243: Chapter 243 Reality Anomaly, Monsters Descend

Beijing time, 3:17 AM.

Lin Ye sat up from the game pod.

It wasn't because he was tired.

It was because of "sensing".

With his Divine Sense bolstered by a 50% reality synchronization rate, he covered the entire city of Beijing.

He "saw" it.

That rift.

[Reality World · Spatial Anomaly]

[Coordinates: Beijing West Suburbs · 3,000 meters above]

[Rift Diameter: 17 meters]

[Rift Status: Expanding]

[Inside Rift: Yao Beast energy fluctuations detected]

[Yao Beast Count: Approximately 300]

[Yao Beast Rank: 55-70]

[Estimated Descent Time: 7 minutes later]

Lin Ye stood up.

He walked to the window.

He pulled open the curtains.

Beijing's night sky was the same as usual.

Brightly lit.

Quiet and peaceful.

No one knew that in 7 minutes, 300 Yao Beasts would descend from the sky.

His phone vibrated.

Azure Dragon.

"Lin Ye." Azure Dragon's voice came from the other end, hurried, nervous, carrying an unprecedented panic.

"Have you seen the news?"

Lin Ye didn't speak.

"All over the world," Azure Dragon continued.

"Spatial rifts are appearing simultaneously."

"3 in Tokyo."

"5 in New York."

"2 in London."

"4 in Moscow."

"1 in Sydney."

"Beijing... 1."

He paused.

"The largest one is in New York."

"The rift diameter exceeds 100 meters."

"Estimated Yao Beast count... over 5,000."

Lin Ye spoke.

"Beijing's," he said.

"7 minutes later."

"300."

"Rank 55-70."

Azure Dragon was silent.

3 seconds.

"How... do you know?" he asked.

Lin Ye didn't answer that question.

He just said,

"Get the military to withdraw from the city center."

"Leave it to me."

The call hung up.

4th minute.

Lin Ye stood by the window.

His Divine Sense was locked onto that rift.

He could feel the restlessness of those Yao Beasts.

They also felt him.

7th minute.

The rift exploded.

Not "tore".

It "exploded".

A circular light gate with a diameter of 17 meters suddenly appeared 3,000 meters above the western suburbs of Beijing.

The edges of the light gate flowed with deep purple energy.

Those energies dripped onto the ground.

Every drop corroded a deep pit 3 meters in diameter.

7.1 seconds.

The first Yao Beast rushed out from the light gate.

[Berserk Blood Wolf · Rank 65]

[Body Length: 5 meters]

[Weight: 3 tons]

[Characteristic: Speed type, can dive from 3,000 meters high to the ground within 3 seconds]

It dove down.

Target — the residential area in Beijing's western suburbs.

7.3 seconds.

A gray sword light rose from the ground.

It slashed into it.

[Kill · Rank 65 Berserk Blood Wolf]

It turned into blood mist.

Lin Ye stood on the roof of an abandoned factory in the western suburbs.

His sword was still in his hand.

That Fine Iron Longsword brought back from the Trial Ancient Star was glowing right now.

Gray.

Chaos color.

7.5 seconds.

Second.

Third.

Fourth.

8 seconds.

17th.

9 seconds.

47th.

10 seconds.

77th.

11 seconds.

107th.

12 seconds.

147th.

13 seconds.

197th.

14 seconds.

247th.

15 seconds.

300th.

17 seconds.

300 Yao Beasts.

All eliminated.

Lin Ye stood on the factory roof.

Blood was still dripping from his sword.

That blood was the Yao Beasts'.

It was also his.

He looked down.

Looking at his right hand.

The web between his thumb and index finger had split open.

That was the aftereffect of swinging the sword 300 times in a row.

[Physical Body Strength: 355 times human limit]

[But continuous 17 seconds of overload output will still cause injury]

He didn't bandage it.

Just gripped the sword tightly.

His phone vibrated again.

Azure Dragon.

"Lin Ye." His voice was trembling.

"New York... has fallen."

Lin Ye's pupils constricted slightly.

[Reality World · New York · Brooklyn District]

[Spatial Rift Diameter: 100 meters]

[Descending Yao Beasts: 5,300]

[Yao Beast Rank: 55-80]

[US Military Reaction: F-22 fighter group dispatched, carrier strike group bombardment]

[Battle Results:]

[1. F-22 shot down 17 Yao Beasts (later 13 were shot down by Yao Beasts)]

[2. Carrier bombardment killed 300 Yao Beasts (1 carrier destroyed by Yao Beasts)]

[3. Army armored unit killed 700 Yao Beasts (Armored unit completely wiped out)]

[4. Remaining Yao Beasts: approx. 4,300, already spread throughout the city]

[Civilian casualties: approx. 70,000 (first hour)]

[Military casualties: approx. 20,000]

Lin Ye was silent.

3 seconds.

He spoke.

"What about other cities?"

Azure Dragon's voice was heavier.

[Tokyo · 3 rifts]

[Descending Yao Beasts: 1,700]

[Self-Defense Force results: Killed 300]

[Civilian casualties: approx. 10,000]

[London · 2 rifts]

[Descending Yao Beasts: 900]

[British military results: Killed 200]

[Civilian casualties: approx. 5,000]

[Moscow · 4 rifts]

[Descending Yao Beasts: 2,100]

[Russian military results: Killed 500]

[Civilian casualties: approx. 15,000]

[Sydney · 1 rift]

[Descending Yao Beasts: 300]

[Australian military results: Killed 50]

[Civilian casualties: approx. 2,000]

[Global Total]

[Number of rifts: 17]

[Descending Yao Beasts: approx. 17,000]

[Yao Beasts killed: approx. 2,000]

[Civilian casualties: approx. 100,000]

[Military casualties: approx. 30,000]

Lin Ye looked at those numbers.

100,000 people.

First day.

[System Prompt: Reality World · Dark Turmoil synchronization event · Initiated]

[Event Name: Yao Beast Invasion]

[Event Duration: Synchronized with the Dark Turmoil in-game (36 days in reality)]

[Event Rules:]

[1. For every Supreme projection killed in-game, the intensity of the Yao Beast invasion in the reality world decreases by 10%]

[2. For every Saint-Grade player killed in-game, the defense line strength of the corresponding country in the reality world decreases by 20%]

[3. For every Yao Beast killed in the reality world, obtain "Reality Contribution" in-game, which can be used to redeem special rewards]

[4. Players with a reality synchronization rate exceeding 30% can enter "Reality Combat Mode", exerting 50% of their in-game combat power]

[5. Players with a reality synchronization rate exceeding 50% can enter "Reality Full Combat Mode", exerting 100% of their in-game combat power]

[Current players with reality synchronization rate exceeding 30%: approx. 170,000]

[Current players with reality synchronization rate exceeding 50%: 1 person (Lin Ye)]

Lin Ye looked at that line "1 person".

3 seconds.

He smiled.

That smile was the same as when he faced Thor.

Very faint.

Very cold.

He picked up the phone.

Dialed a number.

3 seconds later.

Azure Dragon's voice sounded again.

"Lin Ye?"

"Issue a national state of emergency," Lin Ye said.

"All players with a synchronization rate exceeding 30%, report to local garrisons immediately."

"Those with a synchronization rate below 30%, evacuate to safe zones as soon as possible."

"I — am going to the next rift."

The call hung up.

18th minute.

Lin Ye stood in front of the second rift in Beijing.

This rift appeared over Tongzhou District.

Diameter 47 meters.

Estimated Yao Beast count: 800.

He raised his sword.

Gray sword light soared into the sky.

31st minute.

Tongzhou rift, 800 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

47th minute.

Third rift, Daxing District.

1,200 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

73rd minute.

Fourth rift, Fangshan District.

900 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

97th minute.

Fifth rift, Miyun District.

1,700 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

117th minute.

Sixth rift, Huairou District.

2,100 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

147th minute.

Seventh rift, Yanqing District.

3,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

177th minute.

Eighth rift, Pinggu District.

4,700 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

197th minute.

Ninth rift, Mentougou District.

5,300 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

217th minute.

Tenth rift, Shunyi District.

7,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

247th minute.

Eleventh rift, Changping District.

8,400 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

277th minute.

Twelfth rift, Haidian District.

9,700 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

307th minute.

Thirteenth rift, Chaoyang District.

11,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

337th minute.

Fourteenth rift, Dongcheng District.

13,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

367th minute.

Fifteenth rift, West District.

17,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

397th minute.

Sixteenth rift, Fengtai District.

21,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

427th minute.

Seventeenth rift, Shijingshan District.

27,000 Yao Beasts, all eliminated.

447th minute.

Lin Ye stood in front of the last rift.

That was the largest rift in Beijing.

Diameter 170 meters.

Located over Tiananmen Square in the very center of the city.

Deep inside the rift, countless Yao Beasts were pouring out.

[Yao Beast count: approx. 100,000]

[Average Rank: 65]

[Highest Rank: 85 (Saint-Grade)]

Lin Ye raised his head.

Looking at that rift.

Looking at those Yao Beasts pouring out.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

That smile was crazier than when he faced any enemy.

He raised his sword.

The gray sword light soared into the sky.

Illuminating the entire night sky of Beijing.

[Chapter 243 · End]