124: Chapter 124 First Encounter

Because almost all teachers and students had headed to the nearby air-raid shelter for refuge after hearing the Monster alert.

Third Hope Middle School was nearly empty at this moment, and not a single soul could be seen among the spacious buildings.

When Chen Moxuan arrived above the school using the Formless Tribulation Flame, he suddenly dispersed the crimson flames.

Stepping on layers of semi-transparent stairs formed by True Qi, he descended slowly from ten thousand meters in the air, as if walking on a staircase in the clouds.

Soon, he landed in the open space of the school.

He scanned the area and locked onto the teaching building where his previous class had been located.

After using his Spiritual Sense to scan the entire campus and confirming it was empty, he sped off like a cheetah.

Approaching the teaching building, he leaped up fiercely, using a clever maneuver to flip into the classroom through a partially opened window, his movements fluid and smooth, without the slightest hesitation.

Chen Moxuan then went straight to the locker, quickly opened the door, and took out the mobile phone placed inside.

Opening the fengxi app, notification sounds rang out one after another, and the messages sent by Song Xin were densely packed in the dialogue box.

Twenty-five minutes ago.

Sloth Madman: "Sorry, it took some time to find my phone."

Sloth Madman: "After seeing this message, come meet me at Qingqiu Psychiatric Hospital. Although half of it has already turned into ruins, it can at least be used as a rendezvous point."

Twenty minutes ago.

Sloth Madman: "Hey, what are you doing? Reply when you see the message!"

Fifteen minutes ago.

Sloth Madman: "Reply, reply, reply, reply."

Sloth Madman: "How are you even less reliable than me!"

Ten minutes ago.

Sloth Madman: "The situation has changed, don't come over, leave C City immediately!"

Sloth Madman: "Damn it! Of all people, that guy Rewinder just happened to appear there; we've both been exposed!"

"Rewinder?" Seeing this message, Chen Moxuan wondered.

He hadn't paid much attention to the Hero Association before; apart from the heroes who frequently appeared in the news, he knew very little about the Special Abilities of other heroes.

And Rewinder seemed to be one of the very inactive A-Rank Heroes.

Just as he was trying to recall the hero with this title, Chen Moxuan suddenly felt an invisible fluctuation envelop him.

Just as he was about to react, the airflow around him seemed to transform into invisible giant hands, exerting a terrifying pulling force from all directions.

That force violently dragged him backward. Chen Moxuan instinctively gripped his phone tightly and stored it into his storage space.

Under the pulling force that reversed the airflow around him, his entire body flew backward rapidly, tracing the path he had taken when he flipped through the window.

The next second, he was about to plummet to the ground.

Chen Moxuan channeled his True Qi into his legs, his knees tensed like a full bow.

The moment he landed, a wave of air exploded.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the ground cracked with him at the center, and a deep pit several meters in diameter spread rapidly like a crater, with gravel and dust shooting up into the sky.

"Clap, clap, clap."

As the dust settled, a round of applause, as if cheering, suddenly rang out.

He looked toward the sound and saw a man dressed in a dark purple trench coat standing upside down in the air, staring straight at him.

Chen Moxuan subconsciously released his Spiritual Sense to investigate, but it was like hitting an invisible mirror barrier; his Spiritual Sense was deflected the moment it touched the two-meter radius around the man, unable to advance even a fraction.

"Interesting. Following the Explosive Flame King's Special Ability and the Reinforcement Type physical Special Ability, you've now displayed a mental-type Special Ability."

"But I usually value my personal privacy, and I don't allow external things to get close to me easily."

The man's body flipped upright out of thin air, slowly descended to the ground, and bowed elegantly.

"Let me introduce myself. My hero title is Rewinder, ranked thirty-fifth among A-Rank Heroes. You should have heard of me."

"Too much talk."

Chen Moxuan's Aura surged suddenly, and his right fist, carrying a sharp whistling sound as it broke through the air, went straight for the man's face.

However, Rewinder's figure inverted instantly like a reflection, turning into a purple shadow that darted into the sky, avoiding the attack.

"That was close, that was close. You are quite rude."

With the attack missing, Chen Moxuan raised his palm and grasped the air, a scorching fireball instantly condensing in his palm, which he blasted out like a volcanic eruption.

"Terrifying." Rewinder crossed his arms, his eyes narrowed slightly, just like a cunning fox.

He didn't make any movement, yet the fireball suddenly stopped, and then shot back toward Chen Moxuan at an even faster speed.

The scorching firelight illuminated Chen Moxuan's cold face. His eyes turned cold, and massive True Qi gathered in his right fist like a raging tide.

With a sharp shout, he threw a punch, and the fist wind collided violently with the fireball.

Sparks of fire flew everywhere, and amidst the deafening explosion, a scorching wave of air spread wildly in all directions.

For most heroes in the Hero Association, the introduction to their Special Ability is just a name.

Only the more active heroes, who have enough combat records, have fans who analyze and guess the characteristics of their Special Abilities.

At this moment, Chen Moxuan had recalled that Rewinder's Special Ability was named [Reverse Orbit Shadow Trace].

And he had already guessed the general characteristics of his Special Ability during this exchange.

"Since long-range attacks are useless, then I'll fight in close quarters!"

Under the cover of the air wave, Chen Moxuan stepped into the air, and the black god bracelet instantly transformed into a thin blade with a chilling glint.

[Swift Thunder Body] was activated at full power, lightning surrounded his body, and his speed was as fast as lightning.

But the next instant, he felt the air suddenly become as thick as glue.

Every current of air he broke through as he moved forward was frantically reversing, like invisible giant hands dragging him back tightly.

"It feels the same as before, only the force is stronger..."

Chen Moxuan's forward speed dropped sharply, and his figure paused in mid-air.

But Rewinder took advantage of this fleeting moment to dart backward, opening up the distance again.

"Don't be in such a hurry to attack. I've finished testing your strength, and you are qualified to be my companion."

Rewinder floated in the air with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I am not necessarily your enemy. As long as we can come to an agreement, Explosive Flame King's death..." He deliberately drew out his tone and said slowly,

"I can help you cover it up."