Chapter 588 - 374: This World Is So Barren, I Really Regret Coming Here

Chapter 588: Chapter 374: This World Is So Barren, I Really Regret Coming Here

Blue Star.

Happiness Garden District, Building Three, Room 601.

SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...

The sound of running water came from the bathroom, finally falling silent after a while.

With a CLICK, the bathroom door opened. A slender figure emerged from the steam-filled room.

Su Yue was wrapped in a light blue bath towel. Below her swan-like neck was a wide expanse of snow-white collarbones, and further down, a breathtakingly full curve.

She had washed her hair while bathing, and her damp locks now cascaded over her shoulders, releasing a sweet, refreshing fragrance.

Her face was fair with a rosy tint, her skin as smooth as jade. It seemed to shimmer faintly under the bright lights. Fresh from her shower, Su Yue exuded an astonishing charm, but there was no one around to appreciate her lovely appearance.

The hot shower had left her feeling a bit warm.

As she walked into the living room, the cool air blowing from the standing air conditioner in the corner made her feel wonderfully comfortable.

She sat down on the living room sofa, turned on the TV to a variety show channel, then picked up her phone from the coffee table. She turned onto her side, sprawling stomach-down on the sofa.

She unlocked her phone, her slender fingers dancing across the screen.

She opened her chat app, found Lin Li’s chat window, and sent a voice message.

"Lin Li, didn’t you say a few days ago that you wanted to learn how to make water-boiled fish? Tomorrow’s Saturday, so why don’t you come over? I’ll teach you."

After sending the message, Su Yue stared at the chat window. Her well-proportioned thighs pressed together, while her calves swayed restlessly back and forth in the air.

Her small, delicate, callus-free feet traced graceful arcs in the air.

...

Ping’an Garden District.

A little over ten minutes ago, Lin Li had returned from the Spirit Realm after a fierce battle with a Tier Three Initial Stage enemy.

After taking a shower, he was now in the ice-cold living room, watching the news while holding half a chilled watermelon and greedily scooping out the flesh with a spoon.

"Next up, we have footage of our station’s reporter interviewing a survivor from the Exotic Beast Hunter team that unfortunately perished..."

As soon as the beautiful news anchor finished speaking, the director immediately cut to the new scene.

A man covered in white gauze bandages was lying on a hospital bed. His left arm was visibly missing.

The camera focused on the man’s face. He was pale, completely drained of color.

"Mr. Wang, can you describe what the Mutant Beast that attacked you and your teammates looked like?"

The reporter in the white shirt asked the injured man on the bed. After the man nodded, the reporter held the microphone to his mouth.

"It was a huge Lizard Beast, over twenty meters long, with the power of a Tier Two Peak.

Its entire body was covered in purple scales, and a single red horn grew from the top of its head.

When our captain’s Perception identified it as a Tier Two Peak Mutant Beast, he decisively gave the order to retreat.

But despite its enormous size, it was incredibly fast.

That, combined with the fact that its power completely overwhelmed our squad, meant that even though our captain ordered a retreat immediately, more than half of us were killed by that Mutant Beast."

As he described the Mutant Beast’s appearance and the circumstances of the encounter, the eyes of the lucky survivor, an Exotic Beast Hunter, were filled with terror.

"I’m very familiar with the Exotic Beast Atlas. That creature isn’t in there at all. It’s a new species," the lucky Exotic Beast Hunter added before the interview concluded.

The Exotic Beast Atlas was a compendium created by the Exotic Beast Hunter Guild to collect data on all kinds of Mutant Beasts. It helped Exotic Beast Hunters better understand the habits of the various Mutant Beasts in the wilderness, as well as the locations they frequented.

’A new species? Strange... how could a Mutant Beast that large have gone undiscovered all this time?’ Lin Li wondered to himself while watching the interview on TV. He then scooped another large chunk of chilled watermelon into his mouth.

"Based on the account from the survivor, Mr. Wang, we can conclude that this Mutant Beast is extremely aggressive and is also a previously unseen new species.

"This Mutant Beast possesses Tier Two Peak strength and appeared in the wilderness of the East District Suburbs, not far from the safe zone. Therefore, for the time being, we urge all citizens to avoid the areas of the East District bordering the wilderness to prevent any danger to your lives..."

the beautiful news anchor warned the viewers at home, after the video of the reporter’s interview with the Exotic Beast Hunter finished playing.

’The Exotic Beast Group incident in the South District Suburbs just ended, and now something like this happens in the East District Suburbs.

What’s been going on lately? One rare incident after another,’ Lin Li thought to himself after watching the news report.

DING.

His phone, which he’d set aside, suddenly chimed. Lin Li glanced over and saw that Su Yue had sent him a voice message.

He placed the half-eaten watermelon on the coffee table, picked up his phone, unlocked the screen, and opened the social media app. Su Yue’s pleasant, melodious voice immediately came from the speaker.

"Lin Li, didn’t you say a few days ago that you wanted to learn how to make water-boiled fish? Tomorrow’s Saturday, so why don’t you come over? I’ll teach you."

After listening to the voice message from Su Yue, Lin Li thought for a moment and replied.