102: Chapter 102 Sky Alarm, Prelude to Doomsday

Woo— Woo— Woo—!!

The sharp, ear-piercing, highest-level Natural Disaster Alarm, which seemed capable of piercing one's Soul, tore through the deathly silent night sky of Tianqiong City.

This was not a drill.

This was the prelude to doomsday, representing that the city was about to face a devastating blow.

The siren echoed in every corner of the city with a despairing tremor.

Tianqiong War God Academy, Dean's Office.

Dressed in a Tang suit and sipping tea, Dean Zhuge Qing suddenly crushed the purple clay teapot in his hand. He didn't care that tea and leaves splashed all over him.

His figure flashed, and in the next second, he appeared atop the statue in the academy square.

"It's the Guixu Cult! Those lunatics!"

Dean Zhuge Qing stared fixedly at the massive black vortex in the sky, his face ashen and his eyes filled with overwhelming rage.

Almost simultaneously, dozens of powerful auras soared into the sky from various parts of the academy.

Instructor Iron Man, department heads, all the Elders in seclusion... all high-level combatants of the academy at the Golden Core Stage or above assembled within three seconds.

They looked up at the sky, every face etched with gravity and a resolve to die.

"Activate the highest-level defensive formation!"

"Evacuate all students to the underground shelters!"

"Notify the City Lord's Mansion and the Martial Arts Alliance, request reinforcements!"

Dean Zhuge Qing's voice rang in everyone's ears, calm and swift.

But everyone understood that in the face of a disaster of this magnitude, these measures were merely a drop in the bucket.

The black vortex in the sky spun faster and faster.

Suddenly, things began to fall from the center of the vortex.

It wasn't rain, nor was it hail.

It was monsters!

Countless winged lizards, hounds wreathed in green flames, distorted spiders the size of trucks...

All sorts of hideous Vicious Beasts that only appeared in nightmares poured frantically from the rift like dumplings into a pot, crashing into every corner of the city with bloodthirsty roars.

Boom!

A massive cyclops crashed through the roof of a commercial building. It roared, grabbed a car at random, and stuffed it into its mouth, making a crunching sound like chewing biscuits.

Fire soared into the sky across the city, as explosions and screams rose and fell in succession.

Tianqiong City's most elite official unit, the 'Dragon Shield Task Force,' was deployed immediately.

Silver fighter jets roared into the air. Countless Martial Artists and Ability Users wearing exoskeleton armor transformed into streaks of light, fearlessly charging toward the sky to form the first line of defense.

A tragic slaughter erupted instantly.

Energy beams collided with the claws of Vicious Beasts; blood and fire bloomed in the night sky.

The entire Tianqiong City turned into a bloody meat grinder.

Meanwhile, in Dormitory 404.

Gu Fan's brow furrowed even tighter.

He didn't care much about the sounds of fighting and explosions outside.

But this damn alarm was just too fucking loud.

Especially in the corner of the dormitory, the lion named Wangcai, who had been sleeping soundly, was agitated by the alarm and began to howl at the top of its lungs.

On one side was the piercing alarm, and on the other was the roar of a lion.

With these two demonic sounds piercing his ears, Gu Fan felt like his brains were vibrating along with them.

He irritably picked at his ear.

"Xiao Hei, go turn that thing off."

Gu Fan pointed out the window at the alarm nearby that was flashing red light frantically.

Xiao Hei's figure vanished instantly.

At the academy's alarm System maintenance center, a technician wearing black-rimmed glasses was frantically pounding on his keyboard, cursing under his breath.

"Which bastard attacked my firewall! Damn it, all the alarms are out of control!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and he was filled with S-rank malice, 'greeting the family' of the hacker who dared to invade his System.

[Ding! Detected S-rank 'Keyboard Warrior' malice from 'Alarm Technician'.]

[Judgment: This individual is attempting to use code to prevent the host from enjoying peace and quiet.]

[Backlash Activated: Law of Karma · Artistic Edification.]

Just as Xiao Hei was about to slash that alarm in two.

The iron hunk that was emitting ear-piercing noise suddenly flickered with electrical sparks, and then...

The sound changed.

A piece of soothing, elegant light music with a strong hypnotic effect began to play melodiously from the high-power speakers.

It was precisely the 'Lullaby Under the Starry Sky' that Gu Fan liked to listen to before bed.

At this, it wasn't just Gu Fan who was stunned.

Outside, Instructor Iron Man, who was fighting for his life against a flying Vicious Beast, almost had his head swiped off when he heard this tune.

He turned to look at the alarm playing the lullaby, then at the battlefield where flesh and blood were flying, and his entire being became confused.

What kind of underworld operation is this?!

Playing a lullaby on a doomsday battlefield?!

Are they afraid those monsters won't die peacefully enough?!

In Dormitory 404, Wangcai's roars gradually ceased amidst the soothing music. It let out a yawn, curled back up, and fell asleep.

Gu Fan's irritable mood improved significantly.

He was just about to sit down and finish the rest of his food when he suddenly thought of a very serious problem.

City traffic must be paralyzed now.

Then wouldn't the limited edition game disc of 'Legend of Sword and Fairy 10: Love in the Demon Locking Tower' that he pre-ordered half a month ago and which was released today be delayed?!

How could this be allowed!

That was his spiritual food for the next half month!

Gu Fan's expression instantly became serious.

He abruptly stood up from the sofa.

"I can't wait any longer."

His voice carried a hint of unquestionable determination.

Seeing Gu Fan's expression, Xiao Fan and Lin Xue's blood instantly began to boil.

They thought the President was finally going to save the world for the sake of all living beings!

"This concerns whether my spiritual food can be delivered on time," Gu Fan continued.

Xiao Fan and Lin Xue: "..."

Excited for nothing.

But regardless, the President was finally going to take action.

"Xiao Hei, pack up the pots and pans."

"Xiao Fan, carry the sofa. That's our mobile base."

"Lin Xue, check the snack reserves. The consumption on the road might be a bit high."

Gu Fan assigned the 'expedition' tasks in an orderly manner. He didn't look like he was going to save the world, but rather like he was preparing for a spring outing.

Everything was ready.

Gu Fan stood by the window, looking at the massive black vortex outside. With a wave of his hand, his face showed a 'seriousness' never seen before.

"Move out!"

"The goal is... to deal with that damn vortex and get the deliveries back to normal!"