales Sword. Zhang Yibai’s residual soul floated nearby. In a few strides, Chen dashed past the rooftop railing and leapt straight down from the rooftop. … Meanwhile— Creeping black shadows filled every street and alley in the city. Shrill sirens and the roar of modern weapons mixed into a deathly symphony. Near the Exorcist Division in C Province, a mall rang with dense gunfire under the night sky. A squad of soldiers was retreating under the cover of bullets, firing blindly into the darkness behind them—there were just too many enemies to bother aiming. Scarlet pupils gleamed in the shadows. They made no sound save for the rustling of limbs crawling along the ground. A rearguard soldier ran out of bullets. As he reached for his handgun, a shadow from the dark lunged and pinned him down—just in time to be illuminated by the searchlight. It was a massive spider, pitch-black all over. Its body alone was the size of a dinner table. Add in the eight long legs, and it was as big as a car. The red glow in the dark came from the four pairs of compound eyes on its head. Its front limbs were sharp as sickles. The moment it hit the soldier, it pierced right through his thigh. Another soldier opened fire on the spider immediately. It wasn’t heavily armored—under the barrage, it staggered back, its shell shredded by bullets and spraying out dark green blood. After a few spasms, it lay still. The soldier rushed forward to help his comrade— But was shoved back. "Go!" the wounded man roared. "Go!" Under the dim emergency lights of the mall, the soldier looked up— Behind his friend, the black tide surged like a wave. Flickering eyes bloated like blood bubbles, swelling and shrinking with each breath as if the entire darkness were watching them, pupil-shaped. There were too many. Too many of those monsters. The soldier stumbled back. He saw bullets only kicking up tiny splashes of blood in the black tide. He saw grenades explode and barely tear a dent in the tide. He saw his wounded comrade swallowed by the swarm— There were just two weak gunshots before all went silent. He hadn’t even seen the muzzle flash. "Fall back! Fall back!" The captain’s voice bellowed from up ahead: "Run! Missiles are incoming!" Just as he spoke— A sharp shriek tore through the air. BOOM—! An earth-shattering blast shook the ground behind the mall. A fiery-orange mushroom cloud shot skyward. The explosion turned night into day, lighting up the tide of black— Thousands of hairy spiders crawled frantically. In the next second, they were blown back and rolled into a chaotic heap. But even a missile strike couldn’t stop the spider swarm from mauling the struggling squad. Besides, they couldn’t exactly drop missiles on their own troops. Luckily, they had reached the perimeter of the C Province Exorcist Division. Under Chen Huaian’s leadership, C Province’s Exorcist Division had ample resources and funding, with facilities upgraded multiple times. The perimeter wall alone was a 20-meter-tall alloy structure, topped with barbed wire. Though by now, that wire was just for show—the electrical systems had failed, and the backup power wasn't being wasted on the fence. “Creak——!” The heavy alloy gate opened— Then slammed shut with a thunderous boom. The survivors leaned against the gate, panting hard. Nearby, hundreds of Exorcists stood at the ready. "You can’t rest here," Zhao Ying said sternly, listening to the noises outside. "It’s still dangerous. This wall alone can’t hold those monsters back." She wasn’t wrong. Right as she spoke— A scraping sound echoed across the alloy gate. Something hard was clawing its way upward. Everyone looked up. Black spider demons were already leaping over the wall, springing down. The first wave of spiders descended toward the soldiers resting below. As their bodies lined up in mid-air— “Shiiing——!” A piercing sword cry rang out. A bright arc of sword light sliced through them. The spiders were instantly cut clean in half. Chen Huaian landed on the ground at the same time as the corpses. No one even noticed when he’d sheathed his sword. With one hand gripping the hilt, he drew again in a flash— A crescent-shaped wave of sword qi swept across most of the wall, instantly cleaving every spider that had pounced. At last, the endless black tide’s onslaught broke. “Governor!” The Exorcists lit up when they saw Chen Huaian. With the Governor here, they had their backbone. They’d just been worrying about what to do next. “Zhao Ying.” Chen Huaian shifted slightly, side-glancing at the cool beauty wielding a Tang sword. “This Venerable One remembers telling you—if there’s an emergency, notify me. The monsters are already at our doorstep. If not for This Venerable One’s sensitive skin, wouldn’t you all be dead before I even showed up?” Hearing the reproach in his tone, Zhao Ying gave a bitter smile. "Governor, we did notify you—but your phone wasn’t working. We don’t have the key to Containment Unit 0 either. Lin Lingling nearly smashed the door down yelling your name—her voice went hoarse—but you still didn’t come out…” "Not working? No way!" Chen Huaian pulled out his phone— And immediately fell silent. F**k. Out of credit. Couldn’t the telecom company get a clue? He was the Exorcist Division’s Governor! They really shouldn’t be charging him phone fees! Right then, the second wave of spiders surged in. The Exorcists were already moving to clean up the invaders. Chen Huaian figured it wasn’t a big deal. Sure, the spiders were overwhelming in numbers and a huge threat to ordinary people— But to his Exorcists? They were manageable. "By the way, where’s that little brat Lin Lingling?" Chen Huaian looked around but didn’t see her. … …

Chapter 353: Black Tide

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