Upon closer inspection, Yefan could clearly see that the entire area ahead had been reduced to ruins.
"How could this be!?"
Yefan's heart sank as he saw the devastation.
"This... how is this possible!? How did it end up like this!"
He sped toward the scene as fast as he could, his face growing darker as he surveyed the destruction below.
"Ah!!!"
Yefan arrived at the location of his former home, only to find that it had completely collapsed.
He let out a roar of anger, and the ground trembled beneath him.
"Who are you!?"
At that moment, a large group of soldiers appeared not far away.
They aimed their guns at Yefan, who was floating in the air.
The leader of the group, a middle-aged man, stared at Yefan in shock.
Yefan was hovering in the sky—something the man had never seen before.
At first, he thought Yefan was a creature from another world, but upon closer inspection, he realized Yefan looked like an ordinary human.
Yefan glanced at the soldiers below and, in an instant, descended from the sky.
The soldiers widened their eyes in surprise.
Instinctively, they tightened their grip on their weapons, but Yefan's speed made it impossible for them to keep track of his movements.
A moment later, Yefan was standing right in front of them.
"You…"
The middle-aged man, still shocked by Yefan's sudden appearance, instinctively reached for the trigger of his gun.
"I'm human too," Yefan said calmly.
Bang—
At that moment, one of the soldiers, in his nervousness, accidentally pulled the trigger.
The bullet shot toward Yefan, but he remained completely unfazed.
Using his mental power, Yefan easily deflected the bullet.
This...!?
The soldiers' eyes widened in disbelief, their faces filled with astonishment.
"I need to ask you a question."
"Are all the people in this city dead?" Yefan asked, looking directly at the middle-aged man.
The man was still in shock, as if paralyzed by fear.
"Answer!" Yefan commanded, his voice sharp.
"N-no... they're not dead," the man stammered, snapping back to his senses.
"Not dead!?"
"Then where did they go?" Yefan's voice grew urgent as hope surged within him.
If they weren't dead, then there was still hope!
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Yefan asked again.
"They were taken to Tianlong City. All the refugees are heading there now," the middle-aged man replied, his voice trembling slightly.
The earlier display of Yefan deflecting bullets had terrified him.
The other soldiers were equally stunned, their eyes filled with fear.
"Tianlong City, huh…" Yefan muttered, furrowing his brow.
Roar—
Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed from the distance.
"An alien beast is coming!"
Upon hearing the roar, the middle-aged man turned pale and quickly raised his gun, looking toward the source of the sound.
In the distance, a massive creature came into view.
An alien beast!
The creature opened its mouth, revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth dripping with saliva.
Roar—
Its blood-red eyes locked onto Yefan and the soldiers, and it charged toward them, ready to tear them apart.
Bang bang bang—
The soldiers frantically fired their guns, their bullets striking the beast, but they barely penetrated its thick hide. Only half of each bullet managed to sink in.
The beast was nearly upon them, its jaws ready to bite.
We're done for!
The soldiers' eyes widened in despair.
"Slash!"
In that instant, Yefan raised his sword and swung it through the air.
A massive sword-shaped energy projection shot out.
The alien beast's enormous body was instantly cleaved in two.
Dark blue blood sprayed everywhere, splattering onto the soldiers, turning their uniforms blue.
The beast's colossal body collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud.
"What…?"
The soldiers were left speechless, their jaws hanging open in disbelief.
Just moments earlier, they had been certain they were about to die. But Yefan had effortlessly cut the creature in half with a single swing of his sword!
"Let's go. Take me to Tianlong City."
"I don't know where it is," Yefan said, looking at the soldiers.
As he spoke, the dark blue blood on the ground rose into the air and was absorbed into the Yefan Sword.
This…!?
Yefan was surprised as he watched the blood being absorbed.
The Yefan Sword could absorb blood again!?
However, unlike before, there was no notification from the system after the absorption.
Yefan could feel a powerful energy surging from the sword into his body.
However, the alien beast was too weak, so the energy absorbed and transmitted to Yefan was minimal.
"Let's move," Yefan said, turning to the middle-aged man.
"Y-yes… right away!"
The man and his soldiers snapped out of their shock and hurried to lead Yefan forward.
Soon, Yefan learned that the middle-aged man was named Wu Yifan, the leader of this group of soldiers.
They had just fended off a few alien beasts and creatures nearby, unaware that such a powerful beast had been lurking in the area.
"With someone like you around, these alien beasts are no match," Wu Yifan said, feeling more comfortable talking with Yefan as they walked.
"Are all humans now this strong?" Yefan asked calmly.
The spatial rifts had brought immense energy to Blue Star.
Logically, this would have enhanced the planet's energy, making it a perfect environment for cultivation.
Yet, it seemed there were no powerful warriors among the humans.
"There were once some very strong individuals, but they were all killed by the aliens."
"Of course, none of them were as strong as you," Wu Yifan added honestly.
He wasn't lying.