Leading the group into a regular restaurant, it was equally bustling inside. El requested a private room from the waiter. He didn't dare let Babu and the others eat in the main hall, who knows what kind of earth-shattering actions these unfamiliar people might take. After ordering the food, the group sat quietly waiting to eat. The lively restaurant served the food quickly, and soon all the dishes El and the group ordered were served, prompting the group to start eating and drinking voraciously.

Having eaten grilled meat in the wild for such a long time, both El and Shu had longed to cleanse their palates and stomachs. As for Babu and the others, they had never seen such exquisite food before, and they tasted every bite with great care, in their understanding, such things didn't seem like food at all.

While the group was eating and drinking heartily, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the private room. El assumed it was the waiter with some issue and casually responded without looking up, "Come in."

The door creaked open, but it wasn't a uniformed waiter who came in, it was an extremely efficient-looking young man, followed by a middle-aged man, and finally, the waiter. The waiter, with an apologetic look, said, "I'm really sorry, sir, these two gentlemen insisted on seeing you, we couldn't stop them." The waiter looked worried, he certainly didn't want anything to happen during his shift, or else he might lose his job.

El looked at the two strangers with some surprise, then said to the waiter after a quick glance, "You can leave now, there's nothing for you here." After speaking, he turned his attention back to the two strangers.

The efficient-looking young man was dressed simply in casual clothes, with no extra decorations, extremely simple. He wore a friendly yet slightly apologetic smile, and when his gaze met with El's, he slightly bowed to apologize for his abrupt behavior.

The middle-aged man behind the young man looked at El with a blank expression and no eye contact thereafter. The middle-aged man's clothing was very old-fashioned, just like him, as if a stone without any emotional exposure. His position vaguely sheltered the young man, obviously, the middle-aged man was likely the young man's bodyguard.

Before the two strangers could speak, El opened first, "I wonder what business these two gentlemen have?" He remembered having no acquaintances in Yu'an City, and neither did the two have any recognizable insignia, so he was sure they weren't from the Underground City. Therefore, it was rather interesting for the two strangers to come knocking.

The young man showed a radiant smile akin to the warm sun in spring, and with a slightly apologetic tone said, "Is it Mr. Yellow Jade? My sudden visit is truly apologetic. I am David of the Qian Yu Guild." The young man immediately revealed El's alias, which evidently he had learned through special channels.

Without any surprise, El gestured to the sofa in the private room, "Please have a seat. I wonder what business you have with Mr. Huang." Qian Yu Guild, he hadn't heard of this guild before. After all, this was only El's second visit to Yu'an City, so he wasn't familiar with many things here.

David, without hesitation, sat immediately on the sofa and straightforwardly said, "I heard Mr. Huang has intact beast skin for sale, I wonder if you still have any stock?" As he spoke, he unintentionally glanced at Babu and the others, who were still eating and drinking ferociously, letting loose after savoring the initial bites.

El wasn't surprised by David's words, since they could uncover the randomly fabricated alias, finding out what he was selling wasn't difficult. However, El didn't expect someone to approach so quickly. With a faint smile, El gently replied, "My sincere apologies, Mr. David. All our beast skins have already been sold. If you'd like some, please come back to contact us next time." Selling beast skins was merely a temporary expedient for El, he didn't plan to use it as a way to get rich.

Upon receiving El's answer, David showed no change in expression, maintaining his faint smile. His body slightly leaned forward, fixating his gaze unwaveringly on El, and with a low voice asked, "Are there really none?"

David's suspicion wasn't unreasonable, after all, businessmen always leave a back road. El wasn't angry, he too kept his gaze fixed on David and said, "Indeed, there are none left."

"Then it was presumptuous of me to disturb you." David suddenly stood up, his earlier warm smile became a chilling winter sneer, with eyes gleaming with a dangerous serpentine glare, and an aura around him turned into a forbidding presence. Without saying another word, David led the middle-aged man out of the private room.

As David reached the door, El slowly said, "You better not do anything foolish, or it will cost lives." A threat was necessary, or would you wait until others come knocking before threatening them? That would be foolish. El didn't want to cause trouble here, but if trouble found its way in, that was another matter.

After hearing El's bluster, David snorted coldly, he had never been so threatened, and naturally, a burst of anger rose in his heart, though rationality suppressed the rage, David didn't erupt on the spot. Some matters can be dealt with later. Just when David was about to close the door, a sharp alarm sounded from outside, and immediately after, the alarm inside the restaurant blared out as well.

The various pedestrians on the road, whether hurried or leisurely, upon hearing the shrill alarm, their expressions changed nearly simultaneously, regardless of being busy or leisurely, they frantically began to run, occasionally someone would screech something sharply. Although these people looked panicked, they ran extremely orderly, without colliding with each other.

People inside the restaurant also immediately stood up upon hearing the alarm, including not a few superpower users. These superpower users flashed various lights around them and rushed out of the restaurant. As they left, someone looked back and shouted something, though no one could hear clearly due to the alarm.

David's face suddenly changed when he heard the alarm, he cursed under his breath, "Damn it, how can there be a beast tide in broad daylight. Quickly inform the family to prepare for defense." He had no energy fluctuation, clearly not a superpower user, yet an inexplicable aura of authority emanated from him. This sudden change in atmosphere made El and his group feel uneasy in their hearts.

Before El could ask, David and the middle-aged man rushed out of the restaurant. Sensing the strange surrounding atmosphere, El quickly led Shu and others out of the restaurant. Once outside, they saw flashing colored lights amidst the crowd, and occasionally a superpower user swiftly passed by or skimmed through the sky. All these superpower users were heading in four directions, and the numbers going each way were very balanced.

Finding it odd, El quickly activated Wind Force within him, and his whole being suddenly rose into the air. Looking towards one direction from the heights, El saw a huge dust storm rolling up outside the far end of Yu'an City. The sky filled with dust obscured the distant scenery, accompanied by a rumbling sound, yet due to the great distance, El couldn't discern what exactly was coming, though he instinctively felt it was not something good heading their way. Observing the panicked crowd only bolstered his suspicion.

On the ground, Shu quickly grabbed a passing ordinary person and loudly asked, "What is happening?" Seeing people panicked around, Shu's heart too was filled with an uneasy feeling, a feeling that made him anxious.

"A beast tide is coming, quickly find a basement to hide in." The person shouted in response, simultaneously breaking free from Shu's grip, swiftly running in one direction.

At that moment, some people on the street had already lifted the manhole covers and jumped in. After one person did so, more followed. Those people moved with extreme familiarity, clearly not their first time doing this. After those hiding in the sewers or basements left, Shu only then noticed some people in uniform carrying weapons running towards the four walls.

"If you want to survive, quickly hide." A person shouted while seeing Shu and the others still stupidly standing in place, loudly bellowing while running. He didn't slow his pace in the slightest, every second now was precious, he wouldn't waste time for just a few people.

In no time, Yu'an City abruptly quieted down, or rather, turned deathly silent, except for the piercing alarm sound echoing throughout the city. No one walked the streets, nor would anyone; all ordinary people had hidden, and superpower users rushed towards the four city walls. At this moment, these superpower users had already laid down a line of defense on the walls.

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