His home conditions aren't very good, even though he has the title of "Elite". No matter how poor his culture grade is, he can always get a job of "Elite Bodyguard" and easily earn a yearly salary of 20 to 30 thousand dollars. However, will Luo Feng be satisfied with just a job of being a bodyguard?
......
At this time, around a thousand meters above Zhi-An region.
A large, black-crowned golden eagle was flying past the city. It's body was around twenty meters long, like a huge fighter jet, the feathers of its body had a cold, metallic luster; the feathers on its head were a secluded black, like a black crown. Its huge talons were also golden.
A pair of sharp, blue, glowing eyes looked down upon the human city, hiding a sliver of killing intent.
"BOOM!"
The black-crowned golden eagle, who was already flying super fast, suddenly increased its speed exponentially, breaking through the sound barrier within a moment, reaching an appalling speed. At the same time, an extremely high pitched sound erupted from within the mouth of the eagle. The frightening shockwave, which could be seen to the naked eye, spread rapidly downwards.
At Zhi-An's region's Zi-Tian road's intersection, Luo Feng was waiting for the red light with Wei Wen.
Suddenly--
[AHN]
An ear piercing howl suddenly arose, but this was not quite so like thunder. Thunder's sound is great and deafening. But this sound was ear piercing, Luo Feng felt a slight pain in his ear drums, with some wrinkles of uncomfort arising on his forehead. Many people on the street were already covering their ears.
"That's the cry of a bird." said Luo Feng as looked up towards the sky.
"Hm?" surprised Luo Feng.
Under the shock of the ear piercing howl, a huge piece of glass in a skyscraper on the neighboring street let out a deep [KA~~~ KA~~~] sound.
Lots of glass cracked open, and dozens of glass fell from the high sky. Some smashed against the pedestrian path, or hit people, or even smashed against the lights on the street.
[PAI!] [PENG!] [PIPA (crackling noises)!] .....
There were bursting noises for a while.
And one of the glass fell against a streetlight that was right next to Luo Feng.
"Wah!" Wei Wen rapidly stepped back two steps, dodging a piece of shattered glass.
And one of the glass shattered against the ground and a piece was flying straight towards Luo Feng like a knife.
"Hm?" Luo Feng saw out of the corner of his eye.
However, there was no dodging. He just stood there calmly. In an instant, his right hand, like lightning, caught the piece of glass that was flying towards him.
The piece of glass reflected Luo Feng's look. He tapped it twice and then randomly threw it. Like a hidden weapon, the piece of glass flew straight towards a far away trash can and accurately went inside the opening.
On the street, the cars that were affected at first quickly went back to normal. And the people on the street were having a discussion. Some unfortunate ones were injured, but most of them had no injury at all.
"What strength." Luo Feng looked towards the sky.
"So much power in just one howl. It must've been a powerful beast. Wei Wen, weren't you good with beasts? Do you know what kind of beast this is?"
Wei Wen squinted; a light of excitement was within in the slit of his eyes.
"Feng, there is a defense system 500 meters above this city. This beast was definitely flying above 500 meters. Even with such distance, it's howl could still have so much power. And regular beasts wouldn't even dare howl above a human city!"
"With such strength and arrogance, and according to the sound... If I'm correct, this should be one of the terrifying "black crowned eagles!" said Wei Wen solemnly.
"Black crowned eagle?" Luo Feng's eyes flashed.
Of course he has heard of the infamous black crowned eagle.
"The black crowned eagle is ranked three out of the Diao species monsters." Wei Wen's eyes shined.
"A grown black crowned eagle's body is around 21 meters in length. Its wingspan is around 36 meters and its flight speed could reach up to 3.9 mach, which is 3.9 times the speed of sound. Using 340 m/s as the speed of sound, that is 1326 meters per second, which is 4774 kilometers in an hour."
Luo Feng knew that the black crowned eagle was powerful, but once he heard the extreme speed of 1326 m/s, he held his breath.
One second, which is just one blink, and it's already a thousand meters away.
"The black crowned eagle's feathers are even harder than diamond. It probably is as tough as a third-grade Ke Lei alloy." Wei Wen excitedly added.
"There are videos online. The black crowned eagle has followed hordes and met armies. It has received fire from a 20mm fire-god cannon. A fire-god cannon could shoot 7000 bullets per second. 7000 bullets per second is a stream of bullets! And each bullet could pierce through a 50mm thick steel plate. However... even under the fire-god cannon's barrage, the barrage couldn't even hit one feather off of the black crowned eagle."
"After that, a mysterious martial artist, holding a Ke Lei alloy battle knife, made a stream of light and cut the black crowned eagle in half!" Wei Wen passionately said.
Luo Feng's heart was also beating faster.
That video was spread around all over the place, so he has seen it too.
"The title of fighter, I will definitely achieve it some day... I want to become like that senior*, able to hold a battle knife and cut open monsters like the black crowned eagle and the powerful devil gorilla." Luo Feng thought to himself in his heart. Every teenager has this dream, so of course it is Luo Feng's dream too!
*Senior like upperclassman not old man.
However, according to the internet, that mysterious powerful fighter who cut the black crowned eagle in half, is internationally in the top 100; a super fighter!
"Feng, Feng, what are you doing? We're already home" Wei Wen shouted.
From this, Luo Feng emerged from his deep thought, looking at the sector made up of a lot of tube-shaped buildings. --Small South Coast sector һ The government built this small, cheap rental area. And Luo Feng has been living in this area for 18 years.
Chapter 2: RR
The southern sector is primarily used as a cheap rental area. It's packed to its limits and each of the apartments are like huge, square concrete poles and are built with no consideration to sun's exposure.
Luo Feng's home is on the 32nd floor out of the 36 floors in a certain apartment.
"Feng, wanna go to the dojo tonight?" Wei Wen says as he heads toward another apartment.
"I have to go out for some family education matters tonight. After that's done, I might go to the dojo. Don't wait for me tonight." Luo Feng smiles and waves his hand and then flies up the staircase; each of Luo Feng's step covering four stair steps. Like a speeding panther, Luo Feng reached the second story within two blinks.
Third floor, Fourth floor...
"Step! Step!"
Even while sprinting, Luo Feng is still extremely flexible, having enough time to make way for other residents on the staircase.
"Feng, out of school?"
"Yea, Uncle Wang." Luo Feng's breathing pattern is not affected at all. As an 'Elite' member, this speed of climbing is no different from a relaxing walk.
To the vast majority of the residents opinions', no elevator was built in the building. If an elevator was built, then the residents' rental fee would be increased. As of now, to many of the residents, climbing up a few dozen stories is very easy.
To them, building a elevator in the building is just a waste.
Since electricity is expensive and the city's defense system is electric-powered, the entire country needs electricity.
32nd floor!
On the 32nd floor, there are eight families, and Luo Feng's is one of them.
"Kacha!" Holding the key, Luo Feng opens the door.
"Brother, is that you?" A sound came within the home.
"Yup" Luo Feng closes the door.
At a glance, Luo Feng's home consists of one room and one living room, the area being 36 ping*.
*A "ping" is approximately 3.306 square meters.
Ever since the beginning of his memory, he has lived here with his brother and parents, a family of four, in this 36 ping place.
"Hua, what are you reading?" Luo Feng heads toward the balcony.
On the balcony, a skinny, sickly white teenager sits on a wheelchair, holding an english book. When Feng saw that, he laughed, "Oh, is that 'Pulaisi' the investing expert? Within the investing experts, isn't the stock god 'Bafeite' the most famous?"
Towards investments and stock, Luo Feng understands nothing.
"Bafeite isn't really suited for me. Also, Pulaisi's theories and thoughts are closer to my own ideals, so I can learn more from them." The skinny teenager raised his head and let out a small smile.
"You continue reading." Luo Feng laughed.
Inadvertently, Luo Feng glanced at his younger brother's legs and felt a pain in his heart... During his younger years, his younger brother's legs were crushed by a car. Everything below his thigh was crushed, which crippled him. As a cripple, he faces immense pressure under living in the current society. Even his education can only be taught through long-distance internet lessons.
Since he hasn't been exposed to any sunlight for a long duration of time, his brother's face is a sickly white, as if he's sick.
And.... he doesn't have many friends, since he is a bit introverted.
"Mom and Dad's salary aren't high and they have to raise me and my brother, and my brother is even crippled... the burden on our family is too large, so we can only live in this cheap rental home."
"I have to change the destiny of our home!"
Luo Feng thinks to his heart.
"I have a crush on Xu Xin, and yet I haven't made any moves, haven't tried to start a relationship"
"According to the law, one can marry at 18 years old, so lots of people have relationships during high school and marry when they graduate. Those who haven't had relationships in high school are few within few. How come I don't have one?"
"Because, I don't have time to waste on romance! My family isn't rich, so I don't have an amazing teacher's guidance. I can only depend on myself for everything." Luo Feng's gaze lands on the living room's old sofa, which could also act as a bed. "This many years, a family of four, just in this house of one room and one living room. My brother and I are in the only room, while after all these years, my parents sleep on the living room's sofa..."
"I will definitely let my family live in a huge house, a huge house with an elevator."
"Let dad and Mom sleep on a huge bed."
"Let my brother not have to struggle so much when going down the stairs."
"The house must have a huge window so the sunlight can completely shine through!."
These words have been repeated through Luo Feng's mind countless times, which is why he is so hard working.
So──
He became one of the three 'Elite' members in the #3 high school and is the only one out of the three who has an average family. The other two are extremely wealthy.
.....
"Huahua~~" From the faucet's unending stream, it filled up the electric kettle very quickly.
"Chichi......" Plugging in the electric kettle, Luo Feng sat on the sofa with a history textbook in home, continuously memorizing the important parts of the book.
Suddenly──
"Di!"
The kettle's water has boiled. Luo Feng puts down his book and pours the water into an insulating bottle. He also poured it into a large plastic cup and placed it on the table.
"AD 2026, the battle of Hong Ze happened in the Hong Ze lake... Yup, year 2026." Luo Feng memorized historical events one by one. Out of his regular education, Luo Feng is best at math. However, he is most interested in history. Because everytime he sees the 21st century's history
.....
He feels uneasy.
This is the history of human reformation!
"Hua." Luo Feng walks towards his brother.
"Yes, brother?" Younger Brother Luo Hua puts down the book in his hands.
"I have highlighted the 139 important parts in this book, quiz me a bit." Luo Feng hands the history textbook in his hand. Luo Hua listened and laughed. "Sure, I rarely get the chance to quiz you. Brother, listen up, I'm going to give a question. If you get it wrong, it would be embarrassing."
"Ask away." Luo Feng laughs, sitting on the couch.
"There was one man who slayed the 'Tiger head dragon' and saved hundreds of thousands of people, which let thousands of them successfully transfer to the Jiang Nan base. Who is the hero? From where? How old was he when he died?" "What exact date did this happen?" Luo Hua asked as he flipped through the book.
"The hero was 'Dong Nan Bao' who was granted a four star hero medal by the country. He's Yuan Jiang Tai Xing. He died when he was 39 years old. This happened... should be AD 2018..." Luo Feng raised his eyebrows.
Luo Hua continued asking, "The exact date is AD 2018, what month, what day?"
"Um.. I think it was..." Luo Feng said hesitantly, "June 18th."
"Haha, you got the first question wrong." Luo Hua shaked his head, "Dong Nan Bao is indeed from Yuan Jiang Tai Xing and died when he was 39 years old. However, this happened on AD 2018, June 16th."
"Ah!"
Luo Feng hit his head and laughed bitterly. "I get 16 and 18 mixed up all the time, continue asking."
"Okay, listen carefully, second question." Luo Hua was clearly excited. "AD 2013 in..."
.....
The two brothers asked and answered, and time flew by quickly.
"I already asked half the questions in this book. I asked 68 questions and you got 63 right and 5 wrong." Luo Hua raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. "Dad and Mom are going to be back soon. I'll ask you one last question and ask you the other half some other time."
"Last question? Okay, ask away." Luo Feng's concentration increased.
"This question, is very basic. Review the important events of the 'Da Nie Pan'* period." asked Luo Hua.
*Da Nie Pan's pan character was slightly different, but this basically means Nirvana/Grand Nirvana, or at least hints at it. I will call it the Grand Nirvana period from now on.
Luo Hua had a serious expression, for the Grand Nirvana period was the most important part of the history of human reformation. "In the beginning of the 21st century, the entire world continued to have several virus outbreaks. AD 2003 was SARS, 2009 was H1N1, and 2013, finally the even more horrifying R-type virus broke out. As the R-type virus spread, it mutated into around twenty different kinds, which made it even more challenging for anti-virals to fight against. As a result, all of the countries of the world had many deaths."
"As the medical department advanced, the virus got under control."
"However, on AD 2015 January, the R virus mutated into its most horrifying mutation, the one which became known was the RR virus!"
"In the past, many R virus mutations were spread through body fluids, some which could be spread through water. However, its life span in water is very short. On the other hand, this RR virus could go through body fluid, go through water, and even worse... it could even go through air! With a lifespan of up to three hours in the air!"
Chapter 3: Jiang-Nan City
"Right when the RR disease appeared, it rapidly spread around the world. All forms of life, as long as they needed to breath (whether human or flying beasts), were infected."
"By the time humans found the existence of the RR disease, it was already too late."
"After the infection of the RR disease, the death rate was reaching 30%. In a matter of those three months, excluding the mass deaths of animals, the population of the world dropped by nearly 2 billion!"
"The survivors neared 5 billion, whom all have a natural resistance against the disease."
"During these nightmarish three months, the whole p
lanet experienced excruciating pain."
"During this process, the 5 billion survivors realized that their bodies have strengthened. Virtually everyone's power, speed, rate of cell division, and skin toughness have at least doubled! Even an average man could easily surpass the previous world champion in running and weightlifting."
"And then... disaster started!"
"The humans who have lived so comfortably have strengthened so much. The beasts who have survived the RR disease have went through even harsher conditions. In their transformations, their strength has raised surprisingly far beyond humans'. And some of these horrifying beasts got even smarter!"
"September, 2015. Starting from the attack of the plethora of organisms in the sea, countless of 'beast' transformed animals started attacking human settlements!"
"Blood, madness!"
"In the war between human and beast, the humans have realized that their explosive weapons that they were so proud of only worked on the lower-grade beasts. The stronger flying and crawling beasts had no fear towards the cannons. The bullets couldn't even scratch their armor! Homing missiles are easily dodged by speedy, quick-reacting beasts."
"Even when humans used nuclear attacks, they shockingly found out..."
"The defense capability of the monsters were too great; only those within the blast radius of the bomb died. The monsters in the surrounding area weren't killed. The power of the bomb wasn't as strong as the humans thought it would be. Even though it killed a horde of monsters, the radiation from the bomb gave birth to even more horrifying monsters. The most famous and horrifying monster of that year was the 'Crimson Sky Wolf', which could fly and massacred hundreds of thousands of people. It was at this time people realized.... radiation could actually mutate the monsters!"
"Although horrifying monsters appeared, powerful warriors also sprung out from the human side. The Crimson Sky Wolf was defeated by a super powerful warrior who could also fly (ranked number 2 internationally: 'Thunder Lord')."
"These warriors saved a large amount of normal civilians in a crucial time. They assisted the army in fighting off the horde of monsters. During this time, many epic stories came about."
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