Chapter 378: A Little Vacation

Complicated.

Strange.

But chosen.

Mu Qingqing smiled.

Then...

Shen Tian looked toward her.

"What?"

She froze.

"Nothing."

"You were staring."

"No."

"You were."

Her cheeks became red.

Ji Xuan smiled.

Luo Xiaoyu covered her mouth.

Mu Qingqing crossed her arms.

"I was observing."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Sounds like staring."

She looked away.

"Arrogant."

"Accurate."

Her cheeks warmed more.

. . .

Xu Ning suddenly opened a panel.

Shen Tian noticed.

Then...

His expression flattened.

"No."

[You haven’t seen it.]

"No."

[Host.]

"Tomorrow."

[It’s important.]

"Tomorrow."

[It’s about the North American anomaly.]

Shen Tian opened one eye.

Then...

Closed it again.

"Tomorrow."

Xu Ning stared.

Then...

A second notification appeared.

She froze.

[Host.]

"No."

[This one is different.]

"Still tomorrow."

[The anomaly moved.]

Shen Tian remained still.

"Good for them."

[They destroyed a Crowned Serpent safehouse.]

Silence.

His eyes opened.

Xu Ning continued.

[Alone.]

Shen Tian sat up slightly.

The women noticed.

Chi Lingxi looked toward him.

"What?"

Shen Tian stared at Xu Ning.

"How many enemies?"

[Forty seven.]

His eyebrow rose.

"Cultivation?"

[Highest was Early Heaven Manifestation.]

Now...

He was interested.

Xu Ning opened the file.

ANOMALY 127

Location: United States

Current identity: Unknown

Narrative classification: Unknown

System presence: Possible

Cultivation: Unknown

Confirmed abilities: Spatial displacement, weapon manifestation, extreme regeneration

Crowned Serpent casualties: 47

Anomaly injuries: None detected

Shen Tian’s smile slowly appeared.

Rose saw it.

Then...

Immediately...

"No."

He looked toward her.

"What?"

"Vacation."

Shen Tian paused.

Rose pointed toward him.

"You said vacation."

Chi Lingxi nodded.

"Tomorrow."

Ling Shuangxue looked toward him.

"Tomorrow."

Qin Ruobing smiled.

"Tomorrow."

Bai Xue drank more of his drink.

"Tomorrow."

Li Lian nodded.

Ruan Yizhen nodded.

Chu Zijin pointed toward the ocean.

"Beach."

Gu Qingya crossed her arms.

Tang Meilin smiled.

Lin Yue looked directly at him.

"Rest."

Mu Qingqing.

Ji Xuan.

Luo Xiaoyu.

All stared.

Shen Tian looked around.

Then...

At Xu Ning.

"Help."

Xu Ning smiled.

[Tomorrow.]

Betrayal.

Absolute betrayal.

Shen Tian sighed.

Then...

Leaned back.

"Fine."

Chi Lingxi smiled.

Rose smiled.

The others relaxed.

Xu Ning closed the panel.

For now.

. . .

Far away.

United States.

Night.

Rain.

A Crowned Serpent safehouse burned.

Bodies scattered across the ground.

Armored vehicles destroyed.

Concrete walls cut apart.

Not exploded.

Cut.

Cleanly.

A figure walked through the rain.

Black hood.

Hands in pockets.

No hurry.

Behind them...

A surviving Crowned Serpent operative crawled.

Blood.

Fear.

His radio broken.

He looked toward the figure.

"What..."

The figure stopped.

Then...

Turned.

A young man.

Maybe twenty two.

Dark hair.

Gray eyes.

Completely ordinary face.

Almost forgettable.

Except...

The space around him was wrong.

Rain avoided him.

Not intentionally.

Drops simply disappeared before touching his body.

The operative trembled.

"What are you?"

The young man stared.

Then...

A transparent blue panel appeared before him.

Invisible to the operative.

Main Quest Updated

Crowned Serpent pursuit force eliminated

Experience gained

Dimensional Authority increased

New World Synchronization: 3.7%

The young man sighed.

"Annoying."

The operative stared.

"What?"

The young man looked toward him.

"Nothing."

Then...

His system flashed.

Warning

Major Native Fate Entity detected

The young man’s expression changed.

A map appeared.

Across the ocean.

Europe?

No.

Moving.

Then...

The signal stopped.

Another panel.

Entity Classification

Villain

Threat Level: ???

Fate Authority: Extreme

Sovereign Authority detected

Dragon Authority detected

Multiple bonded heroine signatures detected

The young man stared.

Then...

Slowly...

His eyebrow rose.

"What kind of protagonist has fourteen heroines?"

The system responded.

Correction

Entity is not classified as Protagonist

Silence.

The young man stared.

Then...

A smile slowly appeared.

"Oh."

The rain continued falling.

His system displayed one final message.

Hidden World Quest Activated

THE SOVEREIGN VILLAIN

Locate Shen Tian

Reward: Dimensional Key Fragment

Failure Penalty: None

The young man looked toward the dark sky.

Then...

At the burning Crowned Serpent facility.

He smiled.

"Shen Tian."

A sword appeared in his hand.

Not drawn.

Not summoned from storage.

Space itself opened.

The weapon slid from nothing.

Then...

He swung once.

The entire burning facility behind him...

Split in half.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

The operative stared in horror.

The young man dismissed the sword.

Then...

Walked away.

His system displayed his name.

Host: Lin Fan

Origin: Earth

Current World: Earth 17

Classification: Dimensional Traveler

Original Role: None

Current Fate Value: 950,000

World Synchronization: 3.7%

Primary Authority: Dimensional Gate System

And for the first time since arriving in this world...

Lin Fan had found something genuinely interesting.

. . .

Private island.

Shen Tian sneezed.

Silence.

Every woman looked toward him.

Shen Tian stared.

Then...

Bai Xue smiled.

"Someone talking about you?"

Rose nodded.

"Probably an enemy."

Chi Lingxi hugged his arm.

"Or another woman."

Silence.

Every head slowly turned toward Shen Tian.

His green eyes widened slightly.

"How is that my fault?"

Rose smiled.

"Pattern recognition."

Ling Shuangxue nodded.

"Evidence based conclusion."

Gu Qingya agreed.

"Statistically reasonable."

Tang Meilin covered her mouth.

Chu Zijin laughed.

Qin Ruobing smiled.

Shen Tian stared at the gathering.

Then...

At Xu Ning.

"Save me."

She smiled.

[Multitasking.]

His eye twitched.

Then...

Everyone laughed.

The ocean moved gently beyond them.

The sun shone.

The Crowned Serpent had lost its European heart.

Ren had gained a name.

Chen Mo had regained his mother and discovered his father might still be alive.

Qin Hao had chosen Chen Mo as his next target.

Adrian had discovered the First Villain was his ancestor.

A new Fate anomaly had appeared across the ocean.

And Shen Tian...

For the moment...

Wasn’t chasing any of them.

He leaned back.

Chi Lingxi on one side.

Rose on the other.

His old heroines finally gathered around him again.

New heroines slowly finding their places among them.

Family nearby.

Private island beneath his feet.

A newly formed Sovereign’s Court connecting them.

And an entire world full of protagonists still growing stronger.

Shen Tian smiled.

Let them grow.

Let Qin Hao hunt.

Let Chen Mo uncover his bloodline.

Let Adrian chase Lucian Vale’s legacy.

Let this Lin Fan gather whatever opportunities his dimensional system could find.

Shen Tian wasn’t worried.

Because eventually...

Their paths would cross his.

And when they did...

He would take what interested him.

Xu Ning floated beside him.

Then...

[Host.]

"What?"

[You look happy.]

Shen Tian glanced around.

At the women.

At the island.

At the ocean.

Then...

His smile softened.

"I am."

Xu Ning became quiet.

Then...

She smiled too.

[Good.]

Shen Tian closed his eyes.

Finally...

Vacation.

For today.

Tomorrow...

The protagonists could start suffering again.

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