Girl, I'll Teach You Cultivation

Chapter 260

The earthquake lasted quite long and screams never-ending. In the beginning, sirens could be heard, but later on, even the sirens went dead. The roads were destroyed entirely so vehicles couldn't move at all and darkness loomed over the entire city. Moreover, the moon wasn't visible tonight, so it really seemed like the end of the world had arrived. People huddled in places they believed to be safe, listening to the frightened screams of others coming from all directions.

Nangong Kou'er was a sports girl, so she was more courageous than ordinary schoolgirls, but even she too was scared and hid in a corner under a mountain rock as she felt extremely weak due to becoming dizzy from the earthquake.

The earthquake's epicenter slowly traveled further, as if it were stopping for a rest. Nangong Kou'er also relaxed a bit then took out her phone to call her home, but although it had enough charge, there was no signal.

"Damn it!"

Nangong Kou'er's face was utterly pale.

Right now, the only thing she could do was to wait for dawn then hope that the rescue team arrives quickly. This time's earthquake was too severe. She could see fissures all over Ha City within the darkness, the roads were severely damaged. Even if the rescue team arrived, it'd take them quite the trouble to save her. Fortunately, she was able to survive without getting injured.

If only the earthquake stopped, she could leave from here safely after dawn.

Time passed by slowly, and the earthquake finally stopped. She could sense a lot of people nearby. Some were discussing in a small voice. It seemed like someone was injured and bleeding continuously. Knowing that there were others gave her mind inner peace. After spending the entire night with worry, she dozed off subconsciously.

After dawn, light passed through the sky and descended on the land. Someone shouted excitedly, "I have signal!"

Nangong Kou'er was woken up by this. She immediately took out her phone and saw that it really had a signal. She called her home. Her parents were already drowned in worry and hadn't slept at all, so they were glad she called, "Kou'er, are you alright?"

Their daughter had gone to Liaodong which just happened to encounter an earthquake so it really scared them.

After hearing her mother's voice, the usually strong-willed Nangong Kou'er who was on the verge of crying bawled like a child, "Mom!" Her voice had a sobbing tone to it.

"Good daughter, you're okay, right? Don't scare your mother!"

Nangong Kou'er shook her head, but her mother naturally couldn't see her. After a few moments, she said, "I-I'm fine and uninjured, just a little scared."

"That's good. Your father and I were worried all night."

Nangong Kou'er slowly steadied her mood, "The earthquake has stopped already so there won't be any danger. Don't worry."

Her mother said in a panic, "The news reported that this time's earthquake is very fierce and has a huge amplitude. Earth's crust seemed to have moved significantly, and a massive fissure has opened up between Ha City and Yangde City, completely separating both the cities. Water kept rushing out from underground and formed a river bigger than Jiangnan's canal."

After the day had brightened, Nangong Kou'er could finally see where she was. She was on a high mountain whose height was at least several hundred meters high above the sea level. She could see the entire Ha City from her location and felt as if she were dreaming, but that hotel was still standing intact at the peak of a hill. It painted a really exotic landscape which couldn't be created artificially.

After seeing this scene, she felt that she was really fortunate to have survived this earthquake without any injuries.

Papa Nangong's voice came through from the other side, "Kou'er, where are you right now? Dad will send the local military's helicopter to receive you."

More than half of Ha City was destroyed, so it wasn't possible for the rescue team to enter through the roads, the only way to rescue people was to use a helicopter.

Nangong Kou'er muttered to herself. Ha City wasn't that far from the place where Jiang Xiu was. She wondered whether he too had encountered an earthquake. If I leave, what about him? Do I abandon him? She came to an unfathomable conclusion, "I also don't know the location of the props so you can send for the helicopter once I'm certain of it."

She planned to stay behind to look for Jiang Xiu so they could return together.

"Take care of yourself then."

"Be safe."

"Keep in touch."

The sky cleared up gradually, and the people who had holed up inside began to come out. Someone appeared out in the streets, but the roads were bumpy and even had several meters deep holes everywhere. Even the medical personnel in the hospital had escaped, so the hospital was empty. The injured went there not knowing about this, and those who wanted to leave the city were isolated by the river which had popped up overnight.

Inside a shopping mall's huge screen, the news was being broadcast. There were also a few regions where there was a phone signal. The news was just reporting about the earthquake at Ha City. The rescue workers were making a supreme effort to create a blockade, and even the army had appeared. They were several kinds of speedboats coursing against the river's current with the intention to press on towards Ha City.

Looking at the full view of Ha City on the news, the people in the plaza panicked.

"The damage is so severe!"

More and more people were gathering in the plaza. Everyone seemed to have lost their senses after watching the screen. Their family and houses were gone, and the city was utterly devastated. They hoped for the government to rush over quickly and save them from this abyss of suffering.

Those at the base of the mountain began to walk down. The mountain didn't seem as if it had come up from underground at all. It was covered in trees and plants, there were even some rare species of plants here. Moreover, there was no path down the mountain so they could only climb downwards.

Taking advantage of her youth and quick reaction time due to playing sports, Nangong Kou'er also took the initiative to climb down. She planned to enter the city and look for a place to eat then go look for Jiang Xiu.

And right now, Jiang Xiu had gathered at an elementary school's entrance along with the villagers. Though the earthquake hadn't affected the village as severely as Ha City, many of their houses had collapsed. Last night, he had witnessed the destruction of Ha City from the viewpoint of his saber knife. Right now, several fissured had opened up in Ha City, many places had uplifted lands. Many small rivers had formed, and there was even a huge river. A lot of mountains seemed to have popped up around the city as well.

Earth had never experienced such a huge change in recent times. Moreover, he also felt as if some kind of change had occurred to this world. King Alex's words might have indeed come true. This world was really changing.

"Whoa!"

Looking at the photo of the Ha City in the news, the villagers all cried out in alarm. The destruction was too devastating and similar to those movies where the end of the world arrives.

It wasn't possible to evaluate the casualties right now, but it was definite that it'd be an awful number.

"My child is working part-time at the city."

"He must be fine, right?"

The early morning sunshine fell over the city, giving the people a bit of warmth. Jiang Xiu suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. His gaze swept across the area and discovered a pair of frightening eyes glowing in the darkness of a collapsed house. Sounds of breathing were audible as well. The voice sounded like that of a beast. This scene made Jiang Xiu recall the beasts he encountered in the ancient city, those strange organisms which weren't' from this world.

"O'Mother!"

A woman had just noticed it as well and cried out in fear.

That strange organism's build was quite huge and it looked very frightening inside the darkness of the house.

"What is that?"

"Is it a bear?"

There were bears in the mountains of Liaodong.

"Why would a bear come out of the mountain?"

Someone shouted, "What are you standing around in a daze for? Grab a gun quickly. Didn't that guy's house have a hunting gun? Go bring it quickly."

Everyone seemed to have woken up from their stupor.

The monster gave out a deep and low beastly roar from its throat, but it didn't dare to rashly leave the darkness of the house.

Is it afraid of the sunshine? Jiang Xiu pondered.

The natives of Liaodong were brave. After grabbing the gun, they pressed towards the monster with the intentions to see what it was. However, this act seemed to have thoroughly infuriated that monster.

It suddenly opened its mouth and roared, resulting in a sound wave rippling outwards. The villagers screamed as they were thrown backward due to it as if they were blown back by a hurricane.

That hunter got afraid and recklessly shot at the monster. It wasn't clear whether he had hit or miss, but the shadow exited the darkness and leapt 5-6 m in a single jump with extremely high speed.

Jiang Xiu's eyes opened wide. He finally saw the monster's appearance clearly.

It had a ferocious looking apppearance and had the figure of a lion with a scaled armor all over it.

"Lion Demon!"