The Collapse Begins in Changkong City

Just as Pado was scratching her head, trying to overhear the conversation between the two people inside, the door clicked open, and the two people inside saw Pado listening.

"Padoo, it's not right to eavesdrop!"

"Brother Wang Tang... I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I was just playing around at the door out of boredom." Hearing Pado's far-fetched explanation, Wang Tang chuckled, "You... you're not worried that something might happen between me and Aponia, are you?"

Pado stammered, "Well...no, what you do has little to do with me!"

Wang Tang whispered gently in Pado's ear, "Really? Really, really?"

"Of course...we've only known each other for less than two days, how could I possibly care about those things?" Pado's face grew redder as she spoke.

"Looks like I was overthinking it. Well, I apologize then. After all, a joke that could potentially damage your reputation might not be a joke for you, so 'sorry.'"

"No, it's okay. I can take a joke like this, so there's no need to apologize." For some reason, Pado felt like she had lost a million dollars.

Wang Tang turned to Aponia and said, "These things are my donation to the orphanage."

The next second, enough food to feed the orphanage for more than half a month appeared on the ground. Aponia, who had been puzzled, was extremely grateful after seeing the large amount of vegetables conjured up out of thin air. "Thank you so much, Mr. Wang Tang," she said, bowing deeply.

“I was worried that there wouldn’t be enough food to support the whole orphanage this month, but with this food, no one will starve to death due to food shortages.”

Both Pado and Wang Tang fell silent after hearing this.

Wang Tang stroked Pado's head and looked at Aponia. "Don't worry, Aponia, as long as I'm alive, I will definitely send food to the orphanage regularly."

"This...this is..." Before Aponia could finish her sentence, Wang Tang opened her mouth and said, "No need to refuse, this is just a small favor for me."

"Well... I'll have to trouble you from now on." Aponia tried to bow to Wang Tang again, but Wang Tang quickly stopped her. "If you keep being so polite, I might get angry!"

"Yes, yes, if you keep being so polite to Wang Tang, she'll be hurt."

As the group was talking, dark clouds began to appear in the sky.

Wang Tang looked at the dark clouds in the sky. "Looks like it's going to rain. By the way, doesn't the Aponia Orphanage have any clothes they want to collect?"

“There are indeed many clothes that have just been washed. You guys wait here for me, I’ll go collect the clothes first.” After saying that, Aponia prepared to walk towards the yard, and Wang Tang and Pado followed closely behind.

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But when they arrived in the yard, they found a figure gathering up the clothes with lightning speed. His speed was like a tornado; in less than a minute, all the clothes had been gathered up.

"Hey, isn't this Qianjie? Why do you look so tired after not seeing you for a while?" Hearing this teasing remark, Qianjie turned around to look at the speaker with some impatience, but was stunned when he saw who it was.

It took him a few seconds to realize: "Why are you here?"

Upon hearing Qianjie's question, Wang Tang jokingly said, "Shouldn't I be asking you that question? Aren't you staying in that village?"

Qianjie became somewhat downcast when the village was mentioned. "Sigh, that village has completely disappeared from this world."

Wang Tang frowned and said seriously, "What happened? Who could kill someone right under your nose and wipe out the entire village?"

When Qianjie heard Wang Tang's casual remark, he recalled the sight of those villagers turning to ashes before his eyes. Every night, he felt a great sense of powerlessness because of this. Although he had avenged those villagers, they would never come back to life.

Padora tugged at Wang Tang's clothes and asked, "Brother Wang Tang, did you two know each other before?"

Looking at Qianjie Wangtang, who was embedded in painful memories, she sighed, "I guess so. I met Qianjie a few months ago."

"I see. What's wrong with Brother Jie? Why did he suddenly space out?"

Wang Tang didn't answer Pa Duo's question. Instead, she walked towards Qian Jie, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "Are you alright, Qian Jie? Did you encounter someone who could release ice that day?"

Qian Na said in a low, hoarse voice, "Yes, that person suddenly appeared and froze the village in an instant, and those people were turned to ashes in an instant. Although I avenged them, but... but..." Just as Qian Jie's emotions were about to get out of control.

With a swift chop, Wang Tang knocked Qian Jie unconscious. "Get some rest."

"Where is the room of the Aponia Thousand Calamities?"

Upon hearing Wang Tang's question, Aponia pointed to a room not far away. After learning the location, Wang Tang teleported directly to Qian Jie's room and casually tossed him onto the bed.

"Get some rest, Qianjie." After saying that, Wang Tang left the room.

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"Brother Wang Tang, why did you suddenly knock Brother Jie unconscious?"

"Little Padma, if Qianjie had lost control of his emotions and gone berserk just now, even I wouldn't have fared well!"

"What is that thing Brother Jie was talking about? Why can it destroy a village in an instant?"

"The thing that Pado Qianjie was talking about is called a Herrscher. It is a powerful creature that specializes in destroying civilizations. Moreover, the Herrscher that made Qianjie homeless did not just destroy one village. The Herrscher froze everything within hundreds of kilometers as soon as it was born."

"What???" Pado originally thought that the Herrscher would at most destroy only a village, but she was shocked after hearing Wang Tang's explanation. "Brother Wang Tang, you're not joking, are you? Freezing hundreds of kilometers is no joke at all!"

“Mr. Wang Tang is right. When I found Qian Jie, it was exactly as Mr. Wang Tang said.”

Pado shrank back in fear and said, somewhat apprehensively, "Brother Wang Tang, do you think that Herrscher might be born in Twilight Street? Will we be killed by the Herrscher?"

Seeing that Pado was somewhat frightened, Wang Tang gently stroked her head and slowly said, "Don't worry, Pado, as long as I'm still here, I won't let you die easily."

Looking at the gentle Wang Tang, Pado couldn't help but hug him, catching Wang Tang off guard. Before he could react, Pado continued, "Since you've said so, then I'll reluctantly let you protect me."