Li Qian’s eyes shot open. The sight that greeted him gave him a nasty shock.
The beach was still the same beach.
The nineteen high towers behind the beach were also still the same nineteen high towers.
The crowd was probably the same group of people. It didn’t matter; he didn’t know any of them, so they all looked the same to him.
Of course, none of that was important.
What was important was the biggest difference between now and a moment ago... The scene was no longer the slightest bit peaceful or serene.
There were still a lot of people on the beach, but now, they had lost all interest in enjoying the scenery and having fun.
They were screaming and shouting, their faces filled with terror.
’Huh, what’s this?’ Li Qian followed their terrified gazes and quickly noticed something unusual.
To be more precise, it would have been hard *not* to notice.
Because right at the edge of his vision, where the sea met the sky, a colossal wave had surged upward and was now rushing toward them with the force of an avalanche.
’What’s going on? What in the world is happening?’ Li Qian shot up from his beach chair. Staring at the terrifying scene before him, his mind went blank.
He couldn’t quite process it.
This was Zhonghai City, the largest city in the entire Dongxia Federation! How could such a terrifying wave appear here?
’Was it an undersea Earthquake?’
’A Tsunami?’
’Or maybe...’
But even if it were an undersea Earthquake, even if it were a Tsunami, a wave this terrifying should never have been able to get this close.
As far as Li Qian knew, all of Dongxia’s major cities were protected by powerful Guardians.
A wave like this, while terrifying, shouldn’t be difficult for a true expert to handle.
How could they have allowed it to encroach this far?
Li Qian was baffled, his gaze locked on the distant horizon.
The colossal wave seemed far away, but from previous experience, Li Qian knew better... At the wave’s incredible speed, that seemingly vast distance would be closed in an instant.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
Only a few seconds had passed, and the colossal wave had already grown visibly larger.
As everyone knows, things look larger the closer they are.
Of course, that wasn’t even the most terrifying part. What truly made Li Qian wary was his certainty that a monstrous wave like this would almost never come alone.
Just as Li Qian frowned in thought, debating whether to retreat immediately or summon Qizai and fly into the air, a watch on a young man nearby—who looked to be not much older than himself—suddenly began to blare, emitting a piercing shriek.
Li Qian glanced in the direction of the alarm and heard the young man’s grave and bewildered voice, "An energy fluctuation? How could there be such a strong energy fluctuation?!"
Li Qian had seen that kind of alert watch before. Both Zhou Weiping and Zhao Xiwei had one; they were used to detect the Energy Intensity of the surrounding area.
This type of alert device wasn’t exclusive to Security Officers. Many Beast Masters wore them too, and Li Qian had previously thought about buying one for himself.
Now, it seemed not just necessary, but urgent.
’Time to go!’ Without a moment’s hesitation, the instant he heard the piercing alarm from the young man’s watch, Li Qian sprang into action.
He took off at a sprint, his target the high towers not far behind him.
Behind the high towers lay the bustling Zhonghai City. If he could just get into the city, he could surely escape this unexpected disaster.
He didn’t dare to be the least bit careless now.
The alarm from the young man’s watch had been extremely shrill, which meant the Energy Intensity it had detected was terrifyingly high.
Li Qian didn’t know what specific level it had reached, but for the watch to sound such a frantic alarm from this far away was enough to prove that the Energy was far beyond anything he could handle.
So, Li Qian unhesitatingly chose self-preservation.
This was no time to play the hero.
Besides, as a Breeder, Li Qian knew very well where his true value lay.
Li Qian didn’t dare hesitate for a second and immediately took action.
As he sprinted away, a casual glance revealed that the young man, far from retreating, was actually charging toward the colossal wave.
Li Qian gave him a silent thumbs-up in his mind, then sped up.
The wave was incredibly fast. Just as Li Qian reached the base of the high towers, it had already crashed to within five hundred meters of the beach.
Just as Li Qian was about to leap past the base of the tower, a Summoning Array suddenly lit up at its peak, in a spot he hadn’t noticed.
Li Qian, focused only on escaping, didn’t notice the Summoning Array that had just appeared.
But someone else had noticed. It was a young woman in a bikini.
The woman had a great figure—curvy in all the right places, with a particularly staggering bust.
Perhaps encumbered by her assets, and with the disadvantage of being barefoot, the woman stepped on a stray pebble, twisted her ankle, and fell flat on her back.
A beautiful woman falling—and one with such a killer body, at that. Ordinarily, a hero would have long since rushed forward to save the damsel in distress.
Unfortunately, at this moment, the would-be heroes were too busy saving themselves to offer a helping hand.
But this bombshell was also lucky. Having fallen flat on her back, she happened to look up and see the Summoning Array light up at the top of the tower.
Seeing this, the curvaceous woman cried out in joy, "A purple Summoning Array! That’s an Emperor Level Beast Master! There’s actually an Emperor Level Beast Master on top of that tower!"
The woman’s voice wasn’t quiet; Li Qian and many others nearby heard her.
They instinctively looked up at the sky and were greeted by a truly stunning sight.
The purple Summoning Array faded, and a magnificent, imposing, three-headed giant eagle suddenly materialized from thin air.
The three-headed giant eagle was terrifyingly large. Its wingspan must have been about ten meters, and its silver-gray talons glinted with a metallic sheen.
Li Qian had no doubt that if those massive talons were to grab something, even steel would be instantly crushed into a mangled pulp.
The giant eagle’s feathers were predominantly gray, dotted with streaks of purple that gave it a mysterious air.
"A Plasma Throne! That’s a Plasma Throne, an Emperor Level Plasma Throne!" The moment the three-headed giant eagle appeared, a Beast Master in the crowd recognized it.
Li Qian also stared at the Plasma Throne, waves of shock crashing through his heart.
’So this is an Emperor Level Pet Beast!’
’A natural-born king of Thunder and lightning!’
The appearance of the Plasma Throne instantly calmed the panicked citizens and tourists.