Chapter 32

Those people came and went quickly.

The night market returned to its usual calm.

It was already past one o'clock, and the crowd was gradually thinning.

Wu Xiaode was still eating his meal.

—It seemed as if the incident that just happened had not affected him at all.

Xia Huilan had long put down her bowl and was busy serving him dishes and water.

Zhao Junyu remained silent for a moment, then took out a letter from his pocket and placed it in front of Wu Xiaode.

"What is this?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Your college entrance exam results were quite good, but why did you choose the Capital Film Academy?" Zhao Junyu asked.

Wu Xiaode picked up the envelope and tore it open.

Two admission notices appeared in his hands.

One was from the Capital Film Academy, and the other was from the Capital University.

"I used to want to make money. I heard the entertainment industry was lucrative, so I studied the live streaming industry—" Wu Xiaode said frankly.

Xia Huilan interrupted him and asked Zhao Junyu, "Wait a moment, may I ask what you do? The exam results won't be out until tomorrow, and the application process hasn't even started yet. How do you have Wu Xiaode's admission notices?"

"Don't worry, there's no problem. These are direct admission notices, which should have been sent out earlier. It was their oversight, so it was delayed," Zhao Junyu said.

"Who are you?" Xia Huilan insisted.

"Four hundred years ago, our country was founded on a wasteland. Do you remember that?" Zhao Junyu asked.

Xia Huilan was a bit surprised and replied, "Back then, the Zhao family ended the war and declared the establishment of our Fuxi Empire."

"My surname is Zhao," Zhao Junyu said.

Xia Huilan was stunned.

Wu Xiaode, while chewing on his dry-fried pork intestine, glanced up at him.

He knew this guy was important, but he didn't expect him to be this important.

No wonder when his ancestral spirit descended on the Capital University's playground, he said to Li Zheng—

"I haven't personally taken action for many years. To be able to fight with me is a blessing from many lifetimes. You should kneel and thank me."

He was the founding emperor of the empire!

The royal family had been very low-key in recent years, delegating many matters to the parliament.

It was said that the emperor was ill, so he had delegated a lot of authority and no longer approved many matters personally.

Of course, this was just the information the public knew.

—But in any case, the central intelligence brain's authority was still in the hands of the royal family.

Zhao Junyu adjusted his glasses and continued, "Wu Xiaode has helped me, and I appreciate his style of work, so don't worry too much about his identity."

He pointed at the two admission notices with his finger, bringing the topic back:

"In times of peace, you can go to film sets and do live streaming, which is fine, but the world is changing. Wu Xiaode, you enter that world every night, and you must already know that the times have changed."

Wu Xiaode and Xia Huilan exchanged glances.

"Of course, he knows that," Xia Huilan said in a calm tone.

"Yes, that's right. I go there every night," Wu Xiaode said, puffing out his chest.

"So come to the Capital University," Zhao Junyu suggested.

"Why?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Things will change soon. When that happens, schools like the Capital University will have the facilities and security to offer practical courses on mechs, while the Film Academy won't be able to keep up," Zhao Junyu said.

Mechs!

Wu Xiaode's eyes lit up. "Can I really play with them?"

Play...

Zhao Junyu looked at him speechlessly.

"Wait—does he need to learn about mechs? Mobile mechs can only deal with ordinary monsters and can't kill the truly powerful ones," Xia Huilan said, trying to dampen his enthusiasm.

"Mechs can handle ordinary monsters, giving the general public at least a chance to survive," Zhao Junyu said.

"He's not an ordinary person," Xia Huilan said.

"Mechs can fly and move fast, which can help save lives—besides, Miss Xia, you must know the true origin of mechs," Zhao Junyu said cryptically.

Xia Huilan seemed to think of something, slowly lowered her head, and fell into deep thought.

"The live stream you did is actually fine. I'll arrange for a movie promotion later and issue a statement to end the matter," Zhao Junyu said.

"What will the statement say?" Wu Xiaode asked curiously.

"Financial chain断裂, shooting plan terminated," Zhao Junyu said.

"Alright, that makes sense," Wu Xiaode muttered.

Zhao Junyu put away the admission notice from the Capital Film Academy and left the one from the Capital University on the table in front of Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode asked, "When will the mech courses start?"

"The higher-ups are still hesitant about the timing, but I think it will be soon," Zhao Junyu said.

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment and put away the admission notice.

If he could get a large mech to the Death Pit, he wondered how many rounds he could go against the Cyclops Giant.

In any case—

He would start practicing first.

Seeing him take the admission notice, Zhao Junyu smiled and said, "Welcome, junior."

Suddenly, a sharp scream echoed through the street.

The three of them looked over.

On the wide street, a monster with a long snake body appeared.

Its body was covered in wet scales, coiling on the ground, emitting an incredibly eerie aura.

The monster bit into a drunk man, its vertical pupils darting around, as if searching for something.

Wu Xiaode felt a jolt in his heart.

—It was the human-headed, snake-bodied monster!

Before he left that world, he and Xia Ni had killed one, and this was the remaining one.

No mistake!

The monster looked around, its gaze slowly moving and finally landing on Wu Xiaode.

"Hisss—"

It swallowed the man whole, flicked its tongue at Wu Xiaode, and began to slither toward him.

The entire night market erupted in chaos.

"Monster!"

"It's a monster!"

"Run—run!"

"Help!"

People were in a panic.

At that moment, Wu Xiaode understood.

He didn't know how it managed to search and track him from the other world, but it had finally arrived here.

"How did it get here!" Xia Huilan shouted, her face pale.

As a scientist, she realized the significance of this event.

Wu Xiaode slowly stood up, preparing to walk onto the street.

Its target was him.

He had to eliminate it to protect the innocent!

"Wu Xiaode, don't show yourself," Zhao Junyu said, holding his phone. "Engage the enemy immediately!"

Suddenly,

A streak of light flew from the other side of the street, piercing the monster's eye and passing through its brain.

The monster let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground, unwillingly.

What a fast throwing knife!

Wu Xiaode turned to look.

An old man with white hair stood on a wall, his hands behind his back, nodded at Wu Xiaode, and then vanished in a flash.

"Don't worry, it's one of my people," Zhao Junyu said, walking over and speaking softly.

Wu Xiaode nodded slightly.

He hadn't seen this old man before at the Capital University's playground.

It seemed the royal family was also on high alert.

"What do we do with the monster's body?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I'll have someone come and take it away soon," Zhao Junyu said.

But in the next instant—

The monster's body gradually faded into nothingness, disappearing from their sight.

It was as if this was all just a farce, and it had only come to make an appearance before hastily returning to its own world.

Wu Xiaode sat back down and cautiously observed his surroundings.

People were still running in panic.

Zhao Junyu took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Special Operations Bureau, a monster appeared and disappeared in less than a minute. Report the spatial fluctuation values immediately," he said.

A voice came from the phone: "The peak of spatial intersection exceeded the limit by a hundred times, but it quickly dropped after 34 seconds and is now below normal levels. We believe there won't be any more spatial overlaps in the short term."

"Understood."

Zhao Junyu hung up, took a deep breath, and said to Wu Xiaode and Xia Huilan, "Don't worry, it's over."

"Has this happened before?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"There have been some incidents, but they were in remote areas. This is the first time a monster has appeared in a busy city area. I think this can't be kept under wraps anymore," Zhao Junyu said.

Wu Xiaode looked around.

On nearby high-rise buildings, many people were still holding their phones, filming.

The street was covered in blood.

The scene of the monster slithering forward and leaving a trail would likely spread rapidly across the internet.

Humanity.

Would never be the same again.