Chapter 42: Arrival (2/2)
“Hey, don’t use me as your example; it’s embarrassing!”
“Yeah, you’re definitely the one that robbed Ian, and you even want to rob us now? You damned native thief!”
Sitting right next to all of them, Ian was left speechless. However, Lu Yin just sneered and walked over, frightening all the students into silence by just raising his palm. He then turned to Zhang Dingtian, about to say something, but before he could open his mouth his gaze focused and he looked to the sky. Countless people all over the globe did the same, as another batch of meteors streaked down from the heavens. One such meteor shot across Beijing’s horizon.
“Why are they so early?” he turned to Jeraldine in confusion.
“I don’t know, it’s already rare for there to be a second batch of students in a trial.”
“They must have calculated the time from when the second batch set off, not from when the students received the message.” Bai Xue walked over, her expression solemn. Zhang Dingtian also studied the sky, focusing his gaze as he saw three spaceships zooming in their direction.
“Quickly, bring everyone into the capital!” Lu Yin shouted immediately.
Soon after, a distant rumble terrified many of the survivors in the capital, bringing them to more despair than the day of the Apocalypse itself. Dozens of experts in the Realm of Sky were battling over the city, and now even more meteors were landing. Was this the end for the Earth?
As the city walls were destroyed completely, Lu Yin and the rest stood atop some ruins and watched another spacecraft plummet from the sky. This one landed only a few kilometers away from Beijing, and they could actually see the spacecraft within the blaze. BOOM! The ground trembled as a massive fissure shot towards the capital, but Zhang Dingtian split the earth tangentially with a wave of his hand to redirect the damage.
A blistering shockwave sent a dust storm across the city as everyone felt the pressure descending on them. When it cleared out, those atop the walls saw a pod that was only about three meters across, the same size as Vesta’s landing craft. A steep crater was formed in the ground as a deafening rumble rang out in the distance, and Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as he watched three more ships land. They were here. The second batch of students, those who aimed to enter Astral-10 using their exceptional results in the trial, had arrived.
The captive Eddy eagerly stared at the spaceships, ‘Come on, show these savages what a real freak is. Show them true power!’
The ship’s door clicked open, shooting out hot air and white smoke. A hand reached out to grab the door frame for support, followed by a handsome figure that walked out into the sun and lifted its head with a smile. The man slowly floated out of the crater, observing his surroundings like an explorer, but he completely ignored all the people present.
Lu Yin’s gaze sharpened when he saw this man; he felt extreme danger from the newcomer. He looked down at his gadget and saw that the man had a battle power of 3000, a peak Sentinel like himself, but that didn’t explain it. He wasn’t alone in this feeling either; Zhang Dingtian, Bai Xue, Jeraldine, and even Eddy could feel the danger he was radiating. His gentle appearance hid formidable strength.
“Who is he?” Lu Yin tapped Eddy on the head and asked.
Eddy stared blankly at the man and shook his head, “I don’t know.”