Chapter 211 - 138: Giant Rat Tide

Chapter 211: Chapter 138: Giant Rat Tide

He suppressed his growing restlessness.

Gu Qing opened WeChat and sent separate messages to Zhao Chuan and Lin Tianyang.

He told them that something would very likely happen at the athletic field tomorrow.

He told them that once it was light out, they should eat breakfast, then bring their people to the athletic field and be on high alert.

After sending the messages,

Gu Qing exited the chat interface, reopened Douyin, and started scrolling through local videos to wait for dawn.

「Meanwhile.」

In several dorm rooms across Hai City University,

low-ranking Rat Slaves were using a mysterious, unregulated chat app to conspire about the day’s operation.

A: As soon as it’s light out, I’ll create a disturbance at the athletic field and draw all the Extraordinary Beings and Security Officers over.

A: The moment they’re drawn away, you all move in. Block all of Hai University’s entrances and exits. Don’t let a single person escape.

B: No problem. Last month, I took control of several hundred rats and hollowed out the ground beneath Hai University’s main gate. Once you draw all the Extraordinary Beings away at dawn, I’ll immediately command a horde of rats to make the gate collapse, trapping everyone inside the school for good.

C: I’ve hollowed out the ground under the back gate, too. It’s ready to collapse at a moment’s notice.

D: The canisters of rat poison are ready to be deployed at any time.

A: Good. Here’s to the complete success of our plan. When it’s done, we’ll all become official Rat God Cultists. We’ll be able to personally experience the Extraordinary Power granted by the great Rat God and transform into true Extraordinary Beings!

...

The athletic field at night was cool and quiet.

Gu Qing had his head down, scrolling through local Douyin videos all night.

Before he knew it,

a sliver of light was already appearing on the horizon.

Gu Qing looked down at his feet, sending out his Spiritual Power to sense the rat underground.

’Hm, still motionless. Like it’s dead.’

’If I couldn’t sense the rich vitality within it, I’d really think it was dead.’

"Senior, how long was I asleep?"

Xia Shuran crawled out of the tent, looking completely groggy. She clearly hadn’t slept enough.

Gu Qing glanced at the time on his phone and said gently, "A little over three hours."

"Was I asleep that long?"

Xia Shuran rubbed her eyes and mumbled, then looked at Gu Qing and asked, "Senior, you didn’t sleep at all last night?"

"Yeah, I didn’t."

"Do you want to go into the tent and sleep for a bit? I can stand guard and watch the rat for you."

"No need, I’m not tired."

Gu Qing added, "Ever since my Biological Level evolved to the advanced level, my need for sleep has greatly decreased. I just need to close my eyes and rest for a few minutes to have plenty of energy for the whole day."

"That’s amazing."

Xia Shuran said with an envious look, "I still need to sleep at least five hours a day to stay energetic."

Gu Qing smiled. "It’s a small problem. You’re a top-tier Extraordinary Awakened with an Extraordinary Origin content as high as 10%. Your evolution speed is twice that of Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue."

"Plus, you have a powerful ancestor in your family who can support you. With this two-pronged approach, I estimate it won’t be long before you can evolve into an Advanced Creature."

"When that time comes, you’ll be like me, only needing a little sleep each day to be full of energy."

’With her advantages,’ Gu Qing estimated, ’she could evolve into an Advanced Creature in less than a year.’

’Maybe even faster. It might not even take half a year.’

’Well, it’s just an estimate.’

He couldn’t be sure exactly how long it would take.

After all, the Extraordinary in this world was still in its early stages of development.

The Spiritual Energy Recovery had also just begun.

There were too many unknown constitutions or resources.

No one knew how fast an ordinary creature could evolve from scratch into an Advanced Creature.

Maybe some people could be born as powerful Advanced Creatures.

In short, everything was still waiting to be explored.

"Don’t worry, Senior. I’ll definitely train twice as hard in the future and strive to evolve into an Advanced Creature as soon as possible, so I don’t drag you down!"

Xia Shuran clenched her small fists, her eyes filled with determination as she made a fist-pumping gesture.

Gu Qing smiled encouragingly. "You’ve got this. I’m sure you can do it."

"Yeah, I’ll do my best!"

Xia Shuran nodded vigorously.

Just as she finished speaking,

a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the athletic field.

The figure ignored the caution tape in front of him, jumped nearly two meters high on the spot, and easily cleared it.

Gu Qing sensed the figure’s presence and immediately looked toward the athletic field entrance.

Then,

he saw a familiar figure.

It was that Senior Hu of Xia Shuran’s.

The same tanned physical education student he had faced in a street workout competition.

’Easily jumping nearly two meters high...’

Gu Qing sized up the P.E. student from afar. ’Looks like he’s gotten a lot stronger from the Spiritual Energy Recovery.’

Xia Shuran also noticed the newcomer. "Senior," she said to Gu Qing, "that’s Senior Hu, the one who was supposed to cover my shift."

Gu Qing said, "I know. I remember him."

As they watched,

the tanned P.E. student, Hu Zhou, walked straight toward the parallel bars.

Slightly nearsighted and with an astigmatism, he was only able to make out the two people standing by the bars when he was about ten meters away.

"Xiaoxia?"

Hu Zhou looked confused. "What are you two doing at the athletic field so early in the morning? Didn’t the school send out a notice saying it’s best to stay in the dorms today?"

Gu Qing didn’t answer his question, but asked one in return, "What about you? Why are you at the athletic field so early in the morning?"

Hu Zhou walked up to them and stopped, flexing his well-developed trapezius muscles with a confident tone. "Do you even have to ask? I’m here to practice street workout, of course."

Gu Qing went along with his answer. "What a coincidence. We also got up early to come to the athletic field and practice street workout."