I changed the world.

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An Huiling was thrown heavily to the ground, covered in blood. She endured the excruciating pain and rolled over repeatedly to avoid the ensuing slash, then picked up her rifle again and fired.

Before her, a shadowy monster vanished into thin air, perfectly dodging her burst of bullets.

"Click-click-click..." The rifle in An Huiling's hand made a sound of firing into the air; the bullets were all gone.

Without any hesitation, An Huiling threw down her rifle and rolled to the side once more...

The next moment, the monster narrowly emerged from where she had just been standing, its blade-like flippers on its arms swirling to the side.

If An Huiling hadn't turned it over, she would definitely have been slashed. In fact, she had already suffered a loss once before, and now there was a terrifying gash on her arm that was deep enough to expose the bone.

In the dim light, one could see that this pitch-black monster had a head that resembled both a fish and a human, with protruding eyes that appeared to lack eyelids. It had a dorsal fin on its back, and its skin was smooth and black, with faintly visible scale patterns. It walked upright like a human, and was taller than An Huiling. Its forearms and even elbows were equipped with specialized fins, as sharp as arm blades.

As she rolled out, An Huiling drew her gun and fired.

The small-caliber bullets all slid off the monster's smooth, shiny black skin without causing much damage.

The rain continued to fall incessantly. An Huiling reached up to smooth her bangs, which were almost covering her eyes, and then threw away the empty pistol and drew her longsword.

A series of sharp screeching sounds came from behind her. An Huiling subconsciously turned around and her heart sank. There were five or six monsters, about the size of cheetahs, lying on the ground on the ruins of a building. Some of them clung to the walls of the ruins like spiders, while others surrounded An Huiling from the ruins in a hunting manner.

It seemed they had been attracted by the sounds of the fight. An Huiling looked around, and this time, her heart sank. She knew very well that she was now surrounded by these monsters.

These monsters, working in perfect unison, surrounded her from all directions, effectively sealing off almost every possible escape route...

With a loud "Bang!", a huge impact was heard. Nearly a hundred meters to the west of An Huiling, a huge tower-like building collapsed as if it had been hit by a battering ram.

The cause of this result was a huge, bulky figure that appeared to be over four meters tall. It must have been its massive and heavy body that leaped a considerable distance before landing on the tower, which was unable to withstand the impact.

Because of the thick fog, the enormous monster's figure clinging to the tower was only partially visible, yet An Huiling could sense that its greedy eyes, gleaming with a scarlet light, were peering at her through the mist...

Oh no……

An Huiling inwardly cursed her bad luck, a sense of despair creeping into her heart...

The giant let out a low roar, its voice like a deep horn.

The surrounding monsters stirred, clearly wary of this giant that had arrived last. Several smaller monsters even seemed to retreat slightly...

Even the monster that had initially been relentlessly attacking An Huiling stopped its movements, as if waiting for the giant monster to arrive.

Immediately afterwards, without any apparent effort to gather power, it vanished from the tower. A whooshing sound flashed through the air, like a meteorite scraping against the air, followed by a muffled thud. A building more than twenty meters away from An Huiling was crushed like an eggshell.

Chapter 255 Rescue Part 3

The rubble shot out in all directions, and then the giant monster crouched on the ground, reaching out and casually swatting away a small monster that happened to be in front of it.

The monster let out a low growl as if making a vow to the surrounding monsters. Instantly, the surrounding monsters took a few steps back in fear, but most of them only retreated slightly, still reluctant to leave...

In An Huiling's eyes, these monsters were like diners fighting over food, and she was the dish on the table...

However, at this moment, she was completely powerless to resist her impending fate. A strong, chaotic emotion was assaulting her mind. She clenched her hands tightly, her fingertips almost drawing blood from her palms, and her teeth were clenched, but it was all in vain. The intense, chaotic aura emanating from the giant monster slowly approaching in front of her had already pushed her to the brink of losing control...

However, in the next moment, An Huiling suddenly felt a sudden release in her mind, like a drowning person suddenly floating to the surface. She gasped for breath, her hazy mind clearing up. At that moment, in her wide-open eyes, the seemingly invincible giant monster in front of her had its entire upper body blasted into a rain of blood, along with the surrounding smaller monsters, all vanished.

The half-height body seemed not to have reacted yet, remaining stiff for a long time before slowly collapsing to the ground...

The few monsters that were still alive nearby turned around, baring their teeth, completely ignoring An Huiling who was still standing there, and roared at the other end of the long street shrouded in rain and mist...

An Huiling stared blankly into the eyes of the monsters, and in the mist, she could vaguely see two figures slowly walking towards her...

An Huiling looked at the two figures that were gradually becoming clearer in disbelief, and the one walking behind her seemed vaguely familiar.

That was… a light suddenly appeared in An Huiling’s eyes, the light of hope that a person sees in dire straits.

"Pfft... Pfft... Pfft..." As if struck by some invisible blade, the few remaining monsters were all decapitated.

The two figures appeared slow but were actually fast; within a few breaths, they could be vaguely seen, and further on, they became increasingly clear...

There were two figures, one old and one young, both dressed in feathered robes and wearing crowns. Despite the rain, they remained completely dry, as if the rain itself had avoided them.

"Ugh..." An Huiling suddenly covered her mouth with both hands, trying to suppress the emotions that were about to burst forth, but tears still flowed uncontrollably...

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The newcomers were naturally Zhang Taihe and his apprentice Zhang Jing. In Zhang Jing's eyes, An Huiling was now standing in tattered clothes, swaying precariously, covered in bloodstains, whether her own or the monster's, it was hard to tell. Her pale face held a delicate yet stubborn air.

"Junior sister, you've suffered so much..." Looking at the girl in front of him and then at the chaotic scene around them, Zhang Jing couldn't help but sigh.

"Senior Brother...you...you've finally come..." An Huiling's eyes were filled with tears. She felt a sense of relief, but her whole body went limp. It was as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, and she collapsed to the ground.

Zhang Jing quickly stepped forward and hugged An Huiling tightly. This was the first time An Huiling had been hugged by a young man since she was born. She instinctively wanted to struggle, but she was too weak. Especially when she was held in her senior brother's arms and felt his body temperature, she became even weaker. Her face turned red and her head felt dizzy.

Zhang Jing didn't think too much about it. He quickly noticed that An Huiling's arm was injured. The wound had turned white from being soaked in the rain, and blood was still flowing from the gaping wound, which looked like a big mouth.

Zhang Jing reached out and touched An Huiling's hand, sealing the blood vessels in her arm and stopping the bleeding immediately. The master and apprentice exchanged a glance, and Zhang Jing simply picked An Huiling up in a princess carry. A few steps away, there was a building that looked like it could provide shelter from the rain.

This is a building that has collapsed halfway. A monster occupied this place, but after a sword strike, it became a no-man's land.

Zhang Jing placed An Huiling on the ground, and Zhang Taihe gently pressed her head. Instantly, An Huiling felt a surge of heat penetrate her body, expelling the cold and dampness from within and stimulating the circulation of Qi within her.

After a while, An Huiling finally regained her strength. However, she was still being held by Zhang Jing, so she became even more shy and said with her eyes half-closed, "Senior Brother... I can get up by myself..."

Zhang Jing didn't think too much about it. Seeing that she had recovered, he helped her sit up. After An Huiling sat up, she felt that although she was still a little weak, she was not as powerless as before, so she stood up from the ground, supporting herself on her knees.

After standing up, she first bowed deeply to the two of them: "Huiling thanks Senior Brother and this senior for saving my life..."

At this moment, An Huiling had her hair tied in a ponytail for ease of movement, and was dressed in a denim outfit. Especially because of the previous intense chase and fight, her denim outfit was damaged and even torn in many places. She was wearing a bulletproof vest on the outside, which looked severely damaged. Overall, her outfit had a bit of the style of Zhang Jing's previous life as a "non-mainstream trendsetter".

Even so, when she solemnly curtsied, it did not seem out of place; she exuded the air of a well-bred lady.

"Junior sister, I haven't introduced you yet. This is our teacher in person..."

An Huiling had actually guessed it before. Ever since the two of them appeared, she had secretly glanced at the old man several times. After all, he was one of only two cultivators she had seen so far, besides her senior brother.

In particular, she had noticed that the eldest brother had always followed behind the old man, which, according to the traditional etiquette of the Great Zhao, meant that the old man's status was higher than that of the eldest brother.

"Huiling greets her teacher..."

Upon hearing that this was her teacher whom she had never met before, An Huiling hurriedly bowed deeply again. After bowing once, she knelt down and respectfully kowtowed three times in front of Zhang Taihe.

Afterwards, An Huiling got up again, bowed down again, and then knelt down again... She did this repeatedly, performing the grand ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows.

In the tradition of Da Zhao, this is the grand ceremony for becoming an apprentice.

Zhang Taihe did not flinch, accepting her kneeling and bowing without hesitation. Only after the ceremony was completed did he smile and reach out to help her up, gesturing for her to rise: "Good child, get up."

"When you first entered the sect, I was in seclusion. I had planned to see you again after I came out of seclusion. But I never expected that our first meeting would be like this. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Upon hearing this, An Huiling recalled the hardships of the past few days, and her eyes couldn't help but redden again. It has to be said that even including the days she had been ill before, she had never experienced anything so harrowing in her life.

Fortunately, her teacher and senior brother arrived in time... Thinking of this, An Huiling couldn't help but worry about her family again, and hurriedly said anxiously, "Teacher... I came here on a trip with my family... but, I don't know how, it suddenly happened like this, and my family is still missing..."

"Don't be in a hurry, tell me the whole story first."

Zhang Taihe's gentle and calm demeanor seemed to have an inexplicable infectious power, which calmed An Huiling's emotions as well. So she began to recount her experiences after arriving on the island, especially the series of events that followed after she saw the sea god mask. She described in great detail her suspicions and the strange occurrences she encountered. The events were so unpredictable that even Zhang Jing, who was listening from the side, felt extremely troubled.

To be honest, this incident is beyond Zhang Jing's control. If he were in Zhang Jing's shoes, he would probably only be able to solve the problem by making a wish.

Fortunately, there is a fourth-level cultivator present, so there is no need for him to take the lead.

Zhang Taihe pondered for a moment, then slowly walked out of the building, looked up at the sky, where the rain was still falling, and the higher sky was shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Teacher, I feel that this world seems a bit strange..." Following behind Zhang Taihe, Zhang Jing and An Huiling also walked out of the house. At this moment, Zhang Jing couldn't help but speak up.

Zhang Jing's words sounded like nonsense. Given the current state of affairs, anyone who wasn't blind could see that something was strange, and quite strange indeed. However, Zhang Jing wasn't referring to the literal meaning of "strange," but rather that he genuinely felt that the world seemed to exude an indescribable oddity, as if something was amiss, yet he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"You can see that, which shows that you have made progress in your mental and spiritual cultivation." Zhang Taihe clearly understood the implication in Zhang Jing's words and nodded in praise.

"Using a falsehood to achieve the truth is a trick of an evil god..." Zhang Taihe's tone turned solemn: "However, the speed of this development is somewhat unusual..."

"A fake? You mean this isn't the real world?" Zhang Jing asked, somewhat puzzled, before looking around again.

"Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion... Heh, at 'that' level, none of these are fixed." Zhang Taihe chuckled. "Have you not heard that complete truth becomes delusion, and complete delusion becomes truth..."

Having spent time together over the years, Zhang Jing knew that his teacher had a penchant for witty banter. He glanced at An Huiling, who was listening intently despite looking completely bewildered, and said seriously, "Does the teacher mean that this world is transforming into reality?"

“You can think of all of this as a dream,” Zhang Taihe said. “You are in a dream woven by a god who is trying to revive.”