Chapter 175: Equal Treatment in Lin Fan's Eyes

Sun Xiao was in a state of excitement, the kind that should last only three seconds. Yet, inexplicably, it persisted. Even the most miraculous drug couldn't sustain such a prolonged state.

The livestream chat exploded.

"That's probably the most badass thing I've ever heard."

"Who's the hen?"

"Who the hell knows who the hen is? Did I just see some tiny thing fly by?"

The evil rooster was too small. It was practically invisible from a distance.

Old Zhang waved his arms and shouted, "Go for it! Avenge the hen!"

The bodyguards were deeply moved by the scene, tears welling in their eyes. What kind of person could possess such profound emotions? To confront evil spirits for a mere hen, a creature that lays eggs? Couldn't they be more level-headed?

The young master truly lived up to his title.

His judgment of character was truly divine.

They had dismissed the two as lunatics, but Young Master Bao recognized their deep sense of loyalty and righteousness. Such sentiments were a rarity in modern society.

…

"Why did you hurt my hen?"

Lin Fan stared fearlessly at the evil creatures. Even if they were animals, he wasn't afraid. If his pet couldn't defeat them, he would personally step in and teach them a lesson.

The evil creatures looked at Lin Fan, aware of his strength, but they roared at him in fury.

A single roar might not be much.

But the combined roars of all the evil creatures were terrifying.

They were telling Lin Fan to get lost.

"Although I don't understand what you're saying, I can hear the arrogance in your voices. The hen is my best friend, besides Old Zhang and Bao. She's my pet, and she works hard every day to lay eggs for us."

"I won't allow anyone besides my friends to bully her."

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Lin Fan roared, leaping into the air. The ground beneath his feet cracked as he descended, his fist clenched, striking the ground in the midst of the evil creatures.

Boom!

A terrifying force rippled outwards. Lin Fan practiced Qigong, cultivating his body, absorbing energy particles from the world around him. Combined with the Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement technique he had acquired, his power in battle was unimaginable.

And he grew stronger every day.

Immersed in nature, his body constantly absorbed energy particles, even while he slept.

The ground fractured.

Many evil creatures were sent flying.

Enraged, the evil creatures lunged, biting ferociously. Lin Fan swung his fists, exploding the heads of the weaker ones with a single punch, and caving in the faces of others.

Occasionally, an evil creature would strike the back of Lin Fan's head, but he would just scratch his head, seemingly unaffected, and retaliate with a punch.

Lin Fan's figure was engulfed by the swarm of evil creatures.

Sun Xiao stood up, holding his phone, livestreaming the fight. He couldn't see Lin Fan, but he could hear the thudding sounds of fists connecting with flesh.

The viewers in the livestream were speechless, staring in disbelief.

Even the comments section went silent.

Although they couldn't see clearly, they knew the scene was incredibly intense. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.

Yanhai City, Evil Creature Headquarters.

Deep within the dark underground.

Rustle… rustle…

A sound like something scraping against the ground echoed.

"Cockroach Demon, what a pity."

The speaker was an evil creature.

It had the tail of a snake and a human-like upper body, but its head resembled a cobra, giving it a sinister and terrifying appearance.

The Evil Serpent King.

A terrifying existence among the evil creatures. Ancient legends spoke of snakes transforming into Jiaolong, and Jiaolong into dragons. This creature, however, seemed to be a half-snake, half-human hybrid. Apart from its face and hands, nothing else resembled a human.

It picked up a phone from the stone chair, scrolling through the information displayed on the screen.

"Heh heh!"

The Evil Serpent King chuckled coldly, its long tongue flicking out to retrieve a shard, similar to the one obtained by the special department. It then picked up a bottle filled with a green liquid, inside which a strange, antennaed heart pulsed.

It dropped the shard into the bottle and placed it back on the stone chair.

"Just keep growing. I will be the one to conquer Yanhai City. Every city where the Demon God appears will be destroyed. That is…"

"Hmm?"

The Evil Serpent King's expression darkened as if sensing the situation of its army. A terrifying energy erupted from its body, surging rapidly towards the distance.

Yanhai City Monitoring Department.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Alarms blared.

The staff checked the data, their faces paling drastically. "It's bad! The strongest energy fluctuation has appeared! Starting at City-level, it's now rapidly increasing, reaching the critical point… no… it's still rising! Heavenly King level energy fluctuation!"

"A Heavenly King level evil creature has appeared, and its energy is still rising! No, it's stabilized, maintaining a high Heavenly King level."

"We're doomed."

The staff member's face was ashen, completely devoid of color.

This energy fluctuation was even stronger than that of the Cockroach Demon.

The rule that cities where the Demon God appeared would be destroyed was inescapable.

"High Heavenly King level?"

Jin He Li's icy expression shifted. She immediately notified One-Eyed Man. This was a dangerous sign. High Heavenly King level evil creatures rarely appeared, usually only during large-scale battles between humans and evil creatures.

After the notification, Jin He Li hurriedly searched for previously collected data, her only reference being the Cockroach Demon from thirty years ago. She quickly found the comparative data.

"This…"

All the data was there. The Cockroach Demon that appeared recently possessed a near-immortal body, but its energy level was significantly weaker than the one from thirty years ago.

The current evil creature's energy level, however, was very close to the Cockroach Demon from thirty years ago.

Back then, they had paid a heavy price to slay the Cockroach Demon, losing nearly half of their strongest fighters.

Given Yanhai City's current situation… it seemed unlikely they could win.

One-Eyed Man was watching the livestream while smoking, fairly engrossed. He guessed that the fighter must be Lin Fan; who else could it be but that lunatic?

Suddenly, Jin He Li's voice came through.

One-Eyed Man's calm demeanor instantly changed. He froze, the cigarette burning down to his fingers without him noticing. He looked at his blackened fingertip and tossed the cigarette butt away.

"High Heavenly King level?"

This was not good news.

"Heng Jianqiu, I advise you to leave." One-Eyed Man said.

Heng Jianqiu looked at him in confusion. "Are you crazy? I've been waiting here with you for half a day, and now you're telling me to leave?"

"Are you kidding me?"

One-Eyed Man shook his head. "I'm not kidding. Do you know that a Heavenly King level energy fluctuation just appeared?"

"Do you know what that means?"

"It's as powerful as the Cockroach Demon those experts faced thirty years ago. I'm the strongest here. These others are older, slightly weaker, and you're about the same as them."

"With our current strength, we may not be able to withstand it. If we had a few more people as strong as me, I might have some confidence. But now, I want you to take Old Chen and leave."

Heng Jianqiu understood the gravity of the situation. "Where's the person who killed the Cockroach Demon last time?"

One-Eyed Man shook his head. "It's no use. I just learned that the reason the evil creatures haven't attacked is because he's been holding them off outside. Now that this kind of evil creature has appeared, we can't reach him. The result will be the same. It's useless. This has nothing to do with you. Just take Old Chen and leave. There are things you need there. I hope you can settle Old Chen down safely."

Then One-Eyed Man turned to the other members and shouted, "All fourth-year graduates from the academy, leave Yanhai City! Run as far as you can! This is no longer your battlefield!"

The members who were waiting for the evil creatures heard their leader's words, filled with questions.

What was he saying?

They couldn't quite understand.

What the hell!

Even if he wanted to insult them, he shouldn't do it like this.

Graduating from the highest academy and coming to a not-so-major city like Yanhai was already giving them enough face.

Now he was driving them away?

If he didn't give them a proper explanation, it would truly hurt their feelings.

Heng Jianqiu said, "If that's the case, then we should all leave. The citizens are hiding in the shelters now. There's enough food for them to last for a while, enough time to wait for reinforcements from headquarters."

One-Eyed Man retorted, "Bullshit! I'm the head of the Yanhai City Special Department. You want me to leave? You're insulting me! I want to see what those evil creatures can do to me! Even if I die, I'll tear off their hides!"

"You're being stubborn," Heng Jianqiu said.

One-Eyed Man replied, "This isn't stubbornness, it's principle."

…

Sun Xiao was still livestreaming when his phone suddenly rang. It was the administrator of the Ai Ai forum.

Sun Xiao's excited expression instantly changed as he listened to the administrator's words.

He hung up, stunned.

"Viewers, Yanhai City might not make it. I just received a call. A Heavenly King level energy fluctuation has appeared, a high-level one at that."

"According to the Ai Ai administrator, this kind of evil creature is just like the Cockroach Demon from thirty years ago."

"You might not fully understand."

"But just know this, to fight against such an evil creature, you need at least a dozen people as strong as the strongest person in the Yanhai City Special Department to have a chance of winning."

"And even then, the chances are slim."

As he spoke, not only was he terrified, but so were the viewers watching the livestream, and even more so the citizens hiding in the shelters of Yanhai City. They wailed in disbelief, refusing to accept the reality.

The Evil Serpent King had spotted the human mingling with the lesser evil creatures, casually pummeling them. It enraged him. With a flick of its snake tail, it became a blur, rushing towards Lin Fan. It would tear this human limb from limb.

"I will avenge my hen!"

Lin Fan punched the evil creatures relentlessly.

"Die!" The Evil Serpent King appeared before Lin Fan, its sharp claws reaching for his face, aiming to tear it apart.

Lin Fan didn't notice the Evil Serpent King.

He swung a punch, striking the Serpent King squarely in the face. Bang! The Serpent King's head slammed into the ground. For a brief moment, it was stunned, then a surge of evil energy erupted, emitting a piercing shriek.

Bang!

Lin Fan punched the Evil Serpent King into the ground again, then kicked it in the abdomen. The Serpent King went flying, landing outside the throng of battling evil creatures.

The Evil Serpent King clutched its abdomen, hissing in pain.

Damn it.

How dare you hit me like this?

Lin Fan thought that the creature seemed rather durable. Oh well, since he had hit it three times, he would forgive it. Just don't come any closer.

Perhaps humans had their hierarchies, and evil creatures had their strengths and weaknesses.

But in Lin Fan's eyes…

Everyone was equal.