It was a tool.

Because this was the ability of the Energy Mecha.

This seemingly mysterious ability was in essence to summon a lightning speed cloud shuttle and to escape with the cultivator. Nothing more!

Therefore…

What would it be after the lightning integration?

Lu Ming had no idea.

Although from the look of it, it was more metallic and mysterious, it was simply a tool to bring him to escape to a safe place at the fastest speed.

This was what Lu Ming thought to be.

At the very least…

Before it appeared, this was what he thought.

Bang!

Lights and shadows burst in front of him.

That little azure sun burst into unprecedented brilliance.

When Lu Ming thought it was going to explode, the energy suddenly condensed to form a new item!

This was…

Lu Ming's eyes lit up.

Cloud shuttle!

An upgraded version of the cloud shuttle!

Metallic texture!

Azure color special effects!

…

True enough.

He had made the right bet this time!

Hahahaha, it was normal this time!

Lu Ming was elated.

Seriously…

After experiencing the strange and mysterious Burial Mound Card and Summon Card, Lu Ming was very worried that there would be something unexpected just now. He did not expect that it would be so perfect!

Finally…

He had a normal evolved card!

Faster!

Stronger!

Cooler!

Hahahaha!

Let's go!

Lu Ming grasped the cloud shuttle.

However…

Just when he was about to touch the cloud shuttle…

Whoos.h.!.+

The upgraded version and metallic texture of the cloud shuttle suddenly flashed in front of him and disappeared at an incredible speed, taking the beast in front of him away…?

Lu Ming was dumbstruck.

What the h.e.l.l was this?

Lu Ming looked at the azure light that disappeared in the sky.

Yes.

The cloud shuttle was faster!

Its power was significantly faster than the normal version!

Lu Ming supposed that it was impossible for five-star cultivators to catch up with him. After all, it was an Escape Card. But shouldn't it bring him away when it disappeared?!

Why did it bring the beast away instead?!

Was this a joke?!

Couldn't it tell a friend from foe?!

No.

That could not be the case.

Lu Ming thought hard about how he had cast the card just now. After thinking it through carefully, he might have made a mistake. He should grab hold of the cloud shuttle the moment the azure lights flashed.

That was right.

That must be it.

Lu Ming recovered from his senses.

Since the cloud shuttle was released at a very fast speed, the upgraded version of the cloud shuttle should be even faster!

Therefore…

Previously…

When the azure energy was released, instead of thinking about the stability, appearance, and function of the cloud shuttle, he should grab hold of the cloud shuttle right away!

"Oh… It's alright. That is just a trial."

Lu Ming comforted himself.

At least he could have the full view of the cloud shuttle!

In that case…

He would pay more attention the next time he released it.

Hence…

Lu Ming began to draw the Cloud Shuttle Card diligently on the spot.

"Let's try again."

He was spurred on.

He found another two-star beast and he cast the cloud shuttle in the critical moment.

Buzz—

The card turned into energy!

It was activated!

Lu Ming did not hesitate to activate the azure light with energy and he saw an azure light suddenly disappearing into the sky…

And it left with the beast in front of him…

…

There was total silence in the suburbs.

Lu Ming looked bewildered at the azure light that had disappeared into the sky.

What the h.e.l.l was this card?!

He tried to grab hold of the energy at the fastest speed. However, there was no use in catching hold of the energy. It left with the enemy right away!

Therefore…

What happened the first time was not a mistake. The cloud shuttle was supposed to bring the enemy away!

What kind of upgrade was this?

Lu Ming was breaking down a little emotionally.

Seriously…

Why couldn't the cards function normally?

Especially the cloud shuttle!

Its predecessor was "Escaping Peril". How could it help the enemy escape!?

Although in theory the enemy was being brought away and he was naturally safe, what if there were a lot of enemies? What if there were more than one enemy? Could it be that he had to create a stack of cards?!

He didn't understand.

If not…

Should he give it a try?

Hence…

After creating the cards, Lu Ming specially chose a group of two-star beasts.

Well…

He squatted on a hillside in the suburbs, looking at the group of beasts below, while he threw the "Escaping Peril" Card at them, and…

Buzz—

An azure light suddenly appeared.

The azure radiance seemed like a little sun and many cloud shuttles appeared!

Whoos.h.!.+

Whoos.h.!.+

Whoos.h.!.+

Azure lights circulated.

Each cloud shuttle left with one beast, disappearing into the sky.

Lu Ming froze completely.

This scene…

Excuse me, had anyone seen the scene where hundreds of firework rockets flew into the air?

This was it.

The cloud shuttles shone with azure radiance, leaving many beautiful arcs across the sky before they disappeared, bringing those beasts in different directions…

As for where the shuttles would take them?

G.o.d knew.

…

Lu Ming was silent for a long time.

Seriously…

Could this be considered as a successful card?

It should… be?

Lu Ming looked into the distance.

The beasts had disappeared and he was no longer in danger. In a sense, it was considered as a successful "Escaping Peril".

Although the process was somewhat strange, the outcome was the same!

Well…

It was still considered okay!

So, from now on, he was considered as a Card Creator of Escape Cards, right?

As for the upgraded card…

In the future, he would call it "Escaping Enemy".

Hence…

Despite all odds, Lu Ming announced the success of the test and noted down the testing data.

——

Card Name: Escaping Enemy

Card Rating: Three-star ultimate limit

Card Type: Escape

Card Effect: To summon the card shuttle and… bring the enemy away at lightning speed.

——

Thereafter…

What he wanted to do was to test the limit of this card.

It was rare that he went outdoors. Lu Ming had to test all the effects that he wanted to try, for example, the limits of this Escape Card.

As for the scope…

Lu Ming looked at the azure lights that disappeared at the far end.

Oh.

There was no need to test that, he could no longer see it.

Perhaps he should work on the power of the card. Although it seemed very formidable to send the whole group into the sky, he wondered whether it would be weaken when faced with real enemies?!

For example—

Four-star!

"Let's look for some four-star beasts to try out."

Lu Ming began his search.

There were not many four-star cultivators in Qing Ming City. However, there would be some four-star beasts in the forbidden areas of the city. Lu Ming was looking for this kind of beasts.

Somewhere.

In the forest.

Two four-star beasts and a smaller three-star peak small beast were resting quietly. Lu Ming sneaked up to them and threw an Escape card!

Buzz—

Azure lights flashed.

Three streak of lights appeared, bringing them away!

Done!

Lu Ming's eyes lit up.

This upgraded version of the Escape Card was effective on four-star as well!

Well…

Keep continuing!

Lu Ming felt energized.

He had tested on four-star beasts that were asleep. What if they were awake? What if they were four-star with a fast speed? Or perhaps they were more terrifying and larger in size?

Would the effect be weakened?

He must be serious in his testing. All this must be tested!

"I will do it one by one."

Lu Ming felt energized.

This time, he created a few cards and began to test them.

It was late at night.

Time pa.s.sed quietly.

…

In Qing Ming City.

The city.

The guards were on duty.

As there were many beasts in the area, the guards remained on duty all the time. There would be three s.h.i.+fts to ensure that there would be people on guard at all times.

"Old Zhang, are you on duty today?"

"Yes."

"Recently, some of the beasts seemed to be very restless. We must pay more attention."

"Understood."

The two guards changed s.h.i.+fts.

In fact, it had been very long since there was a large-scale beasts tide. There was nothing much to worry about. All they needed to do was guard against the individual beasts.

However…

The guard had just changed s.h.i.+ft when the radar monitor blinked profusely.

Eh?

There were beasts around?!

The guard was startled and he headed outside to take a look. He did not find any beasts, however, the huge red dot on the monitor kept flas.h.i.+ng. He could not help but be alarmed.

They sent people to check and discovered to their horror that a four-star beast was lying on the ground!

That was right!

Four-star!

And it was in the city!

How did the beast get here?

Wait, what was it doing down there? Sleeping? Why would the beast sleep here? And how did it get in?! Why didn't anyone see it?!

The guard looked dumbstruck.

It was alright if it was something small, however…

This was a beast!

And it was a huge four-star beast!

What was happening?!

While he was dumbstruck, the alarm of the monitoring radar went off again. Some two-star and three-star beasts suddenly appeared in the city…

The guard was shocked.

Why would beasts keep appearing in the city? This was…

Shus.h.!.+

He checked the data of the monitoring radar data and discovered that the speed at which the beasts entered the city had reached a certain limit. Under normal circ.u.mstances, this was impossible!

Unless…

The guard's heart was thumping wildly.

d.a.m.n it!

This must be a beasts tide!

The legendary beasts tide might be coming!

Shus.h.!.+

He did not hesitate to press the b.u.t.ton to signal the highest level of alarm. With that there was a shrill sound, and Qing Ming City which was asleep was jolted awake by the alarm.

"Something has happened!"

"It is the alarm for the beasts tide. Hurry, get up!"

People panicked.

The entire city was on the highest alert.

…

Late at night.

Even the professional beasts tide experts were dispatched.

They personally observed the state of the beasts outside the city through the observation device. They discovered to their horror that there were anomalies in almost all of the beast communities!

"d.a.m.n it!

"Why would the beasts be here?"

"Over there, shouldn't the beast be at the mountain top?"

"All of this as well…"

"How did the pigs end up in the trees?!!"

The experts were very frightened.

They had never seen such a strange phenomenon!

Seriously…

Ecological observers took out yesterday's data and did a comparison. They were shocked to find that something weird was going on in almost all the communities.

"That was too terrifying!"

"I have never seen such a messed up ecosystem!"

"And the cave… why would the beasts that were hostile to each other be sleeping together?!"

"What the h.e.l.l happened?"

The experts were horrified.

According to historical records, these hostile beasts would only unite when they encountered deadly threats. But right now, why would they be sleeping together?!

What did this mean?

Could it be that something drastic was going to happen?!

…

At this very moment…

Some of the judges in Qing Ming City were dumbfounded as well.

There was a compet.i.tion tomorrow. Why would there be a beasts tide alarm in the middle of the night?

In general, the beasts tide would only happen when there was anything special in a certain area that resulted in commotions, triggering the beasts to gather in panic…

Could it be that there was something special in Qing Ming City?

Everyone was curious.

"We had better be careful."

"Now that the beasts tide is here, it is usually be accompanied by evil deeds…"

"Hehe."

"There are people who make a fortune from people's deaths."

Everyone was vigilant.

They wanted to remain safe amid the unrest.

However…

To their surprise, even when something shocking had happened, the police officers at Qing Ming City were still very calm and collected. They were not the least affected by the beasts tide!

A few people who tried to acquire profit in times of trouble were being arrested!

They were extremely efficient.

Why was it that the police officers were so experienced?

Zhang Wei just smiled.

Hehe.

If one was constantly faced with such large-scale turmoil, one would know how to deal with it…

Come to think of it…

How many times had there been this year?

This year…

Why was this year so strange?

***

At this very moment…

Lu Ming who was studying the cards had a call from Lu Yan all of a sudden.

"Elder sister?"

Lu Ming was surprised.

Shouldn't his elder sister be in the midst of a trail or a mission at this time?

"Where are you?" Lu Yan asked.

"In Qing Ming City."

Lu Ming found it odd. Where else would he be?

"Downtown?"

Lu Yan sounded strange.

"Eh, no."

Lu Ming paused. "I am in the suburbs."

"That's good."

Lu Yan was relieved. "Don't go to the city for now. Don't go to the southern part of the suburbs as well. It is very dangerous."

Southern part?

Lu Ming checked his coordinates.

Oh, c.r.a.p. He was in the southern part.

"What has happened?"

Lu Ming's expression changed drastically.

"There is a beasts tide!

"There seemed to be a beasts tide in the southern part of Qing Ming City. It is all over the Internet. I saw many beasts in the pictures and videos that I have seen."

Lu Yan sounded grim.

Eh?

Lu Ming froze a little.

He was in the southern part. He didn't see any beasts tide.

Buzz—

The communication device vibrated.

His elder sister sent several photos to him.

Well…

Lu Ming took a look at them and he was shocked. There were indeed many beasts in the city. It was terrifying…. Well, why did the beasts look so familiar?