Transcendent Dawn

ꨡ[6Ba~oN{6: Chapter 0816: Abnormal (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes) Chapter 816: Chapter 0816: Abnormal (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes) Xilan City.

Ten years had swiftly passed, and Jenny had grown into a young and vibrant lady with golden curly hair.

She loved this city.

Though her apartment was old and small and she occasionally had to endure the various complaints and roars from the neighboring tenants, it offered her access to many things unavailable in the small towns.

Her father Wick had become a watchmaker, earning slightly more than he did in the countryside.

Moreover, she could attend services every week at the Mother of Nature’s church—a real grand church!

Monday morning.

With a sandwich in her mouth, Jenny hurried out the door following Mrs.

Hallea’s reminders, intending to assist at her father’s repair shop.

Thank goodness, women in the city weren’t subjected to as many restrictions, allowing them to walk freely on the streets and seek employment.

Although, this was considered ‘lower class’, true society ladies would never show themselves in public, but Jenny didn’t care about that; after all, she was a wild girl from the countryside.

“But I don’t want to work in a textile factory.

I at least want to be a craftsman.

The pay is better…”

He had worked overtime last night and had slept directly in the shop.

Passing by the docks area, Jenny glanced over and immediately froze.

At the docks, near Haiye Street close to the warehouses, a row of Public Security Officers had blocked off the area, and a few priests from the Mother of Nature, dressed in robes embroidered with green leaves, were wandering around.

“What happened here?”

With that question in mind, she walked into a repair shop.

Various styles of hanging clocks adorned the walls, while Wick, with a monocle on his nose, was carefully disassembling a silver chain pocket watch.

“Dad…

What happened on Haiye Street?”

Jenny placed the sandwich on the table and began changing into her work clothes.

“I heard that a transport ship from the Eastern Continent had an issue; a beast escaped and injured someone…”

Wick answered without lifting his head.

“A transport ship from the Eastern Continent had animals?

That must be a huge expense…” Jenny’s eyes lit up: “Perhaps it’s a circus order?

Are they planning to exhibit some exotic animals from the Eastern Continent?

This is too exciting!”

Oh, another reason she liked the city was its rich cultural life.

Opera houses, circuses, and a variety of flavorful restaurants and shops.

If your wallet was hefty enough, you could wander from one end of a street to the other, acquiring a plethora of delightful items.

Jenny’s pocket money tended to vanish amidst these consumption traps.

“Who knows…”

Wick muttered: “It’s probably a lion or a tiger?”

“I hope it’s a beast from the Eastern Continent…” Jenny opened her toolbox and likewise plunged into her work.

Living in a big city, a day without work could bring nightmares of hefty rents and food pressures.

It was like a whip, constantly pushing people to work harder.

Only, compared to the whips of old-time slave owners, it was invisible and more readily accepted.

…

Nightfall.

“Dad, I’m heading back!”

Jenny, who had planned to watch a musical with her best friend, was the first to rush out the door.

“Ah… silly girl!”

Unable to call her back in time, Wick could only sigh: “Always playing, be careful on the road…”

Jenny didn’t hear the latter half of the sentence, her small leather shoes joyfully speeding along the path.

The sky gradually darkened, but it was still faintly possible to recognize the way.

Besides, the warm glow emanating from the shop windows on either side also carried a comforting scent.

Just as she turned down a dark alley, Jenny suddenly stopped and shuddered.

She felt a cold chill invading from the darkness.

Up ahead on the path, a vague dark figure seemed to loom.

“Sir…

you…”

She tiptoed, trying to bypass the figure.

But just as she was about to pass, she got closer and saw his face clearly.

Distorted features, a split mouth, dense shark-like teeth, disgusting liquid dripping from his mouth, and a body covered in dark blue scales…

Jenny realized instantly that this was not a ‘person’ but a ‘Beast’!

At that moment, it seemed to be holding a headless corpse in its arms, rapidly devouring it.

“Sorry…

to disturb…”

Jenny turned around woodenly and started to sprint without saying a word.

All she had to do was run this distance, turn a corner, and there would be a store open a hundred meters away.

The next moment, she heard heavy footsteps from behind.

Jenny didn’t even need to look back to imagine the Beast abandoning its ‘food’ at its mouth and starting to chase after her.

‘No…

it’s too fast.’

Within a few steps, she seemed to smell the rancid scent from behind her, causing her body to shiver.

‘Am I going to die?’

Jenny felt the breath of death descending, and everything around her seemed to slow down.

Scenes of memories flashed quickly in front of her eyes.

Regrettably, her body also slowed down.

‘No…

I don’t want to die…

I can’t accept this!’

For some reason, a tremendous feeling of unwillingness surged from her heart.

Whoosh!

Just then, a dark light flew towards her, striking the Beast behind her.

“Go!”

Jenny saw a figure sprinting towards her.

The person was wearing a grey coat with a hat pulled down low, covering his face.

‘Was that…

a throwing knife?’

Her thoughts were somewhat stagnant, but she was still pulled by him into an alley.

“We’ve found that Fish Person!”

“In the name of Mother of Nature, Purification!”

Soon, faint cries and roars came from behind.

Boom!

An explosion suddenly erupted, causing Jenny to startle awake and start struggling: “Let go of me…

who are you exactly?”

“It should be safe here…”

Su Lu turned around and smiled: “Let me introduce myself, my name is Turing, and I am a Scholar!

I guess I just happened to save your life…

after all, even if that Beast hadn’t caught up with you, being bumped into by the church’s ‘Guardians’ would not have been pleasant for you…”

“Scholar…

Turing?”

Jenny gasped for air, realizing she had followed him to a beach.

The pounding night waves struck the shore, bringing the cold air: “And Beasts, Guardians…

what’s actually going on?”

“To put it specifically, do you believe in the existence of Transcendents?

Tonight, you’ve encountered a rare incident…”

Su Lu shrugged his shoulders: “And…

for your savior, is this the attitude you have?

Hmm?”

Jenny’s face turned red, and she suddenly felt that her attitude was inappropriate, lowering her voice: “I’m sorry…

and…

thank you!”