The youth's horizontal leaping speed was very fast. It was much faster than a normal person running at full speed. Every time he leaped, a white mist would suffuse beneath his feet. The leaping frequency was not fast, and the distance he crossed each time was not large. However, for some unknown reason, every horizontal leap he made gave people the feeling that the road was being shortened. Just when one thought that he was acting like a crab to amuse others, the youth would unknowingly disappear from one's vision.
The youth leaped horizontally for an unknown period of time before he finally stopped at a fork in the road. He cocked his head in distress for a moment before he walked to the intersection and stood there, as though he was waiting for something.
"This King's Crab Steps is destined to be an existence that will shock the world!"
The youth was naturally Shi Xiaobai. He had stopped at the intersection and was facing the sky with a beaming smile.
When Shi Xiaobai earned a hundred thousand from the [Annihilation] rookies' pockets, the fiery voice resounded in his mind, "Congratulations on obtaining a D-level reward: 'Grasped Basics' D-level movement technique, [Crab Steps]."
Just as the fiery voice faded, Shi Xiaobai felt a headache, as though a lot of things had been stuffed into his brain. After the pain disappeared, Shi Xiaobai was surprised to realize that he had grasped the Crab Steps mentioned by the voice.
Not long after Hisith's game ended, the rookies dispersed. Shi Xiaobai exchanged a few words with Lingcun and Ye Jiaquan, and beat around the bush to obtain information about Crab Steps.
According to Lingcun, any offensive skill, defensive skill or movement technique that exceeded F Class was extremely difficult to grasp. It required a long period of study and practice to reach the realm of "Grasped Basics". Furthermore, movement techniques were divided into "movement", "dodging", as well as a combination of both, "flash". And Crab Steps was one of the D Class movement techniques. However, Crab Steps looked extremely comical, so very few people practiced it.
Shi Xiaobai was somewhat depressed, but he reluctantly accepted the reward of Crab Steps. However, when Shi Xiaobai stepped on the way back, he could not help but attempt Crab Steps, but he realized that he could not stop!
"King of Crabs, one step a thousand miles, two steps the horizon, three steps crossing life and death! Wahaha! "
Shi Xiaobai laughed maniacally, giving a young lady who passed by a fright. Thinking he was a madman, she hurriedly picked up her skirt and took small steps to escape.
When Shi Xiaobai saw this, how could he let this passerby who had been waiting for so long escape? He hurriedly used Crab Steps and leaped horizontally, using a comical posture to appear in front of the young lady.
Although his movements were laughable, his movement speed was undeniably fast.
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By the time Shi Xiaobai returned to Riko's apartment, it was already dark.
The lights in the house did not light up, indicating that Riko had yet to return. Shi Xiaobai curled his lips, feeling somewhat unhappy.
"This King's personal chef, where the hell are you!"
Shi Xiaobai looked up and shouted. Although he had not spent much time with Pear, Shi Xiaobai had eaten Pear's food twice. The delicious taste was still fresh in his mind. At this moment, he was especially missing that violent girl, especially when he accidentally ate a mouthful of instant noodles that were soaked to mush.
With instant noodles and ham, and a few pieces of cold bread, Shi Xiaobai hastily finished his dinner. Following that, he eagerly ran to the living room. The 40-inch LCD screen on the living room wall made Shi Xiaobai's eyes light up.
The remote control's design was not much different from those on Earth. Shi Xiaobai immediately found the power switch and pressed it, causing the LCD television to light up. At the same time, a solemn and somewhat sorrowful female voice was heard from the television.
"Another meteor fell. This is the one hundred and twenty-third meteor in this meteor shower. Oh, shit! When will such a disaster end!? "
The television's image flickered for a moment before a terrifying scene appeared. As the camera slowly moved, there were ruined walls, collapsed buildings, and shattered ground everywhere. Occasionally, there would be blood and corpses, but very quickly, a group of people dressed in special uniforms would carry the corpses or injured away on stretchers.
"Heavens, another meteor is coming!"
The female broadcaster's sorrowful voice sounded once again. The television's camera immediately focused on the sky. In the already dark night sky, a blob of light that looked extremely hot from afar fell from the sky. It was rushing towards the ground at an extremely fast speed. The camera was capturing it from afar, but at the instant the blob of light landed, it suddenly zoomed in. As such, a shocking scene appeared on the television screen.
After the blob of light landed, there was an explosion. A gigantic crater appeared in the ground as dust flew up, causing the image to turn blurry. When the dust dissipated, the true appearance of the blob of light was revealed.
It was a beetle with a steel-colored carapace. When it stood upright, it was even larger than a house. The beetle had a pair of scissor-like silver horns on its head. The camera zoomed in on the beetle's green eyes. There were actually countless white strip-like worms wriggling around in its eyes. It was a nauseating sight.
"Phew, this meteor is only an F Class Astral Calamity Beast — Astral Steel Giant Beetle. There are Heroes nearby, so this meteor shouldn't cause too much damage."
The female broadcaster's voice relaxed slightly. Following that, the camera switched again. After a few flashes, it fixed on a monster that was about five stories tall. The monster had three heads. The middle was a lion's head, the right was a dragon's head that constantly spewed flames, and the left was a goat's head with cold eyes. Its front claws were lion claws, while its back hooves were cow hooves. On its back was a pair of bat-like wings, and at the tip of its gigantic tail was a mouth filled with sharp teeth.
"It's a Chimera! Heavens, a B Class Astral Calamity Beast, Chimera. Such a monster can only be fought by a Hero at A Class or above! Wait, it looks like someone is fighting the Chimera!? "
The female broadcaster keenly noticed the abnormality of the Chimera in the freeze frame. As soon as her voice fell, the camera rotated half a circle to the front of the Chimera. Below the Chimera, amidst the flames spewing out of the dragon's head, there was a person wrapped in a green shield.
The camera zoomed in, revealing the person's appearance. It was a middle-aged man dressed in a suit. The man's face was scrunched up as sweat constantly dripped down his face. Shi Xiaobai acutely noticed that the green barrier the man had conjured was extremely similar to a Psionic Shield. It looked like a green Psionic Shield, but the man's barrier was flickering, as though it would melt in the flames at any moment.
The Chimera's goat head was staring intently at the middle-aged man. Its cold gaze seemed to lock onto the man, preventing him from moving. He could only use his Psionic Shield to resist the Chimera's flames.
But clearly, the man's Psionic Power was almost depleted.
"That's [Eventide]'s C Class Hero, Mr. Ceng Ziming. His Psionic Shield can't last much longer. Heavens, who can save him!?" The female broadcaster's tone was rather anxious.
Shi Xiaobai's heart was in his mouth. Just looking at the black-red flames made him feel extremely hot. If the barrier was to shatter, how could his body withstand it?
At this moment, the lion head in the middle of the Chimera slowly opened up. A lion's roar shot out like a cannonball, as a violent storm immediately struck the middle-aged man. Dust and debris flew up as the man let out an indignant roar before his shield shattered. His body was instantly engulfed by the black-red flames.
The flames burned for a few seconds before the dragon's head slowly closed its mouth. The flames also gradually extinguished, but the middle-aged man's figure was nowhere to be seen. Even his bones could not be seen. C Class Hero Ceng Ziming had been reduced to ashes by the Chimera's flames.
The female broadcaster fell silent. The repressive atmosphere was transmitted to Shi Xiaobai's heart through the television, making it difficult for him to breathe.
The camera continued following the slowly moving Chimera's body, but every step it took caused the surroundings to tremble. Roars, goat cries, and dragon roars were emitted from the three heads, but it was the only sound that could be heard.
The female broadcaster did not say a word. The camera did not move away from the Chimera either. The scene of the Chimera wreaking havoc in the city was still being broadcasted. She and them seemed to be waiting for something.
"It's coming!" The female broadcaster's cold voice suddenly resounded. Her voice was filled with hatred and anger.
At the same time, the scene suddenly zoomed out. In the distant sky, a stream of light was flying towards the camera, like a rocket that was shooting horizontally.
The camera zoomed in, zoomed in, zoomed in … The rocket-like object that was shooting at high speed finally revealed its true appearance. It was a person.
A white cloak fluttering in the wind, yellow tights, and a bald head that was so round and shiny, these were the three most obvious characteristics of the man. The camera suddenly moved forward and stopped on the man's eyes. His eyes occupied the entire frame. His eyes were sharper than a knife's edge and colder than frost and snow.
"He's coming. Our most beloved hero, Superman One-Pun is coming!"
The female broadcaster used all her strength to say those words loudly, as though she was trying to hide the sobs in her voice.
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