Chapter 19 When my flower blooms, all other flowers wither, illuminating the clan…
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
Looking into Rhine's sincere silver-gray eyes, and seeing the overflowing affection within them, Shan Ran couldn't help but be moved.
For some reason, a surge of heroic spirit suddenly welled up in my chest.
What are you afraid of! If you've got the guts, come find me! If you're not happy, let's fight! What are you all about, the Seven Great Families and the Three Great Churches? One day I'll trample all of you old-fashioned scum under my feet and crush you into the soil!
When I bloom, all other flowers wither; I kill them one by one according to the family tree!
Coming from China, how could we be afraid of him?
Women from my country will definitely hold up the sky for you!
Shan Ran blinked, realizing that her thoughts were really far-fetched, and quickly pulled herself back to reality.
The handsome face in front of me was so close that my eyes were momentarily blinded.
She suddenly understood what it meant to say in a book she had read before: "A man's anger is enough to make a woman lose her head."
No, I can't let beauty cloud my judgment.
"Charge! Charge! Charge!"
Just as her thoughts were in turmoil, a childish voice suddenly rang out and exploded in her mind.
Shanran:? ? ? ?
What the heck?
What rush?
What are we rushing for?
Shan Ran straightened up instantly, looked around, and her eyes showed some fear.
Rhine was startled by her movement and looked around, but saw nothing. "Ranran, what are you looking at?"
Meng Xin also heard the commotion and quickly turned around to walk over, asking with concern, "Ranran, what's wrong?"
"You guys...didn't you hear anything?"
The two shook their heads.
Shan Ran was certain she hadn't misheard.
She stood up and searched the house, both upstairs and downstairs.
The other two also put down what they were doing and, although they didn't know what had happened, joined Shanran in the search.
The house was too big and had too many rooms, and they were worried that someone might sneak in and hide among them.
The group searched almost the entire house, but found nothing.
Finally, Shan Ran frowned and comforted the two.
"Maybe I'm hallucinating because I've been so busy lately."
Rhine and Mengxin exchanged a glance, unusually united, and said nothing more. One went to continue making breakfast, while the other had Shanran sit down and stood behind her to massage her head.
"Ranran, don't worry, even if something happens, I'm here."
Rhine's technique was clumsy, but the pressure was very comfortable. Shanran closed her eyes and let out a comfortable sigh.
The person behind him froze for a moment, but quickly regained their composure.
Shan Ran knew she hadn't misheard; since they hadn't found anyone, it must have been the voice echoing in her mind. She wouldn't say much about such a strange thing, lest it cause concern for others.
She probed into the spiritual world; the little harpy eagle was still asleep, making "ZZZ" noises, and wouldn't wake up even if she poked it. Q Xiaoran, running around, had a serious expression; after poking it a few times, she simply raised a finger and pointed silently at the sky, cursing.
Neither of them.
I searched my entire mental world, but found nothing.
After much thought, Shanran could only guess that it might be related to her peculiar supernatural abilities.
Aside from needing to find several people to "cultivate with," no other side effects have been found for this ability so far.
There must be some secret about me...
She vaguely sensed that she might have some connection with Rong Shuyao.
Both her transmigration into the book and her special abilities are quite unusual.
Shan Ran was puzzled. Was she really just a supporting female character in a restricted novel?
Unfortunately, no one can give her an answer right now.
However, since the other party is making a sound now, it means that the other party has no malicious intent. Otherwise, they could have just taken action at a certain moment without having to warn her in advance.
And I always felt that the way he said "go go go" wasn't very smart.
Shan Ran doesn't feel threatened at the moment, so she simply ignores it for now.
After a morning wasted, the breakfast that Meng Xin had prepared turned into brunch.
Outside, the wind howled, but inside the sturdy fortress, the three quietly enjoyed their meal.
Afterwards, Meng Xin went to organize the supplies, Rhine contacted her family to handle matters, and Shan Ran returned to her room to continue practicing her supernatural abilities.
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As night fell, the wind outside gradually subsided, and the things that had been swept away by the wind gradually came to a stop.
If a wind-type ability user observes carefully, they can see the movement trajectory of the wind.
They seemed to be attracted by something, spinning and slowly converging towards a single point.
The area where they were converging gradually became a black vortex.
The vortex was as black as an abyss where the sun never shines, seemingly capable of sucking everything into it.
After the whirlwind entered, it disappeared without a trace.
Those sudden storms were thus sucked away by black vortexes in various parts of the world, eventually returning to calm.
The world fell silent.
But no one dared to make a move; such tranquility was too agonizing. Would dawn follow the darkness?
Or is this the beginning of another chaotic situation?
But the tranquility lasted all night, and many people were too tired to stay awake.
I'm too tired. I'll do tomorrow's work tomorrow. I'm going to sleep now.
Some people stayed up all night, remaining vigilant and carefully observing the changes around them.
A few people discovered the existence of the black vortex, but the surrounding environment was completely dark, making it difficult to determine what it was.
At dawn, as the first rays of sunlight shone upon the earth, the black vortex that had been silent all night suddenly changed dramatically.
Before people could react, a gray mist burst forth from countless vortexes.
The fog had no smell, but it was very thick; people who were close by soon couldn't even see their own hands and feet.
They searched aimlessly for someone they could rely on, when suddenly they heard a noise.
There were heavy breathing sounds, the dripping of saliva, the scraping of sharp claws against the ground, and a great deal of rustling noise...
Suddenly, someone was knocked down by something, and an indescribable stench hit the nose. Only when it was right next to the nose could one see what was right next to it.
This is a monster with its mouth wide open, full of sharp teeth, and drooling!
"Help me!!!"
The next second, his throat was bitten off.
"Hooray!"
The monster raised its head, covered in rotting flesh, and let out a long roar. Then, countless other monsters surged in like a tidal wave.
The monster is coming.
Shan Ran suddenly opened her eyes and got out of bed.
She slept in the clothes Rhine gave her last night, fully armed, only needing to put on her shoes to enter combat mode.
It was 5 a.m.
A ray of morning sun gradually rises on the horizon.
Shan Ran's face was serious.
She knew that the end times had officially arrived.
Downstairs, Rhine and Mengxin were also dressed.
Meng Xin was also wearing quick-drying sportswear and a windbreaker that Shan Ran bought.
Rhine was still wearing a shirt, but he had added leather suspenders over it, with a gun holster on the side and a sword sheath on the back.
Shan Ran glanced at it.
I took another look.
Take one more look.
An elegant and restrained aristocrat wearing such a backpack...it's almost bewitching...
Rhine noticed her gaze, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.
It turns out Ranran likes this kind of clothing; he'll wear it more often from now on.
Meng Xin glanced away and snorted coldly.
Shan Ran carried a gun and a long-handled sword.
Rhine also had a gun, and in his hand he held a cross-shaped sword passed down from his family. As the family heir, he had been proficient in these weapons since childhood.
Meng Xin didn't know how to use a gun either; he was carrying a large iron hammer that Shan Ran had bought.
The three opened the door, walked out of the villa, and stood in three different directions outside the courtyard.
Shan Ran didn't want the stench of the beast's corpse to fall into her yard.
Looking out, all the way to the horizon where the harpy eagle could see, there was no sign of the mist.
The villa area is in a really good location in the early stages, no wonder Rong Shuyao was able to establish her initial main character group here in her previous life.
After an unknown amount of time, unusually piercing and unpleasant roars and barks came from the air.
Rhine and Mengxin had never heard such a horrible beastly sound before, like the voice of a demon imprisoned for thousands of years coming from the depths of hell.
The chaotic sounds of beasts charging grew louder as they approached, and a group of hideous monsters came into view.
The first batch of monsters that appeared were of two types.
One type is named Hellhound.
They are about the same size as ordinary large dogs, but they are hairless, with strong, well-developed muscles, and their bodies are covered with mottled wounds and rotting flesh. As they move and push each other, rotting flesh falls to the ground.
The hellhound has bloodshot eyes, extremely sharp teeth, a powerful bite, and drool.
Another type is named the giant fire ant.
They are entirely red, resembling ants in appearance, and are about half a meter to one meter long. Their eyes gleam with an eerie black and red light.
Giant fire ants have a row of fine, densely packed sharp teeth in their mouthparts. They are not as sharp as those of hellhounds, nor do they have such a strong bite force, but their advantage lies in their extremely large numbers.
When a swarm of giant fire ants rushes forward, they can devour an elephant down to its bones in the blink of an eye.
They are called fire ants because, in addition to a large number of low-level red giant ants, there are also a small number of dark red giant ants. They are small in size, but in addition to physical attacks, they also have magical attacks such as fire-breathing.
Amidst yesterday's raging winds, the First Continent promulgated global superpower rankings.
From G to A, the grades go from low to high, and there's even an S grade above that.
However, most people's superpowers are currently only at the G level, some who have had a fever for a long time can reach the F level, and a few top people have reached the E level.
This level is comprehensively measured based on several aspects, including combat power, defense, potential, survivability, and teamwork.
Some superpowers are naturally suited for combat, such as strength-based abilities, while others excel at defense, such as petrification and earth-based abilities.
Some are good at survival, such as plant-based and spatial storage abilities, while others are better suited for teamwork, such as light-based and digital information abilities.
Combat power is not the only standard. The research institute uses the currently discovered superpowers as the standard and has constructed such a ranking system within each superpower.
Currently, those with physical enhancement abilities are the most numerous, such as those with strength-based abilities.
At the same level, elemental abilities like water and fire, as well as abilities that can conjure animals out of thin air, have a much shorter duration than physical abilities and abilities that directly attack by transforming the body into an animal.
To put it simply, magic attacks have a much lower energy bar than physical attacks.
So when Shanran first gained her superpower, she could fly for a long time with her wings, but she could only condense a very small amount of water.
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