Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1176 - 517: Crossing the Space Node

Space Bubble!

Liang Yuan found this spherical bubble incredibly familiar!

It was Li Qinghua's unique skill.

Until now, no one else had ever used this power in Liang Yuan's sight!

"Has Li Qinghua arrived here?"

This idea struck Liang Yuan right away, prompting him to swim swiftly toward it.

Numerous massive serpents lurked in the vicinity, with a quick glance revealing dozens at minimum.

Every one stretched seven or eight meters, as thick as a human arm.

These serpents bore a blue-gray hue all over, their scales featuring ragged, leaf-like edges, while their tails flattened like deadly blades.

They circled the space bubble relentlessly, with some slamming into it in frantic bids.

Over a dozen akin giant serpents languished inside the space bubble, trapped and scarcely breathing.

Upon witnessing this, comprehension dawned on Liang Yuan instantly.

"Sword-tailed sea snakes too? Juveniles at that!"

In his water element form, Liang Yuan drew near the cluster of young sword-tailed sea snakes.

He spotted unmistakable battle traces close by.

Plenty of robust cherry blossom trees lay felled.

Deep craters and impressions scarred the muddy terrain as well.

"What brings Li Qinghua to this place?"

As Liang Yuan neared the space bubble rapidly, his eyes locked abruptly on a body within!

A subtle shift crossed Liang Yuan's face; he unleashed his spiritual telekinesis.

Bang!

The unseen spiritual telekinesis slammed fiercely into the space bubble.

Boom!

The space bubble burst apart in a flash.

Space warped and ripped open, dragging surrounding floodwaters into the spatial rift amid thunderous roars.

Nearby sword-tailed sea snakes got yanked into the rift without delay.

The survivors thrashed wildly to flee, whipping their flat sword tails to whip up murky undercurrents and evade the widening spatial rift!

With a deep gaze fixed on the spatial rift, Liang Yuan keenly spotted a faint light piercing the not-entirely-dark interior.

Dimly visible were sunken structures and heaps of wreckage bobbing on the waves.

Liang Yuan's mind raced: "Doesn't this rift connect to spatial turbulence, but some other realm?"

A realization hit him—this folded space had been layered to begin with.

Once a spatial rift tore through, the far side might not be typical spatial turbulence.

Perhaps it linked to the outer world or a neighboring dimension.

Liang Yuan paused briefly, holding back from entering since the other side remained uncertain.

What if entry meant no return?

Lacking space abilities, he dared not gamble.

From afar, Liang Yuan observed the spatial rift slowly mending.

Juvenile sword-tailed sea snakes unable to flee got sealed within entirely.

Others half-out were crushed to mush by the closing rift with gruesome crunches.

Once tranquility fully returned and space stabilized, no spatial ripples lingered for Liang Yuan.

"Li Qinghua showed up here, clashing with these sword-tailed sea snakes."

"Where has he gone now?"

"Who was that corpse in the space bubble?"

Perplexed, Liang Yuan furrowed his brow and pressed on with his search along the cherry blossom avenue.

Yet he combed every kilometer around the full cherry blossom avenue without success.

Though abundant massive trails from sword-tailed sea snakes appeared, no traces of them turned up.

"Not present? That can't be right."

Per Ji Xiaoyu and Guan Yue's intel, this genetic species mutant beast clung fiercely to its turf.

Having claimed the cherry blossom avenue, staying put made sense.

The juveniles' existence backed that up too.

Without the sword-tailed sea snake mother nearby, whence so many offspring?

After mulling it, a daring hypothesis formed in Liang Yuan's mind.

"Maybe Li Qinghua, fleeing Wu Yaobang, ripped a spatial rift by mistake and dropped beside this cherry blossom avenue."

"He roused the sword-tailed sea snakes, forcing another rift for escape."

"Did he leave this space bubble behind during that rift-opening?"

"Could the sword-tailed sea snake mother have pursued Li Qinghua right into the spatial rift?"

The deeper Liang Yuan reflected, the more plausible it felt.

No other explanation fit the abrupt vanishing of the colossal sword-tailed sea snake.

Another sweep of the cherry blossom avenue yielded zilch.

Liang Yuan came back to the spot where the space bubble had been, staring at it deep in contemplation.

"Li Qinghua possesses space superpower, giving him keen awareness of space nodes."

"He chose to open the space passage right here—could this indicate it's a node in the folded space?"

"Being a node, even without space superpower myself, maybe I can shatter the spatial barrier directly using brute external force?"

Space nodes typically feature thinner spatial barriers.

In a folded space like this, those nodes would be even more vulnerable.

After pondering briefly, Liang Yuan reverted to his normal physical state, then unleashed a powerful punch at the previous position of the space bubble.

Boom!

The fist's explosive force instantly shattered and roiled the surrounding water waves.

A fearsome fist wind built up pressure, driving away massive amounts of water and forming a vast vacuum zone.

Liang Yuan kept punching relentlessly!

Every strike hit harder than the one before!

Boom boom boom!

Deafening blasts echoed on, widening the vacuum area and shoving the water even farther back.

In the vacuum's midst, space trembled violently, rippling in multiple layers.

Note that this wasn't Li Qinghua’s space bubble anymore—this was the genuine spatial barrier.

Though merely a folded space, its barrier shouldn't yield to raw power alone.

Only one conclusion fits: this is indeed a fragile spatial node!

Liang Yuan targeted exactly that weak spot with his blows.

Following the seventeenth punch, a sharp crack suddenly split the space!

Joy lit up Liang Yuan’s eyes.

"Brute force can actually breach the space barrier!"

Astonished yet decisive, Liang Yuan instantly triggered his [Muscle Burst] ability.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His heart thundered furiously, flooding his body with a raging sea of blood.

Muscles ballooned in size, veins protruding prominently.

In that instant, Liang Yuan’s Power doubled outright!

He advanced a step and hammered out a punch!

Boom!

The spatial crack ahead burst open violently.

This strike felt like it rent the heavens, triggering a full collapse of the fractured space.

Within lay what appeared to be an entirely different realm.

Without pause this time, Liang Yuan vaulted forward powerfully, plunging straight into the spatial rift!

Whoosh!

His form streaked like fire, hurtling across the rift to emerge on the far side.

Mere moments later, the rift behind sealed itself swiftly.

Liang Yuan glanced back at the sight, eyes flashing, then whipped his hand out abruptly.

Whoosh!

A steel bar shot forth with force, stabbing through the rift and lodging at his entry point.

By the time the bar bounced back, the rift had fully mended.

To outward eyes, everything looked unchanged.

Liang Yuan surveyed his surroundings, finding himself amid an endless ocean still.

Countless debris bobbed on the water's surface.

Overhead, relentless downpour hammered down, the rain chillingly cold.

This told Liang Yuan he'd escaped the folded space, though he pondered his new location.

His eyes roamed, spotting distant skyscrapers nearly swallowed to their roofs.

Rather than rush there, Liang Yuan stayed put, shutting his eyes to sense quietly.

Soon after, relief crossed his face.

"The steel bar’s causality line for damage transfer remains connected."

In truth, the steel bar he'd hurled was already bound by his causality line.

Not for damage shifting, but as a spatial anchor, pinpointing the other side's coordinates.

It acted as a beacon, ensuring return meant locating this spot and forcing the node again.

Withdrawing his Spiritual Power, Liang Yuan started inspecting his current surroundings.

His silhouette blurred as he dashed toward a nearby building on the verge of submersion.

A standard thirty-two-story tower.

Liang Yuan touched down on the roof and headed for the terrace stairs.

The door, rusted and unlocked, yielded to a light push.

A foul stench rushed up from the stairwell at once.

Liang Yuan wrinkled his nose, holding his breath.

A quick look revealed household refuse, littered with fish bones and more.

Descending the stairs, he quickly reached unit 3212, marking the top of the thirty-second floor.

The door stood firmly closed, silent within.

Probing with Spiritual Power, Liang Yuan's face showed surprise.

"Oh? A survivor still here?"

He could hardly believe anyone endured in a building this close to flooding.

Extending his hand, he rapped on the door.

Thump, thump, thump.

Silence answered from inside.

Liang Yuan arched his brow, since his Spiritual Power had sensed somebody inside hurrying toward the window, apparently planning to flee.

Upon witnessing that, Liang Yuan wasted no time and wrenched the handle with force.

A sharp crack sounded as he ripped the door right off.

He entered the room, which bore obvious traces of someone living there.

The space was tidy, leftovers scattered across the table.

Liang Yuan felt astonishment; floodwaters had climbed nearly to the twenty-sixth or twenty-seventh floor, but food remained here?

Grains of rice were plainly visible in the bowl upon the table.

Unbelievable.

With the disaster flooding everything, such grains shouldn't exist anymore.

Liang Yuan dashed swiftly to the balcony and peered out.

A young woman clung to the neighboring main bedroom's balcony, attempting a desperate jump downward.

Yet midway in her leap, powerful Telekinesis halted her suspended in the air.

Horror twisted the girl's features as she glanced upward.

Liang Yuan stood there on the balcony.

Her complexion drained of color instantly.

"You—"

With a mere thought from Liang Yuan, Telekinesis yanked her straight back onto the balcony.

He donned the Spiritual Ability Glasses to scan the girl's Main Attribute power.

points!

Among Ordinary Superpower Users, this figure ranked impressively high.

Soon enough, she could ascend to Genetic Species Level.

Liang Yuan employed Telekinesis to restrain her, dragging her indoors.

Inspecting the girl closely, he questioned, "What's your name?"

Head bowed low, the girl stayed silent.

Liang Yuan furrowed his brows and pressed, "Anyone else in this building?"

She remained mute.

His expression grew grim, barking, "Speak up, or I'll strip you bare!"

The girl jerked her head up, terror flooding her face, yelling, "You dare!"

"Looks like you can talk. Test me and find out if I dare."

Liang Yuan replied evenly, eyes locked firmly on her.

Trembling inside, the girl realized his threat was serious.

Lips pressed tight, she murmured softly at last, "I'm Lin Miaomiao. No one else here in the building—just me."

Liang Yuan lifted a brow. "Only you? Where are the rest? How do you manage surviving solo in a skyscraper like this?"

It stretched Liang Yuan's credulity—was solo life in such a massive structure even feasible?