An Inexplicable Sense of Familiarity

After Chen Fan left, the emotions of the people on the city wall could not calm down for a long time.

Even Qin Jin and his companions were the same.

Before this battle, almost none of them had high hopes; no one believed Anshan City could be held. Even Qin Jin had held a "let's see" attitude.

If he had known the news earlier during the day, he would likely have bid farewell to Chen Fan, even if the mission failed and they couldn't get the contribution points. After all, life was only once; if the mission failed, it would just be a wasted effort.

In the end, Chen Fan gave them a shock from the bottom of their hearts, single-handedly killing two Beast King-level beasts and wiping out the million-strong beast tide completely.

This kind of performance made them feel that within the Nation of Yan, aside from those three S-class Awakened, a fourth person could not be found.

"Captain, did you...?"

The green-haired girl came to her senses and asked in a low voice. She suspected that her captain had already known President Li was so powerful, which was why he stayed.

Qin Jin shook his head with a bitter smile. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have been shocked repeatedly.

Sweeping his gaze around, he whispered, "It's getting late, let's go back first."

"Yes." The others nodded.

Regardless, this beast tide had finally been passed safely. They could get a good night's sleep in the latter half of the night.

Not only that, but with the previous mission points arriving, each of them could get about one hundred and eighty to two hundred thousand points.

Qin Jin took a deep breath. He remembered that when Han Xu found him, he had told them to perform well. Clearly, President Han highly valued this President Li and wanted to build a relationship with him.

Since that was the case, was it necessary for him to report what had just happened to President Han?

The Awakened and martial artists departed one after another. Aside from a small number of guards left for sentry duty, most people returned home.

Chen Guodong and his companions were among them.

"Truly formidable," Liu Yong lamented. "That President Li."

"Indeed, last time he showed divine prowess by killing over a hundred thousand beasts. This time, he went even further, killing nearly a million beasts, plus two Beast King-level beasts. My god, Beast King-level beasts!" Uncle Jianghai swallowed hard.

He felt that let alone one of him, even a hundred or a thousand of him wouldn't stand a chance against that Three-Headed Snake King.

"With him in our Anshan City, there is hope."

"Yes, too strong," the Wei brothers also lamented.

"Guodong, what are you thinking?" Liu Yong patted Chen Guodong's shoulder. "Why aren't you speaking? Still haven't snapped out of it?"

"Yes, indeed," Chen Guodong smiled honestly.

"It's normal," Liu Yong laughed. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed President Li was strong to this extent. Actually, even though I saw it with my own eyes, I still find it hard to believe now."

A burst of laughter sounded around them. Chen Guodong also nodded with a smile.

The main reason he wasn't speaking was that he felt that President Li gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity. The back, every move, and the changes in expression all carried a shadow of Chen Fan.

But he didn't dare say such a thing. That was President Li, the most powerful figure in Anshan City, whom even Beast King-level beasts were no match for.

Chen Fan was his son, and he naturally held him in high regard, but no matter how strong the latter was, he couldn't possibly be this strong, right? Besides, one was the president of the Awakened Association, while the other was a member of the Martial Arts Association; they had absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Chatting and laughing, they arrived in front of the residential building. Cheerful voices drifted from every room; clearly, everyone was celebrating this victory.

Chen Guodong bid farewell to the others, and arriving at the door, a smile appeared on his face as he prepared to share this good news with his family.

With a click, the closed door suddenly opened.

Meeting his eyes was a young face.

"Father, you're back," Chen Fan smiled.

He had been too busy with cultivation these past few days and had neglected his family. Taking advantage of this time, he returned to check on them and report his safety.

"Xiao Fan!" Chen Guodong was startled, then trembled with excitement.

"Xiao Fan, when did you return?"

"I just got back too," Chen Fan smiled. "Father, let's talk inside."

"Father, Brother, have some tea." His younger brother Chen Chen came out of the kitchen, holding teacups.

Compared to a few days ago when they lived in the Chen Family Village, he had grown a bit taller and sturdier.

Mother Chen sat to one side, her eyes squinting into thin lines with a smile. Knowing that the beasts were attacking the city again, she had been worried sick.

Because both Chen Fan and Chen Guodong were on the city wall fighting the beasts, and if anything happened to either of them, her heart would bleed. Fortunately, Chen Fan had returned a step earlier and told her what happened on the city wall, which put her at ease as she quietly waited for Chen Guodong's return.

The family sat around the table.

"Xiao Fan, were you also on the city wall just now?" Chen Guodong asked. Although he knew that President Li couldn't possibly be his son—after all, they looked different—he still had doubts in his heart and wanted to ask.

"Yes, why?" Chen Fan asked with a smile.

"Nothing," Chen Guodong scratched his head. "Just felt it was a bit strange that I didn't see you."

Not only him, but Liu Yong and the others had also helped search, but unfortunately, they couldn't find him. Even the gathering place of the Martial Arts Association didn't have him.

"Isn't it normal not to see him?" Mother Chen shot him a look. "There were so many people on the city wall, and it was dark. How could it be so easy to spot him?"

"Yes, Father. Actually, I saw you, but we were far apart, and the atmosphere was tense, so I didn't go over to greet you," Chen Fan smiled.

He wasn't lying. Standing on the wall, he could see everything inside and outside the city clearly. On the contrary, Chen Guodong and the others couldn't recognize him even though he stood in the most conspicuous place.

However, he didn't plan to reveal his other identity; there was no need, and it would be bad if it brought them trouble.

"So that's how it is." Chen Guodong didn't doubt it.

He thought to himself that he had indeed overthought things; how could President Li be Chen Fan? Fortunately, when Liu Yong asked, he hadn't spoken his thoughts, or he would have been teased.

"Father, I heard from Brother that the beasts attacking our Anshan City this time exceeded a million? Among them, there were even two Beast King-level beasts? One was over thirty meters long, and the other exceeded fifty meters and had three snake heads, right?"

Chen Chen's eyes shone, his emotions extremely excited.

Hearing this, Mother Chen's face showed deep worry. If Chen Fan hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have known it was so dangerous!

A giant snake over thirty meters long—standing up, wouldn't it be as high as the city wall? And another over fifty meters long with three heads?

What kind of monster was that? If she had stood on the city wall, she would have fainted the moment she saw it, right?

"Yes," Chen Guodong glanced at Chen Fan and nodded. "Those were two Beast King-level beasts. I heard the three-headed one was a high-level Beast King, even more powerful than the other, just below the peak Beast Kings and those three Beast Emperor-level beasts."

"So powerful!" Chen Chen gasped.

Having long known about the existence of Beast Emperors, he naturally understood what a powerful existence the Three-Headed Snake King was.

"No matter how powerful, what use was it?" Chen Guodong smiled. "The first Beast King that appeared turned around and ran after realizing it was no match, but it was easily killed by President Li. Afterward, that Three-Headed Snake King appeared with immense momentum, even killing a Commander-level beast that retreated, but in the end, it also wanted to flee after realizing it was no match."

"Did it escape?" Chen Chen became tense immediately.

"Of course not," Chen Guodong laughed. "President Li is no pushover. He leaped directly from the city wall, blew that Three-Headed Snake King into powder amidst the ten thousand beasts, and then killed every single remaining beast around. Only then was the crisis of Anshan City resolved. Otherwise, do you think we could have returned so quickly?"

"Wow, President Li is so strong!" Chen Chen's eyes were filled with admiration. "When I grow up, I must become a person like him."

"Didn't you say you wanted to become a person like your brother?" Chen Fan asked, pretending to be hurt.

"Th-This..." Chen Chen was suddenly at a loss for words.

Normally, he indeed took Chen Fan as his goal. But this time, hearing about President Li's deeds again, his admiration grew even deeper.

"Alright, just kidding." Chen Fan reached out and patted his head. "Becoming a person like President Li is also not bad. Keep it up, little man."

"Yes!" Chen Chen nodded repeatedly, then said, "Brother, I believe you will definitely surpass President Li in the future."

Hearing this, all three were amused.

"You kid still have some cleverness," Chen Fan patted his head again.

He thought to himself: *Is it possible that those two are actually the same person?*

After talking for a while longer, Mother Chen and Chen Chen went to rest, leaving only Chen Guodong and Chen Fan in the living room.

"Xiao Fan," Chen Guodong looked at Chen Fan, his face full of worry. "These past few days, you must have had a very hard time, right?"

"It's fine," Chen Fan smiled. "Why bring this up out of nowhere?"

"Nothing." Chen Guodong shook his head. "I just have a feeling that you seem a bit tired. Unfortunately, my ability is limited, and I can't help you with anything. If there's anything you need my help with now, just say it."

"It's fine, Father, you don't need to worry about me." Chen Fan picked up his teacup and took a sip.

To be honest, he was indeed a bit tired. Not physically or mentally, since he could still be lively even without resting for several days.

It was his soul.

He had just resolved the Song clan's people, and now Anshan City faced another crisis. Although they successfully repelled the second beast tide, the third beast tide would arrive before long. Those beasts wouldn't stop until they destroyed Anshan City.

At the same time, the Song clan and the Revival Society were also stirring.

Troubles came one after another, seemingly without end. Over time, anyone would find it hard to bear.

But naturally, some things could not be told to his family; saying them wouldn't help at all, but would only make them worry.

Fortunately, he wasn't fighting alone; Elder Wang had always been supporting him.

"Alright, then take care of yourself," Chen Guodong sighed inwardly.

He understood Chen Fan's feelings. Just like back in the Chen Family Village, he bore the pressure of the entire village on his shoulders alone, yet he still had to keep a smile on his face.

After the father and son talked for a while longer, Chen Fan left the house.

He still had many things to handle and didn't have much time to spend with his family.

With the second beast tide over, the next thing to do was to have Meng Xue predict when the third beast tide would occur and how strong the beasts would be.

But since it was already early morning, it was indeed inappropriate for a man to go over in the middle of the night. Moreover, he now had the ability to predict the future himself, so he was in no hurry to go.

He would first go underground to check on those Flying Centipedes.

During the city defense earlier, he had received an inquiry from the leading Flying Centipede, asking what to do about a venomous snake over thirty meters long that had intruded underground.

Because the opponent definitely hadn't appeared underground from the start, but only after they wiped out the underground beasts, they weren't sure of its origin.

Chen Fan had told them to act without a second thought. Those three Beast Kings were of the same group; even if that venomous snake hadn't entered underground, it would have died by his hand next.

Going underground, several Flying Centipedes that were gorging themselves immediately surrounded him like puppies, sending waves of grateful and pleasing thoughts into his mind.

Truth be told, although they had been subdued by Chen Fan in the secret realm, they had been inwardly rebellious. But they had no choice, as their lives depended on his whim.

But now, they had no complaints at all; in fact, they wished this had happened sooner.

In the secret realm, there was plenty of heaven and earth origin energy, but food was scarce. Natural treasures were good, but eating too much of them was just so-so, not to mention there were things they didn't like to eat.

But the outside was different. These guys called fierce beasts were not only delicious, but their flesh and blood also contained a massive amount of energy. Having eaten so much, the wounds on their bodies were almost completely healed.

Especially that venomous snake just now, which was a great tonic, making them want more.

This place was simply heaven!