Chapter 745: The Great Wind
The hurricane began.
The hot wind lifted the stones on the ground, whirling them in the air.
A sudden gust arrived, accompanied by the wails of the survivors at the base’s entrance.
"Xiao Fan, get back to the bus."
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai turned and ran back toward the entrance of the safe base.
"I’m not afraid!"
Bai Yifan gritted his teeth and followed Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, not retreating.
It was because he always hid behind his family that he remained the weakest at home.
While running, Bai Yifan drew the bronze dagger strapped to his leg.
This bronze dagger was given to him by Zhang Yiming.
It was once a bronze sword engraved with the Sun God Bird emblem, but under the enhancement of the Gold Ability, it had transformed into the form of a bronze dagger.
No matter how Bai Yifan changed its shape, the emblem couldn’t be erased.
The closer they got to the entrance of the safe base, the stronger the turbulence became.
"Damn!"
"What kind of monster is this! Is it a giant peacock?"
From a distance, Bai Yifan saw a creature at the base’s entrance that looked many times larger than an elephant, resembling a peacock.
The creature had a dog-like shape but a human-like face.
Its massive wings spread wide, covering the sky, casting a huge shadow on the ground.
With each flap of its wings, human survivors were sent flying, soaring high before crashing heavily to the ground.
Unconscious.
Red blood splattered on the ground, further provoking the monster’s ferocity.
Many Superpower Users had attacked the monster, but its thick feathers couldn’t be penetrated, and they were blown away by the strong wind as soon as they struck.
Some immobilized Superpower Users lay on the ground moaning in pain, as the monster’s giant body, under the control of its huge wings, nimbly ran over and swallowed human survivors whole.
"Dafeng!"
Bai Xiqin immediately recognized the creature’s name.
Since noticing that many mutant animals resembled the mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Bai Xiqin had been diligently reading it.
In many people’s eyes, this was just a mutated peacock.
A mutated peacock that barely resembled its former self.
But in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a similar creature was mentioned.
Dafeng, also known as Dapeng.
It looks like a dog, with a human face, and its appearance is a sign of a great wind disaster.
It looks somewhat like a mutated peacock, but the Classic of Mountains and Seas also records that Dafeng might possess the bloodline of a phoenix.
It is said that in the writings, Dafeng could destroy trees and houses with a flap of its wings.
The Dafeng in front wasn’t as exaggerated as those records, but it was enough to cause everyone trouble.
The Superpower Users found their counterattack ineffective, frightened by the monster’s power, scattering away quickly; in the blink of an eye, only some injured victims remained on the ground.
Those people didn’t even have the time to call for help, desperately crawling toward the safety base.
In their eyes, the safe base was their safest refuge because of the Base Commander.
But the monster had appeared for quite some time, and the Base Commander hadn’t arrived.
The Base Commander wasn’t at the safe base, and Captain Song Hongfei wasn’t there either; they were called away by Fang Jin to explore the traces of the Zombie Emperor.
"Xiao Fan, don’t come here!"
Hong Yu’s youthful voice came from the direction of the gate, flames entwining his body.
Hong Yu, about the same age as Bai Yifan, appeared incredibly determined and reliable at this moment.
"You, come back quickly, it’s dangerous!"
Bai Yifan was shocked, the fierce wind almost making it impossible for him to open his eyes, only catching a glimpse of a slender figure charging at the towering monster.
The red flames resembled a Fire Dragon, scorching and intense.
Powerful superpower fluctuations formed a mini-storm, crackling.
The wind generated by Dafeng’s wings slightly shifted the flames, yet they continued to burn fiercely.
It was a Fourth Rank superpower!
Little Hong Yu, who seemed incredibly bashful, had already reached the Fourth Rank superpower level.
The scorching flames directly collided with the monster’s body, making it only stagger back a step, its fur not completely burned off.
This was an attack from a Fourth Rank Superpower User, yet it remained unscathed.
These feathers couldn’t be ignited by the flames!
The Dafeng’s wings mercilessly swept towards Hong Yu, the sky-covering wings swiftly hitting him.
Hong Yu was just a 16-year-old boy. Compared to ordinary people, a Fourth Rank Superpower User was powerful, but he was still not a match for the Ancient Fierce Beast Dafeng.
"Ugh—"
Hong Yu, like a meteor, slammed into the gate he was guarding.
With a clang, his petite body fell at the entrance.
The monster continued to flap its wings, attacking the Superpower Users who couldn’t escape in time.
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai attacked simultaneously.
The powerful energy fluctuations of Fifth Rank Superpower Users spread out from their bodies.
Purple lightning fiercely struck the wings, several beautiful feathers turning into black, charred substances.
Cold frost formed a row of incredibly sturdy ice walls in front of Dafeng.
The fierce wind couldn’t break through the ice walls, blocked outside.
"I won’t... let you in. I’m the Gatekeeper."
Blood trickled from the corner of Hong Yu’s mouth, struggling to lift his hand to wipe it away, too weak to stand.
He managed to move his body slightly, using all his remaining strength to lean against the gate.
It took quite some effort for him to pull a Crystal Core from his pocket.
Absorbing the Crystal Core quickly.
Faster, even faster.
He was the Gatekeeper.
He had to protect the gates.
The monster before him was too powerful, but he couldn’t retreat; he had to fulfill his duty.
He couldn’t let the lives inside the safe base be endangered.
The monster had already consumed several people, and there were still many injured at the gate.
Time was running out.
Hong Yu quickly absorbed the energy from the Crystal Core, which visibly dimmed.
His heart was full of urgency and sorrow.
He hadn’t done his Gatekeeper job well.
The death and injury of anyone made him feel incompetent.
"Damn!"
"Of all places to absorb the Crystal Core, you chose the gate, blocking people from passing through?"
A Superpower User covered in blood crawled to the entrance, though Hong Yu only took up part of it, he refused to step aside, insisting on passing next to Hong Yu by the gate.
His eyes roamed around before landing on Hong Yu’s face.
Absorbing the Crystal Core, Hong Yu ignored the speaker, continuing to absorb it rapidly, his eyes unblinkingly watching Dafeng, ready to charge in and join the battle.
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai barely managed to suppress Dafeng’s attack, but the monster’s fur was too thick, their superpowers having little effect.
For a moment, the situation stalemated.
Luckily, Bai Xiqin’s Control Ability could restrain Dafeng’s wings, preventing it from flapping again and creating more wind.
"You damn kid!"
The blocked Superpower User glared at Hong Yu, as if Hong Yu was the one who had injured him.
"Move this way, go this way!"
Hong Yu’s face looked a little upset, yet he didn’t get angry.
As the Gatekeeper, he couldn’t harm those inside the safe base.
"What are you doing! The monster is right behind, can’t you hurry up and get into the safe base?"
More Superpower Users ran towards the safe base, navigating around Hong Yu to quickly dart inside.
Yet, two or three people weren’t in a rush like most of the Superpower Users.
They chose to take risks.
Maybe seeing the monster temporarily restrained by Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin, they didn’t bother to move aside, insisting on standing in front of Hong Yu.