Dawn of a New Era - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Barbarian

Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire
Chen Shouyi felt like he had just been awakened from a dream. After that, he raised his focus and directly looked the teacher in the eye. He executed basic steps without pondering too deeply as he moved forward, stabbing his sword out rapidly.

The beautiful teacher’s wooden sword blocked the attack, shifting it aside. After that, she counter-attacked.

Her speed was intentionally much slower by several times than before, allowing Chen Shouyi to have enough time to react.

Chen Shouyi’s body shook like a willow tree, easily avoiding the piercing attack from the teacher. His steps didn’t stop as he continued gliding on the ground. He was like a fish in water, moving to the right side of the beautiful teacher, catching her by surprise.

Sadly, such small tricks were useless to her. She had long since taken a step back, and her sword was like a venomous snake, stabbing toward his waist.

Chen Shouyi shifted to the side to avoid this attack.

The two of them went toe-to-toe, moving forward and backward. One could clearly hear the whistling sounds produced by the swords ringing through the air.

Under the intentional guidance of the beautiful teacher, Chen Shouyi was rapidly improving at a speed visible to the naked eye. His sword techniques and basic steps gradually melded, complementing each other perfectly.

Even after the lesson had ended, he still wished to continue this.

…

After training, he greeted Guo Qianqian, who was standing in front of the martial training center. However, under the vigilant stare of Lin Feng, he didn’t say anything much and left the youth martial training center quickly.

He still had to go to the book store today and was prepared to buy a few books that had the information regarding the Other World.

Firstly, it was because he had always been interested in the Other World. Secondly, ever since his younger sister passed the Martial Apprentice Test, he also came to a decision in his heart.

He decided to give up on the college entrance exam and focused on preparing himself for the Martial Apprentice Test.

The book store was roughly about six to seven kilometers away from the youth martial training center. Roughly after traveling for over ten minutes, Chen Shouyi arrived at his targeted location.

Sunday was the peak business period for the book store. There were people everywhere.

Chen Shouyi followed the labels hanging from the ceilings and soon found the section he wanted.

“Chen Shouyi, you are here as well?”

“Class monitor, what a coincidence. Are you also interested in the Other World?”

Chen Shouyi turned and discovered his class monitor, Zhang Shaoyue, behind him.

She had a slim figure and looked fragile at a glance. Her eyes weren’t large, yet they had some sort of charm in them. Today, she was dressed in a white T-shirt and short pants that accentuated her fair legs and slender waist, as well as her bursting chest.

Speaking of which, Chen Shouyi had actually sneaked a look at her quite a few times. Naturally, he had done this in the memory space.

“Yeah. I heard that there are many mysterious creatures there. Other than barbarians, there are still giants the size of mountains. Have you not watched the ‘War of Gods’?”

This was the second time Chen Shouyi had heard of this television drama. It seemed like a truly popular series.

“Not yet, recently I have been busy with my studies. I’m not like, class monitor, who can easily get the first position in class, so I can only work hard to compensate for my limited abilities,” said Chen Shouyi while laughing.

If it was in the past, he would definitely be so nervous and blush when interacting with Zhang Shaoyue or his heartbeat might quicken. But because he had seen her so many times in the memory space, he was calm and could maintain a natural expression on his face.

Zhang Shaoyue covered her mouth as she laughed. Her eyes glimmered like water as she gently looked at him. “I discovered that your transformation is truly great. I’ve never heard you speak before.”

“Maybe that’s because I’m more low profile.”

…

As they chatted, a commotion rang out suddenly. Chen Shouyi turned his head and saw a sloppy-looking male with messy hair carrying a large bag akin to a rolled-up bedsheet. He was now stuffing books into his bag like his life depended on it. The surrounding people were all avoiding him.

He seemed to be very vigilant and anxious.

He would frequently glance to the left and right. Once someone got near him, the guy would become very nervous and even grimace, baring his teeth.

Chen Shouyi instantly had a thought flashing through his head. He felt that this person was a thief.

Because regardless of the man’s actions or his mental state, they completely didn’t seem to resemble that of an ordinary shopper.

But very soon, he discovered something wrong. After all, as long as one had a sound mind, no one would bother robbing a bookstore.

Putting so much effort just to rob the cashier of a bookstore?

In addition, the T-shirt he was wearing was clean, but he wore it inside-out. One could clearly see the label of the T-shirt on his chest.

Other than this, Chen Shouyi discovered that this man was actually extremely handsome. Although there was filth on his face, it could not mask his good look.

This was especially so for his pair of dark eyes. Along with his disheveled hair, he gave off a charisma that could stir the hearts and souls of people.

Through the TV and internet, Chen Shouyi had seen many pretty boys before, but never a man with such perfect features.

The perfection of his features made it seem as though this man came out of a painting.

Such perfection gave off a sense of surrealism.

How could there be someone like this in real life?

More and more people gathered in the surroundings, and several people also discovered his shocking features. They took their phones and were stealthily taking photos of him.

However, such actions caused the man to feel increasingly nervous.

Growling noises resembling wild beasts emitted from his throat. It was as though he was issuing a warning.

At this moment, the security guard finally came over.

“Mister, please do not damage the books. Stop your actions and go with me to the public security chamber.”

The hand of the mysterious man moved, and the bookshelf instantly crumbled onto the ground.

Seeing the uniform the guard was wearing, maybe the mysterious man felt fear. His body began to tremble.

It was unknown why, but Chen Shouyi felt a strand of coldness in his heart. His body was cold as though he was inside an icehouse. He had a terrifying feeling like he was facing off against a ferocious beast.

“There’s something wrong with this man, leave quickly!” At this moment, Chen Shouyi could sense that something was off. Cold sweat dripped down from his forehead, and he pulled at Zhang Shaoyue’s arm.

Zhang Shaoyue had a dumbfounded look on her face, but she still decided to listen to Chen Shouyi.

After they walked a few steps away, an incident occurred.

‘Bang!” A dull thud rang out, followed by the strange sound of a sugarcane cracking. And soon after, he felt some kind of liquid dripping down his head.

Chen Shouyi gingerly touched his face. To his horror, it was blood. Then, he couldn’t help but turn his head back and look.

He discovered that the security guard had been tossed onto the top of a bookshelf. His entire body lay there limply, not moving at all.

Fresh blood continuously flowed from his pants to the floor, pooling there.

The crowd fell silent. A moment later, a shrill scream rent through the air as everyone started fleeing in panic.

Chen Shouyi’s entire body quivered, his fine hair standing on their ends. He hurriedly pulled the dumbstruck Zhang Shaoyue and sprinted rapidly toward the crowd.

From behind, the roars of the man could be heard. They were the roars of a wild beast. The volume was thunderous, even Chen Shouyi who was several tens of meters away could feel his eardrums vibrating.

After that, the intonation of the man grew smoother, becoming one of anger. He seemed to be speaking in a mysterious language and was cursing loudly.

“Barbarian. This must be a barbarian!” exclaimed someone in alarm from the crowd.

However, this sentence caused the crowd to feel even more panic and terror. Some people were pushed onto the ground. Very soon, countless feet trampled them, and those who fell no longer got up.

Luckily, Chen Shouyi’s body was strong. He pulled Zhang Shaoyue along with him, sticking close to her. The two of them weren’t pushed down by the crowd.

Behind him, another explosion rang out. It was extremely tragic to listen to it.

Countless wood fragments from the bookshelves flew around, coated with fresh blood and pieces of gory flesh.

The barbarian seemed to run amok. He roared and frenziedly attacked the crowd.

As a biological creature that lived in an environment that had three times the gravity of Earth, the barbarian’s strength was frighteningly powerful. Each of his attacks could cause an explosive bang.

The weak human bodies directly exploded into pieces under such attacks.

Chen Shouyi saw a tract of intestine hanging on the head of someone in front of him. However, that person wasn’t aware of this at all and had terror on his face as he pushed his way through the crowd.

Luckily, this place was the first floor of the bookstore and was only several tens of meters away to the exit. After half a minute, he and Zhang Shaoyue managed to squeeze their way through the door.

“Why would there be a barbarian in a bookstore?” Zhang Shaoyue spoke with a pale face, her expression filled with fright.

Chen Shouyi heaved a sigh of relief. “Don’t care about it so much. Let’s leave here first before we talk.”

Barbarians weren’t similar to humans. Not only were their faces roughly angled, but due to the high gravity in the Other World, the vast majority of them were short and muscular. But that mysterious barbarian in the bookstore had clearly used some supernatural method to change his features.

One didn’t even need to think about it to be certain that the mysterious barbarian must have come here with a special purpose. Maybe he wanted to gain knowledge about Earth or was collecting intelligence.

But no matter which was his purpose, that was definitely not an ordinary barbarian.

Who knew that the moment the sound of his voice faded, an explosive bang occurred. The walls of the bookstore were now filled with cracks.

At the next instant, a huge hole appeared on the walls from an explosion. Dust and broken wall fragments flew about in all directions.

Amidst the floating dust, a human silhouette rushed out from the bookstore.