111: Section 111

Just as she finished speaking, an older woman sitting next to her, who was traveling with her, laughed.

"What else could be the reason? Things were so terrifying last night, weren't they?"

"A lot of Yao Beasts got into the city yesterday and were killing people everywhere!"

"That's right, I could hear those Yao Beasts roaring from my own home. I was so scared I couldn't sleep well for half the night!"

"Something needs to be done about it. The public security in Xinghai City is just too chaotic right now!"

"Those people at the Martial Arts Police Station and the Public Security Team are just useless. They only show up after something happens and so many people have died!"

"Just putting on a show, that's all. There aren't any Yao Beasts in broad daylight, are there?"

Soon, the people in the surrounding circle all started discussing it as well.

Lin Yi, who was sitting slightly further ahead, heard it all clearly.

A helpless, faint smile crossed his face.

However, those older women were right about one thing.

The public security in Xinghai City was indeed too chaotic.

Not only were there Yao Beasts, but there was also violent crime; it had become a paradise for criminals.

If it wasn't cleaned up soon, I'm afraid it would truly become uncontrollable.

Twenty-some minutes later.

Lin Yi arrived at the Martial Arts Hall.

Just as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw that there were far fewer students in the training room than usual.

At this time on a normal day, the likes of Sun Tao, Hu Quan, and Tong Ye should have already arrived.

Yet today, he didn't see a single one of them.

There were only a few familiar student faces, and even Zhou Qi wasn't there.

Although he found it a bit strange, Lin Yi didn't think too much about it.

He first went to the locker room and changed into his martial arts uniform.

When he came back out, he noticed there were only one or two more students in the training room than before.

Furthermore, they hadn't changed their clothes either; they were huddled together with the other students, discussing something.

"Senior Lin, you're here?"

Suddenly, a girl walked straight toward Lin Yi with a big smile on her face.

This girl had only been at the Martial Arts Hall for a couple of days.

She was a third-year high school student from No. 5 High School.

She was also preparing to take the Martial Arts Exam, which is why she came to the Martial Arts Hall for a final sprint.

Lin Yi glanced at her and nodded with a smile: "Morning!"

"Hee hee hee... Senior Lin, could you spar with me later?"

"I feel like I had a bit of a Breakthrough after training yesterday. Could you help guide me?"

The girl's name was Shen Mengyi.

Her appearance was of the sweet type; if she didn't speak, she seemed especially quiet.

However, her personality was actually very lively and extremely cheerful.

In just the few days she had been at the Martial Arts Hall, she had already gotten to know all the seniors in the hall.

Facing such an enthusiastic and cheerful girl.

Lin Yi naturally wouldn't refuse the request for a sparring session.

He nodded and said: "Sure, go change your clothes first!"

"Okay..."

Shen Mengyi nodded with a smile and ran straight toward the locker room.

Just as she left, the other few students saw Lin Yi and hurried over.

"Lin Yi, did you hear that quite a few Yao Beasts snuck into the city last night?"

A student named Sun Qian said.

Lin Yi nodded: "I heard!"

"You didn't go out to hunt the Yao Beasts, did you?" Sun Qian asked with a strange look in his eyes.

Lin Yi frowned slightly, before he could answer.

A chubby kid named Wang Shuang nearby hurriedly lowered his voice.

"Let me tell you, Sun Tao and Hu Quan went out to hunt Yao Beasts last night.

I heard they ran into a 2-star Yao Beast that almost cost them their lives. Luckily, they ran into Coach Yang, who saved them in time!"

Lin Yi: "???"

"It wasn't just them; there were several others from our dojo who went out too.

I even heard that some people were killed by Yao Beasts..."

"Really? Is that information reliable?"

"Don't you see that quite a few people didn't show up today? Even Senior Zhou Qi didn't come?"

Once this was said, the others finally noticed.

The dojo seemed a bit desolate today.

Of the original thirty-plus students, only a dozen or so had trickled in.

More than half the people hadn't arrived.

This made them inevitably think of what happened last night.

The Yao Beasts had caused havoc in the city all night.

Furthermore, many Demon Hunters and the Martial Arts Police Station had gone out to hunt them down.

That night, the roars of Yao Beasts could be heard all night long.

As well as the sounds of fighting downstairs and on the streets.

What left them even more traumatized were the people who were eaten alive...

The miserable wails and the scent of blood permeating the air.

Most of them were probably like those older women on the bus.

They hadn't slept soundly for most of the night.

Just as they were discussing this, Shen Mengyi finished changing and ran over.

"Senior Brother Lin, shall we go spar?"

Lin Yi turned around and looked at her.

The snow-white martial arts uniform made her already sweet face look even cuter.

Her fair skin looked even more delicate.

Lin Yi nodded: "Okay, let's go spar!"

Then, the two of them walked toward the sparring ring.

After they left, Sun Qian wore a gossipy expression.

He lowered his voice and said: "What's going on? Lin Yi and Shen Mengyi... are they a thing?"

"Do you even need to ask? You can tell at a glance, okay?"

"What the f*ck? No way? Senior Brother Lin is dating?"

"Shh... keep your voice down. Be careful, or Senior Brother Lin might hear you and ask you to spar. Since he hasn't announced it, he naturally doesn't want people to know. Let's just pretend we don't know and not gossip about it!"

"Right, right, right. But Shen Mengyi and Senior Brother Lin... they're a decent match, I suppose!"

"Pfft, damn, your standards are high, aren't they? A 'decent match'? Just looking at Shen Mengyi's appearance, she's already pretty great, okay? I heard she's the school beauty of No. 5 High School!"

"I'm not talking about her looks; I'm talking about her cultivation. She's only at Tier 4, while Senior Brother Lin is already over 1-star!"

"So, isn't that why Lin Yi is helping her with intensive training right now?"

"..."

After the group gossiped for a bit.

Just at this moment, Yang Yong walked into the dojo with a grave expression.

Following behind him, surprisingly, was Zhou Qi.

He looked into the dojo with a grave face and then clapped his hands.

He immediately attracted the attention of the dozen or so students, as well as Lin Yi and Shen Mengyi on the ring.

"Everyone, quiet down for a moment. I have a few things to announce!"

After Yang Yong finished speaking.

His sharp gaze swept across everyone's face.

And the moment he saw Lin Yi.

His expression visibly relaxed slightly, and he continued: "I believe you are all aware of what has happened over these past two days!"

"The Martial Arts Hall competition organized by the city is going to be suspended for now!"

"Additionally, starting from today, the Martial Arts Hall's dismissal time has been changed to 3:00 PM!"

"Although the time has been shortened, don't you dare slack off after you get home.

Keep practicing your Basic Fist Technique, footwork, and Leg Technique as you should!"

"I will be conducting random checks on you at any time!"