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"It hurts...hiss...it really hurts..." A'ran walked forward with difficulty in the forest covered with ice and snow. Black veins were slowly covering her cheeks, and the crystals on the hand growing the Originium crystals had already covered her shoulders. She stepped down, and the uncontrolled force left hundreds of cross cracks on the snow, breaking through the snow layer and reaching deep into the permafrost.

"Originally... ah, it hurts... I originally wanted to follow Ling Dengxian... At worst - it hurts - I won't go to those places where there are people... I'll just follow him to see the scenery of the wasteland, that's ok..." Carters' lips trembled uncontrollably, not because of the cold. She had not been able to feel the cold for a long time. Now only the pain could let her know that she was still alive.

But, am I really still “alive”?

Ah Ran didn't know how much damage she had caused. She only knew that no one should die in the place where she lost control, and based on her experience, the strange shadows born from the other two spatial vibration points would probably disappear within one to two hours after she stabilized. However -

A'ran lowered her head, looking at her arm which had lost all feeling and the dark veins which were getting deeper. She didn't know if she could still stabilize herself.

"Crack." A'ran stared blankly at his arm breaking at the elbow, falling into the snow, and gradually growing into a cluster of Originium crystals.

"..." She turned her head away and stopped looking at it, but continued walking step by step. The space around her was whistling and the wind was biting.

"How come there are so many people?!" Ling Dengxian arrived at the exit of the city, only to find that so many panicked people had already filled the waiting area. The shouting of the defenders and the restless sounds of the crowd merged into one, like the roar of another monster, forming a triangle of chaos with the two strange shadows in the north of the city.

Obviously, metaphor cannot turn the sound into reality to bite the monster shadow, and watching cannot allow Ling to easily avoid the obstacles of leaving the city.

A ball of light exploded above the square where the crowd was waiting. Before the crowd could panic, the voice of the mayor of Tobrand spread throughout the venue through the loudspeaker:

"Quiet! Citizens please follow the city's emergency plan and go to the evacuation area!"

"Our relevant personnel are doing their best to deal with this riot. Please don't panic! Believe in their abilities!"

The crowd finally calmed down a bit, but some people saw something else: "But a Vaifan woman left the city before!"

"How can she leave the city!?"

"She went to solve the problem—"

"Why is she going outside the city to solve a problem when there are monsters in the city?!" The crowd in front became chaotic again. The crowd behind didn't know what was happening, but they also stopped and left.

Ling Dengxian knew that he couldn't force his way out of the city no matter what, let alone leave the city in public when the crowd was agitated. He was silent for a moment, and had to ask Xiaoxie again: "You...really can't help me?"

"You finally asked me for help?" He couldn't tell the emotion in Xiaoxie's voice. He smiled for no apparent reason, then sighed and said, "I may help you today. I can't really say it's helping you, but even so, it's not now, Master. You should think of a solution yourself now."

Ling Dengxian gritted his teeth and watched the crowd gradually suppress their voices of resistance under the support of the soldiers. He thought of a solution in a hurry: "Oh, right...if she goes out...it's Saria, right?"

"It turns out that Tobrand still hasn't made a sufficient emergency plan. Tsk, no wonder the development is so slow." Ika was on the rooftop, looking at the crowd below. Not far away he could see a distorted scene. One place was occupied by a deep-sea hunter - no one dared to interfere with that battlefield. The burning light and the blue sword light tore the surrounding streets apart. From time to time, there were debris from buildings flying into the sky - thrown up.

The other place was suppressed by Tobrand's army and a team led by a little-known overseas police officer - or so it could be said.

"Ika."

"Hey, Director Noah? Long time no see." The Pero woman giggled, "Want to watch it together?"

"You'd better just watch here all day." Caihuan Sakta sighed softly. She felt that she needed to keep an eye on her.

"No, I still have to go collect some information for Director Ibs, it's also for the Scepter Project, but I can't take a holiday."

"Then..." Noah's words were interrupted by a sudden movement of the crowd. The two of them glanced and vaguely saw a figure walking into the city exit in a panic.

"...Ah, it looks like a very interesting person has appeared." Ika followed with interest, and Noah couldn't help but stop him.

She had to let her act natural.

"Sister Noah, do you also lose your composure sometimes?" As she was distracted, a fair face came very close to her and they could hear each other's breathing.

"Ika!"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything this time." Ika tilted his head and smiled, then pulled away and waved his hand, "After all, I still have things to do this time."

Noah knew that something was wrong, but he was still relieved because Ika said he would not interfere this time so there would be no action this time, but it was still better to be careful.

Ling Dengxian didn't expect that he would really go out after he reported Saria's name. With the weapon he was carrying and the excuse of "helping", the other party gritted their teeth and let him out of the city. He didn't dare to delay and hurried out of the city. It would be bad if the garrison noticed something was wrong. In the end, he was able to succeed because these people didn't believe that Saria could solve the problem alone - anyone who had seen the ruins would not have too much doubt.

The heavy valve slowly opened, and the noisy cold wind began to tear at his flesh again. He clenched the spear in his hand tightly, gritted his teeth, and plunged into the cold, gradually accelerating.

The sky was so gray and white that it felt like it could snow at any moment. This time he didn't ask Xiaoxie again because the traces on the snow were so obvious.

He couldn't follow Saria's path, as he would always be one step behind her, and there would be nothing he could do even if he caught up with her. He could only go sideways and believe that A'ran would change direction and deal with his whereabouts.

"...Tobrand's driving route...the east is this way!" Ling Dengxian made a decision and immediately adjusted the direction to move forward against the cold wind. When his physical strength gradually declined and he began to feel a little exhausted, he finally saw a forest covered with snow. He had a hunch that this should be the place.

The moment he stepped into the woods, a pair of eyes lit up in the sea of ​​flowers in his heart.

One kilometer outside the city of Tobrand.

"Ms. Wisen Stacy, we have arrived outside the city of Tobrand. Please give us instructions." The man wearing the silver mask looked at Tobrand. Even they could hear the noise in the city, so he asked his employer, "What happened in Tobrand?"

"...Unable to connect?" The leader of the Silver-faced Ring member felt something was wrong. He tried to dial his superior's communication terminal, but it went through without any obstruction.

"what's up?"

"Boss..." He briefly described the situation. The other party thought for a moment and said, "Protect yourselves. The current situation is that the defenders of Tobrand will most likely not trust your passports. There is a natural disaster coming near Tobrand. You should find a place to hide first and then respond. If the customer's demand is gone... don't interfere too much in his business."

"clear."