High Martial Arts: Invincible From Being Away from Keyboard - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Evolution Of An Ancient Tree, The Sudden Appearance of Strangers

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Qi Shu looked at the interface. Currently, the only instance zone option was Jiangnan Residential Area Without any hesitation, he clicked to continue using the cheat. This was the capital that he could use to become stronger right now.

[Successfully activated the instance zone cheat for Jiangnan Residential Area!]

[Primary stones detected on the host. One primary stone can be used to activate the cheats of the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques!]

Qi Shu looked at the notification in front of him and used his finger to tap it lightly.

[Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique cheat requires one primary stone. Do you want to use it?]

“Yes!”

[Successful activation. One primary stone consumed. The technique cheat for the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques has been activated!]

After Qi Shu activated it, he felt himself. There was not much change to his body. It seemed that he would be rewarded after the duration of the teecnique cheat ended.

Qi Shu looked at the time. It was neither too early nor too late to go to school now. He walked out of the house and went straight to school.

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Qi Shu passed by a breakfast shop and saw a kind-looking middle-aged woman in a checkered shirt waving at him with a smile on her face.

“Xiaoshu, what do you want to eat today?”

Qi Shu walked over. This was the place where he ate breakfast all year round. He said straight away, “Aunt Xue, please prepare a bowl of beef noodles for me. Sorry for the trouble!”

Aunt Xue nodded lightly and said, “Yes, go in and wait for a moment. It will be ready soon!”

Qi Shu agreed and found a place to sit down. The morning news was being broadcasted on television.

Qi Shu had just raised his head to look at the television when he realized that the content of the news broadcast had changed to a news announcement. 

[Breaking news: On the left side of Yangcheng Garden District, an ancient tree has suddenly started to grow crazily overnight. It is now over three hundred meters tall.

“Currently, the government has already evacuated the people around and quarantined the area. The relevant departments are involved. The residents living nearby should not be overly curious. Do not go near the ancient tree to prevent any accidents from happening.”

Qi Shu read the message. This garden district was not far from where he lived. It was only two kilometers away.

Aunty Xue walked in with a flushed face. She placed a bowl of noodles on the table and said, “Xiaoshu, your noodles are ready!”

“Thank you!”

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Qi Shu finished his breakfast and ran out of the door. “Aunt Xue, I’m leaving first!”

Auntie Xue shouted from behind, “Slow down, it’s still early. Why are you in such a hurry to go to school?”

“There’s something that I need to do! ”

Qi Shu waved his hand without looking back. Soon, he arrived at a relatively empty spot and looked in the direction of the ancient tree that had been broadcast on the television.

With a single glance, he could see the trunk and branches of the ancient tree that were reaching the sky. Under the morning sun, the lush leaves emitted a faint emerald glow. It was as if it contained a strange magical power that captivated others. 

The ancient tree was like a towering giant standing there. The tall buildings around it were like little brothers before it. It was hard to imagine that it was just a wilting ancient tree yesterday.

Qi Shu retracted his gaze and took a deep breath. He slowly exhaled and calmed himself down. Then, he walked quickly towards his school.

Qi Shu silently thought about the situation that had happened today. His surroundings were gradually changing. Regular methods could no longer solve these problems. It was only a matter of time before chaos broke out.

Due to the recovery of magical energy, the whole world had started to move out of the right track. Not only were humans affected by the revival of magical energy, but animals, plants, and even certain environments had started to undergo strange changes as well.

In the past, he had only seen these changes in the plants and animals far away on television, but now they had really started appearing near him. It was less than two kilometers away.

This was hard to accept. They had yet to report the situation of the people living at the spot of the incident, but he knew that it would not be easy for them. After all, such tall trees required a huge space to grow.

The residential area might have been destroyed. The underground waterway system and everything else might have been infiltrated.

He was currently living in the suburbs, and there were many wild animal protection zones surrounding the area. There were also many wild beasts living there.

In the past, there were many people who used special transportation to go inside, but the government had now completely sealed off these routes. No one was allowed to enter, and they were monitored day and night.

It seemed that the government was also afraid that something bad would happen. After all, the animals were extremely wild, and an accident could happen if they were not careful.

If one of the large animals suddenly mutated and broke into this suburb, there would be scary consequences!

Most of the people here were ordinary people. Perhaps the humans who had trained in ancient martial arts could defend themselves a little, but ordinary people would have no ability to resist an attack. They might die straight away. 

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“Bang!” 　 

While Qi Shu was thinking, he did not pay much attention to the person in front of him. At that moment, he suddenly bumped into someone. He raised his head and was about to apologize when he realized that the person had given him a cold look before quickly turning around to leave.

Qi Shu frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man who had left. The man had stared at him like a hungry wolf that had been starved for a long time just now. It made him shudder. It was as if he was going to pounce on him and tear him apart the very next moment.

Qi Shu looked around. He walked on this path every single day. Even with his eyes closed, he could accurately walk to the place that he wanted to go. He was very familiar with this place.

Even if he did run into some pedestrians, he should have seen 90% of them before, but pedestrians were all different today although the streets were the same.

The pedestrians around him all had unfamiliar faces. Each of them had cold expressions on their faces. After the small incident earlier, they only glanced around briefly before leaving in a hurry.

Qi Shu looked at the pedestrians around him, and an alarm blared within his heart. His brain forced him to leave this place immediately. This place was definitely abnormal. It seemed like the goals of these people’s were related to the ancient tree that had appeared out of nowhere.

Every single stranger that he had met earlier was not an ordinary person. They were the “Awakened Ones” that his teacher had mentioned. It was best for ordinary people to not provoke them. Otherwise, they might disappear the next day!

Qi Shu quickly walked towards the school. He could not stay in this suburb for long. No matter what, he had to get a transfer certificate today. It was better to go to the city.

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