Chapter 1088: Protecting the Homeland, Guarding the City Task, Underestimated?_1

It was already night, with the Red Moon hanging high in the sky, emitting an enchanting red glow that radiated an indescribable eeriness.

The Chuan Province Martial University's sports field was brightly lit.

All the student martial artists present at the school had received the message and assembled here, with noisy discussions everywhere.

"Did you see the message? The Third-Grade Secret Realm has revived, and soon our school will likely be selecting teams to explore it."

"Enough with the Secret Realm talk. Didn't you see the second message? Ferocious beasts, influenced by the earthquake, have gone into a frenzy and are gathering outside major cities. There's a very high chance they'll launch a beast tide."

"Hiss—"

Upon hearing someone mention this, the expressions of the surrounding senior students immediately became tense, their faces losing all traces of playfulness and horseplay as their eyes became heavy with concern.

The freshmen, however, clearly lacked experience and appeared much more relaxed.

Luo Yu stood in the crowd, quietly listening to the discussions around him and frowning.

"A beast tide, huh?"

Given his background, he was naturally familiar with beast tides.

Since the global revival of spiritual energy, ferocious beasts had been a major threat to human survival. On normal days, if it was just a single group of ferocious beasts going mad and attacking cities, it was easier to deal with, but a beast tide was always a disaster.

Firstly, a beast tide would always include high-level ferocious beasts, the most terrifying of which could even rival First-grade Strong Persons in humanity. Their scales and armor could provide a defensive capability that even surpassed those of human strong persons of the same grade.

Secondly, in a beast tide, all the ferocious beasts would be frenzied, fearlessly rushing at cities with no regard for casualties or losses. Countless beasts would advance relentlessly, which was nothing short of terrifying.

Luo Yu did not worry for his own safety, but the thought of the many soldiers guarding the city who would die clenched his fists tight.

If they could not hold, cities would fall, and countless ordinary citizens of Great Xia would be slaughtered and torn apart by the ferocious beasts.

Since the appearance of the Red Moon and the resurgence of spiritual energy, six cities in Great Xia had fallen, turning into ghost towns that were no less than hell on Earth.

"Damn it." Luo Yu's expression was grim with intense hatred for ferocious beasts, "If only I were stronger now, I would eradicate all the ferocious beasts in the world."

"Boss, there you are. I've been looking for you for a long time," Little Fatty said breathlessly as he squeezed through the crowd, wiping the sweat off his forehead.

If there hadn't been a small clear space around Luo Yu, where other freshmen didn't dare approach too closely, it would have been difficult for him to find him in such a crowded field.

Luo Yu nodded but did not say much, his mood was not great after learning of the ferocious beasts attacking the city.

He had previously felt that he was advancing at a rapid pace in his training, but now it seemed slow. His personality was greatly influenced by Luo Tiance and Luo Fan, both of whom were devoted to their country and its people, willing to sacrifice themselves.

Little Fatty thought Luo Yu was worried about the ferocious beasts attacking the city and tried to reassure him:

"Boss, don't worry. If the sky falls, there will be tall ones to take the brunt, and us newbies won't likely be assigned to the city defense tasks. We are quite safe."

Luo Yu gave him a cold look.

"Do you want to hide behind others for the rest of your life?"

Little Fatty felt a sudden shock in his heart at that indifferent gaze.

He had said the wrong thing.

He hurriedly explained:

"Boss, I might be a bit of a coward and I'm really scared of dying, but if the country truly needs me, I won't hesitate, even if I go into battle in tears."

Luo Yu's expression softened a bit.

"Actions speak louder than words," he said succinctly.

Little Fatty nodded and inwardly chastised himself for not understanding his boss's character enough. Who would have thought his boss had such a positive energy?

Off to the side behind Luo Yu, a pair of bewitching eyes observed the scene from the shadows.

Dajiuer's ears twitched, and after hearing the conversation here, an expression of surprise appeared on her bewitching face.

She hadn't expected Xia Luo, a domineering youth, to harbor such a delicate sense of responsibility.

It was indeed a surprise to her.

Most young martial artists lacked such enlightenment and were mostly delicate egoists.

"This man, really piques one's curiosity even more," Dajiuer's rosy lips curled up slightly.

"Why hasn't Luo Yu shown up yet? We came to Chuan Province Martial University because of him, but we haven't even seen a trace of him yet," Lyu Chan complained, looking around.

"I'm not here because of him," the handsome young man with bright red lips and white teeth shook his head.

Lyu Chan rolled her eyes: "You're just a dead tsundere, Huo Tongtian."

"Didn't the principal say that Luoshenzi went off to travel and won't be coming anytime soon?" Li Mushen said with a smile: "If he's so careless, then we need to work twice as hard to surpass him, and one day get our revenge."

"Yeah, beat him to the ground," Huo Tongtian said, swinging his fist, still harboring resentment over the day he was easily crushed.

Dressed in jeans, white sneakers, and a white T-shirt, Diao Lingluo did not join the conversation but stared in a direction far away, always feeling that there was a familiar sense about Xia Luo.

"Quiet!"

Just at that moment, a sharp voice rang out through the loudspeakers.

Bai Xiao'e appeared, dressed in a white blouse, a short skirt with black tights, and wearing black leather boots, accompanied by the Student Council's cadres and members on scene to maintain order.

It had to be said that the Student Council was adept at maintaining order, and the noisy sports field quieted down at once.

Soon after, Yang Cang and other instructors, who had just finished an emergency meeting, also quickly flew over from the sky.

Yang Cang stood on the main stage, towering above the crowd with a serious expression. Without any dallying, he promptly said: