The Attack of the Nian Beast,
The wrath of the begotten,
The beating of the heart had been increased,
The rage of the forgotten.
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THE YEAR 1904, a century away from the present time.
Qing Long heard a noise underneath the waters that made him astonished. Althea also heard it, but she doesn't know if she was the only one who could hear it. She looked alarmingly through Qing Long and she bit her lip. She stammered, "W-what is it?"
Qing Long turned sharply to Althea and realized that she could hear it too. He grasped Althea on her arms and force her to look straight to his pupils. He asked, "You can hear it too?"
