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Chapter 206 - 205: Demon Beast Species (Please subscribe)

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In the south, enduring winter is a constant shiver.

If a wave of cold air hits, its bone-chilling touch would form an unbreakable chain, making it impossible to resist the warmth of the bed.

"Damn weather!" Li Changhe complained while watching the rain outside.

He wasn’t the only one upset about it.

Li Changhe was sitting in a coffee shop not far from Yanyun High School.

The summoned black hawk circled high in the sky above Yanyun High School, occasionally letting out a piercing cry.

"Do you have to be so ostentatious?" A hand clutching Li Changhe’s palm tightened slightly beside him.

"I just want to see if there are any more threats at Yanyun High School. No one will even know it’s I who summoned it," Li Changhe glanced at the girl next to him.

Her thick winter clothes cloaked her tall and slender figure, while a maroon scarf masked her pale neck.

In spite of this, Xiao Nan’s beauty was irresistibly captivating. One hand holding a warm teacup, the other tucked inside a pocket clutching Li Changhe’s hand.

The amusement in her gaze warmed him from the inside.

However, He Feng, sitting across them interrupted the couple’s intimate exchange, "Enough already. No more displaying your affection."

This was the place where Yanyun students came to chat and hang out after school. Due to the cold weather, many chose to warm up here with a hot drink.

And yet, the first thing they saw upon entering was Li Changhe and Xiao Nan displaying their affection.

Why show off on such a cold day? Since when did coffee and displays of affection go together? Some disgruntled students left the coffee shop grumbling.

"Do you think there are other [Players] left in Yanyun High School?" He Fen shrugged, "After Tie Xiong’s group was taken out, aren’t only those from [General Mountain] left? Look, there just went one."

A boy had just walked past the window, he was one of the [Players] who had fought Tie Xiong and his group on Jiulong Mountain back then.

A senior student known as Xiang Wei, one of the sports students in Yanyun.

He was a pudgy boy, his kind-looking face made it hard to imagine that he had once annihilated dozens of mermaids with an axe.

Back then, he had used the identity of Xiang Wu from [General Mountain] as a cover.

Xiang Wu felt He Feng’s gaze, and by looking back into the coffee shop, greeted them with a nod.

Without entering, and under the shelter of an umbrella, he hurriedly moved on.

This was typical of the way [General Mountain] [Players] interacted with each other.

They were all aware of each other’s identities. They were wary of each other and watched out for each other. This was the basic form of alliance.

But they knew about Xiao Nan being a [Great Wall Player].

So they trusted the group of Li Changhe, at least enough to greet them.

Originally there had been quite a lot of [Players] in Yanyun High School, but after Tie Xiong’s [Player Group] was wiped out, the remaining [Players] got somewhat connected due to the [Sea Clan Invasion].

So when He Feng said that only the [General Mountain] is left at Yanyun High School, he was right.

They were all members of [General Mountain] in name, and they’re also listed as such in the [Great Wall Database]. After all, having fought alongside the [Great Wall], it was handy to use the name of [General Mountain].

In many [Tasks], they used the [General Mountain] as a cover.

The members of the Yanyun branch of [Great Wall] knew that the [Great Wall] secret agent ’Dog Riding’ was almost the boss of [General Mountain], so they took extra care of [General Mountain].

The reason for Li Changhe releasing the black hawk was to make sure, aside from these [Players], if there were any other [Players] or transcendent beings, or Demon Beast Species around.

After all, by knowing their identities, ruling them out one by one would lead him to his target.

Having circled Yanyun High School a few times, the black hawk flew off into the distance, not triggering any danger perception.

The three ’residents’ of the old campus are all accounted for: two are drinking tea in the [Great Wall], and the other one is attached to Li Changhe. The rest are at [General Mountain].

Only then did Li Changhe feel relieved: "At least, we don’t have to worry about being attacked by anything in the academy."

During the time when Mr. Bai was controlling the Black Hawk, they were attacked by an unknown entity.

Speculations point toward it being a Demon Beast Species, which forces Li Changhe to be alert.

The Demon Beast Species have landed in Yanyun, and the film crew invested by Luo Qiao is also about to come to Yanyun for shooting. Li Changhe could strongly link these events together.

As soon as Luo Qiao and the film crew were mentioned, the crew decided to come to Yanyun. There wasn’t any attempt at hiding their intentions.

What he didn’t know was what role the transcendent Daoist who had received a letter through Mr. All-Known played in this drama.

If they were enemies, there wouldn’t be a need to send a letter. It would give Li Changhe time to react.

If they were allies.... Li Changhe discarded this thought.

It was definitely driven by benefit. What did they want? What would Yun Ting’s success or failure bring to the Transcendent?

The clues were too sparse. Li Changhe had long asked Mr. Bai to make an investigation, even going so far as to ask Mr. All-Known about it. However, he didn’t provide anything.

However, Mr. All-Known might have hidden something. He was an information broker, true, and it was impossible to ascertain anything from his facial expressions and inner thoughts. However, Li Changhe’s [Cold Reading Skill EX] didn’t evolve for nothing.

He was hiding something....

At this point, Xiao Nan whispered to Li Changhe, "We also received the news about the film crew coming to Yanyun. The Strategy Group speculates that there might be a Transcendent among them. The [Great Wall] will keep an eye on them. You should not act rashly. Luo Qiao’s movements are strange, no one can tell if she will come to Yanyun with the film crew."

Xiao Nan was saying that seeking revenge for Yun Ting was not urgent. Acting rashly might trigger an [Instant Task] from the [Evolution Game].

If Luo Qiao wasn’t a [Player], and Li Changhe, who was a [Player], attacked her. She might be labeled as a [Task Target].

That would be too dangerous. If other [Players] were nearby, they might be tempted by the [Task Reward].

This was also why the [Players] rarely committed crimes within the city. For example, the attacker that Li Changhe dealt with using [Backpack Tricks] was defined as a [Task Target] during his crime spree.

However, if they were deemed deserving of death by the [Evolution Game] itself, then it wouldn’t matter.

For instance, after [Unseen Red Dust] became a [Player], it seemed like they had dealt with a family of scum. The nearby [Players] didn’t receive the task.

It was unknown how the [Evolution Game] defined these things.

Xiao Nan’s expression changed slightly in response to the message from a teammate in the [Friends] list. She let go of Li Changhe’s hand and said, "I have to go first. There are things I need to take care of at the headquarters. You must be extra careful."

Li Changhe was a bit hesitant, "What happened?"

With the arrival of the Demon Beast Species, the Yanyun branch of the [Great Wall] was extremely busy.

Xiao Nan had been able to spend a little alone time with Li Changhe after school.

It seemed like even this little time wasn’t available anymore.

"It’s the Demon Beast Species... don’t worry, the [Great Wall] has already dispatched members. I just have to attend a meeting at the headquarters."

At the same time, under a rental building in the southern part of Yanyun.

Police cars filled the narrow street, with more than a dozen officers evacuating the onlookers.

Inside a room on the fourth floor of the rental building, a hellish scene unfolded.

The arriving [Great Wall Player] was quite vexed, "Was there any clue on the surveillance?"

"We can only see the victim and a woman entering the room last night. No one has entered or exited during this period."

"Anyone capable of making those bite marks definitely isn’t human." The [Great Wall Player] sighed, "It must be a Demon Beast Species!"

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