Lantern Sister is still very capable.

After Jin Xiaoyue woke up, Chu Deng was not immediately confined, but instead went to attend a funeral.

“I shouldn’t have told you this, but Pei Hanxing is currently abroad and I can’t contact him. I know about your relationship with him, so I thought I should ask for your opinion.” Bai Xinxin gave Chu Deng, who was expressionless, a complicated look.

"Pei Hanxing's adoptive parents, Sun Lin and Shi Juexin, died unexpectedly. Their remains will be buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in Beijing. Would you be willing to send them off on their final journey in Pei Hanxing's place?"

"can."

Chu Deng went to Beijing to see Pei Hanxing's adoptive parents one last time. Their faces were no different from when they were alive, as if they were still alive.

But Chu Deng saw the ice element on their bodies and knew that they had died from an attack by ice-type supernatural abilities.

"The specific reasons cannot be disclosed, mainly because a treatment method could not be found. In addition to Mr. Kong Lin and Ms. Shi Juexin, eleven other people died," Bai Xinxin said. She had accompanied Chu Deng to the funeral.

"..." Chu Deng opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed it the moment she stepped out the door.

"What did you say?" Bai Xinxin asked in a low voice, not having heard Deng's mumbled words clearly.

Chu Deng pursed her lips and fell silent.

She wanted to say that there was a way to save them. She was a level 5 fire elementalist and could use her powers to help them dispel the residual ice elemental power in their bodies. These thirteen people who died from being frozen could definitely survive.

But she couldn't tell.

Even when Chu Deng revealed his Level 3 strength, it was only after his friend Jin Xiaoyue was injured that he made this choice after careful consideration.

If she dares to reveal her level five strength, she will not be met with applause, but only with fear.

And countless pursuits.

"I'm sorry," Chu Deng said softly, looking at the bodies of Kong Lin and Shi Juexin.

Even though she had long since escaped the apocalypse, the mark of it remained deep within her soul. Selfishness was more her true nature than that of a savior.

Chu Deng closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had returned to her usual calm. After closing the coffin, she watched as people carried it away to be cremated.

The next day, Chu Deng uncovered the urn draped with the national flag and buried it in the cemetery. Many people came, but Chu Deng didn't know many of them. Most of them were colleagues and teachers of Kong Lin and Shi Juexin. The couple were orphans raised by the state and had no relatives. Their only relative was Pei Hanxing, whom they had adopted.

Many people were surprised to see Chu Deng. They had heard that Pei Hanxing was a boy, but they couldn't see anyone except Chu Deng. However, because of Kong Lin and Shi Juexin's special circumstances, no one dared to ask.

Chu Deng knew that they were from the Hai City base. Hu Lan also attended the burial ceremony and served as the speaker, recounting the contributions Kong Lin and Shi Juexin made to the country and the people. Because she didn't know about superpowers, Hu Lan only gave a brief account, but Kong Lin and Shi Juexin's research on superpowers greatly promoted their development, which is indelible.

After the ceremony, Chu Deng didn't linger and swiftly returned to the deep-sea training base for confinement.

Far away on the other side of the world, Pei Hanxing opened her eyes and began another busy day.

"You should make the walls of the igloo smoother; it will look better that way!"

Pei Hanxing couldn't help but clench his fingers under his gloves. Looking at the little conductor lying on the chair, he just wanted to beat her up.

Yulia held a cup of hot cocoa and looked at Pei Hanxing with a grin. She wasn't afraid of this paper tiger at all; he looked cold and aloof, but he was actually a kind sheep.

“You should go back to your camp instead of staying here eating and drinking for free,” Pei Hanxing said coldly. He ignored Yulia and continued building the igloo.

The wolves came again a couple of days ago, and several igloos collapsed. He has to rebuild them so he won't have to share a room with others.

“There’s nothing we can do. We’ve all lost contact with the outside world, and now we need to help each other.” Yulia took a sip of her now-cold cocoa and sighed.

She was a water-based superpowered individual sent by the Russian nation to train at their Antarctic base. However, after being attacked by a pack of wolves, they lost their supplies and couldn't hold out until rescue arrived, so they had no choice but to seek help from China.

Adhering to the principle of mutual assistance, the Chinese camp took them in.

Yulia fell in love with Pei Hanxing at first sight. The handsome young man was like a pure snow lotus on an iceberg. Yulia couldn't help but tease him. When Pei was angry, he was as beautiful and charming as a blooming flower, making her unable to take her eyes off him.

Pei Hanxing frowned, his fingertips pressing against the ice for a moment before continuing. Sensing the presence of the newcomer, knowing that Yulia was about to leave, he relaxed his furrowed brows.

"Yulia, let's go back."

Yulia bit the blanket soaked with cold cocoa, pouted, and stood up from the chair. "Okay."

Mikhail squinted at the Chinese youth who had his back to them, a dark glint flashing in his eyes. He instructed Yulia with feigned concern, "A meteorite struck the southeastern region a couple of days ago, creating many 'gates of hell' hidden beneath the ice. Don't go there recently."

Pei Hanxing pursed his lips. Mikhail spoke in Russian, but he had been learning the language quite well during his stay at the base. He heard the keywords "Southeast" and "Gates of Hell" and secretly memorized them.

"Well, okay." Yulia's casual voice faded into the distance, but she used the common language, "A fissure has formed in the southeast. A lot of dire wolves must have died there, right? I remember there was a group stationed there."

Mikhail continued speaking in Russian, but his words were becoming indistinct. Pei Hanxing bent his fingers, and the blue igloo gradually took shape under the influence of his supernatural ability. After cramming on a lot of architectural knowledge, he could barely build a basic square house, but he did his best to make the house look neat and tidy.

“It’s okay to be creative once in a while.” Tong Yusheng walked to his side, looking speechlessly at the igloos that seemed to have been made from the same mold. “Do you have OCD?”

"Yes, a little bit." Pei Hanxing did not deny it, and then turned around and told Tong Yusheng the news that he had heard from Mikhail.

Tong Yusheng thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at Pei Hanxing. Pei Hanxing felt uncomfortable under her gaze and turned her head away. "What's wrong, Captain Tong?"

Tong Yusheng sighed, "Yulia came to see you again?"

“Mm,” Pei Hanxing replied.

Mikhail must have come because of Yulia. Tong Yusheng, who was busy handling affairs at the base, had also heard about Yulia's enthusiasm for Pei Hanxing, and came to see Pei Hanxing because of this.

“Yulia is the niece of Valery, the strongest level-five ice-type ability user in the Bear Country. Mikhail is a level-four ice-type ability user, a disciple of Valery, and grew up with Yulia. His feelings for Yulia are different from hers. They will get engaged as soon as Yulia agrees.” Tong Yusheng revealed the information she knew, looking at Pei Hanxing seriously. “Afterwards, I will try my best to arrange for you to work indoors to avoid Yulia, so as to prevent Mikhail from making a move against you. If he really wants to kill you silently, I may not be able to stop him.”