Chapter 154 - 102: Foundation Establishment? How Many Lives Does a Foundation Establishment Cultivator Have!

Chapter 154: Chapter 102: Foundation Establishment? How Many Lives Does a Foundation Establishment Cultivator Have!

East of Luocheng First High School, the Pedestrian Street.

As a Pedestrian Street backed by Luocheng First High School, the foot traffic here during weekdays was quite substantial. Because every day at this time, many First High School students would come here to eat. Over time, this attracted more restaurants to open here. These restaurants, in turn, offered good food at low prices, attracting even more students who didn’t attend First High School to dine here. This created a virtuous cycle, making it the top choice for workers and students looking for a meal within a Fang Yuan of one or two kilometers.

Therefore, when that bizarre blood cloud appeared on the horizon, there were at least several thousand people gathered on the Pedestrian Street, either eating or preparing to eat. Some of these people were nearby residents, some were office workers from surrounding buildings, and others were First High School students who came here for a meal. Indeed, when the blood cloud first appeared, not all students had returned to school; some had stayed outside.

The trio of Chai Xi, Xu Jianliang, and Zheng Liu were unluckily present here.

"Chai Xi, Jianliang, look! Something seems to have happened over there!"

Zheng Liu, who was sitting outside a shop waiting for Xu Jianliang and Chai Xi to help bring out their fast food, suddenly saw the massive blood cloud on the distant horizon. Hearing her words, Xu Jianliang and Chai Xi, who had just stepped out of the shop, immediately noticed the anomaly as well. The blood-red clouds blotted out the sky, transforming the Pedestrian Street from its bright, sunny state into a sea of red.

Without any hesitation, Chai Xi immediately dropped the fast food in his hands and shouted at Zheng Liu and Xu Jianliang, "Let’s go! Back to school!"

Hearing this, Zheng Liu and Xu Jianliang finally realized what was happening and broke into a mad dash toward First High School. They weren’t the only ones to react; many others also witnessed this worldly anomaly. Almost on instinct, they all started running toward Luocheng First High School. Because in their subconscious, only Luocheng First High School—filled with Cultivators—was the safest place in the vicinity.

In an instant, the once orderly Pedestrian Street descended into chaos.

At the entrance of an alley next to the Pedestrian Street.

An older man wearing a sanitation worker’s uniform stared at the rotting rat—the size of a Ni calf—that suddenly leaped out from the adjacent alley. Terrified, he instantly dropped the broom in his hands and scrambled toward the center of the Pedestrian Street. But before he could take more than a few steps, the rotting rat viciously pounced on him, pinning him to the ground. Immediately after, more rotting rats emerged from the surroundings, completely overwhelming the sanitation worker.

It wasn’t long before the man stopped moving entirely. When the swarm of rats moved on, a terrifying White Bone was left in plain sight.

Similar scenes unfolded in other parts of the Pedestrian Street. Countless rotting rats, appearing from who knows where, occupied the majority of the Pedestrian Street.

[Rodent Demon Rat]

[Power: Qi Cultivation Third Level]

[Features: Omnivorous, sharp incisors, moves in swarms]

Driven by these Rodent Demon Rats, countless people began fleeing madly in the direction of Luocheng First High School. As for those who ran too slowly, they naturally became food for the Rodent Demon Rats. In just a few short seconds, they were gnawed down to a White Bone by the Rodent Demon Rats.

It was like a Purgatory on Earth.

At the entrance of a shop on the Pedestrian Street.

"Mom, Mom..."

A little girl squatted by the roadside, crying as she shook her mother, who was lying in a pool of blood. This had happened because her mother, while carrying her and fleeing for her life, had been accidentally knocked over by the surrounding crowd. Her head had inadvertently struck a nearby table, knocking her out cold on the spot. What fate awaited someone who passed out during such a critical moment went without saying.

Seeing that she couldn’t wake her mother up no matter how much she shook her, the little girl anxiously tried to seek help from the other adults around her. Unfortunately, everyone was too busy running for their lives; no one even noticed her. Or perhaps, even if someone did notice, they wouldn’t dare to stop. Because the swarm of Rodent Demon Rats not far away was relentlessly pursuing them like the Grim Reaper. Stopping now would truly be no different from throwing their lives away!

Looking at the adults continuously passing by, not a single one willing to stop and lend a helping hand, the little girl’s eyes filled with panic and despair. Because she had absolutely no idea why things had turned out like this.

She had finally managed to get a perfect score on her test today, and her mother had specifically brought her here to eat her favorite roast duck. But before the roast duck could be served, the adults had suddenly started screaming. Then, as if wound up like clockwork, everyone began sprinting madly in a certain direction. Her mother had scooped her up at that moment, joining the fleeing crowd. It was just that she and her mother didn’t have good Luck; they had been knocked down out of nowhere.

Sitting on the ground, the little girl continuously pushed her mother’s shoulder while looking around through her tears, wondering if anyone would come to their aid. As a result, she waited for a full three minutes. She waited until the people around her grew fewer and fewer, until those terrifying Rodent Demon Rats in the distance drew closer and closer.

Staring at the horrifying red eyes of the Rodent Demon Rats nearby, and their black fur stained with blood, the little girl grew terrified. She pulled hard on the back of her mother’s clothes, wanting to drag her up from the ground so they could get away from these horrific monsters together.

Alas, her Strength was just too small. After pulling a few times, she could only manage to tug her mother’s clothes up slightly.