Time goes back to the moment when the Abyssal Creatures first invaded.
After seeing the Abyssal Worms suddenly burst out from the ground, Shen Yan immediately sensed a subtle wrongness he couldn’t quite articulate.
It was too coincidental. He had just experienced a premature Gray Mist Tide, and on the second day after arriving at this Base City, he was facing an Abyssal Invasion.
Therefore, Shen Yan instantly heightened his vigilance to the maximum.
And during this time, he gradually noticed that these Abyssal Worms seemed to be searching for something.
For a moment, Shen Yan even felt that he had locked eyes with several Abyssal Worms.
The unease in his heart reached its peak.
Thus, Shen Yan directly dove into his own shadow and vanished without a trace.
Even Shen’s Father, who was nearby, was startled.
“Xiao Yan, where did you go?”
Shen’s Father, while protecting Mother Shen, anxiously looked for Shen Yan.
Just then, Shen Yan’s voice suddenly rang in Shen’s Father’s ear: “I have something to confirm; I’m stepping away for a bit.”
With that, Shen Yan disappeared again.
“Xiao Yan?”
Shen’s Father was instantly shocked. He couldn’t track his son’s movements at all.
Come without a shadow, leave without a trace!
Helpless, Shen’s Father could only take his wife and move closer to Su Aoxue’s family.
As for Shen Yan…
Shen Yan used his talent ability to move like a ghost and arrive beside an Elite-level Abyssal Worm.
The moment he emerged from the shadow, that Elite-level Abyssal Worm instantly locked onto his position.
‘!’
Shen Yan was startled inwardly and quickly hid back into the shadow.
Then he appeared beside another Elite-level Abyssal Worm.
The result was the same as the previous test.
Every time, the moment he appeared, they locked onto his position.
This pushed the ominous feeling in Shen Yan’s heart to its peak.
Naturally, Shen Yan’s strange behavior caught others’ attention.
However, before they could react, Shen Yan disappeared from there again in the next instant, leaving only a few bewildered Martial Artists to face that Elite-level Abyssal Worm.
When he reappeared, Shen Yan was already standing in an open space where no Abyssal Worms were present.
After feeling the surrounding ground gradually quiet down, Shen Yan began counting silently in his heart.
The moment he felt the ground beneath his feet start to tremble, Shen Yan immediately disappeared from his spot.
But at the very spot where he had been standing, the ground instantly cracked open.
A large area of land was lifted up by a massive creature.
A hundred meters away, Shen Yan emerged from the shadow again.
Looking at the Commander-rank Abyssal Worm not far away, just one glance, and he felt its gaze upon him.
‘Its target is actually me!’
‘But why?’
Shen Yan’s mind was full of confusion at this moment.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Commander-rank Abyssal Worm was being held back by the full S-class Squad, Shen Yan began to carefully recall which link had gone wrong.
‘It seems everything started to change after I awakened my talent ability… the original worldline began to shift…’
‘Right, the talent ability!’
Shen Yan subconsciously looked at his own palm, and at that moment, his palm began to emanate a mysterious power, like the legendary stars.
This talent ability that suddenly appeared and didn’t originally belong to him…
The moment he lifted his eyes, Shen Yan saw that the Commander-rank Abyssal Worm seemed to be staring fixedly at him.
Even though Abyssal Worms have no eyes, Shen Yan still had this feeling of being watched.
‘So it really is related to this suddenly acquired anomalous ability?’
‘My rebirth is indeed not a normal occurrence!’
A flash of understanding passed through Shen Yan’s mind.
The next moment, he hid this power, almost completely concealing all its aura.
‘But why him?’
‘In his previous life, what happened after he died?’
Just as Shen Yan was pondering, this suddenly appearing Commander-rank Abyssal Worm was being ganged up on by three S-rank Martial Artists.
But its gaze seemed to be fixed on Shen Yan’s position from start to finish.
As if it wanted to memorize him deeply.
At that moment, an abnormal scene suddenly occurred.
The Commander-rank Abyssal Worm that had appeared suddenly dove into the ground and never came out again!
It seemed to have escaped!
But no one went to chase it.
Because the escape direction of that Commander-rank Abyssal Worm was underground.
Abyssal Worms travel through the land as if swimming in water.
The ground seemed to deliberately avoid it, and after it completely passed through, the hollow would be filled again.
For Abyssal Creatures that have mastered the Earth System to the extreme, humans simply cannot pursue them.
Therefore, this battle ended quickly; the entire process took less than 30 minutes.
It came fast and went fast.
Shen Yan also emerged from the shadow at this time.
The moment Shen’s Father saw Shen Yan, he started scolding: “You brat, where did you run off to?”
“A Commander-rank Abyssal Creature just appeared, and you still dared to run around!”
“Look how worried your mother is!”
Mother Shen, with tears in her eyes, reached out to stop her husband.
“Alright, alright, Yan’er is back, that’s what matters.”
Seeing that his father had stopped criticizing him, Shen Yan then gently comforted his mother.
Then he promised: “Don’t worry, I won’t put myself in danger.”
“And I’m not as weak as you imagine. Dad probably can’t even beat me now.”
Shen Yan said half-jokingly.
In response, Shen’s Father complained: “What nonsense are you talking about? So what if I can’t beat you? I’m still your father!”
As for the fact that his son was stronger than him, Shen’s Father had realized it the moment Shen Yan suddenly disappeared earlier.
When Shen Yan spoke at his ear like a ghost without him noticing, Shen’s Father was even more certain that his child was far stronger than him.
Su Aoxue also walked over at this time. Her azure blue eyes looked at the scene with some envy, but then turned curious as she looked at Shen Yan.
‘What could it be that requires Old Shen, a reborn big shot, to personally confirm?’
Shen Yan felt his scalp tingle under Su Aoxue’s probing gaze.
So he walked over to Su Aoxue and said softly: “This matter, I can’t tell you yet, because even I haven’t figured it out.”
“Alright.”
Seeing Shen Yan’s serious expression, Su Aoxue had to let it go.
At this moment, Mother Shen wiped the tears from her eyes, looked at the scene, and sighed inexplicably: “These two kids have such a good relationship, but unfortunately…”
Su Mother, hearing the implication, silently shook her head.
Su Mother naturally knew her best friend’s little intentions and felt helpless.
The sudden Abyssal invasion caused considerable losses to the convoy.
Fortunately, there were no fatalities.
After wasting two hours on reorganization, the convoy finally left the Base City smoothly.