Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Upon arriving at the destination, Chu Deng realized why the person reporting the situation had described a Level 2 Light Element user as an ordinary person who had infiltrated the area. It wasn't just one child; three children were shrouded in the disguised light, appearing like large light bulbs to Chu Deng. One was an ability user, while the other two were ordinary people who hadn't yet grasped the situation and genuinely thought they were playing hide-and-seek.

"Yan Yan, didn't you say you came to find your dad? Why are you hiding with us? Can't you ask those older brothers and sisters to help us?" the little girl said timidly in a breathy voice.

Shang Yan glared at the little girl with a bitter look on his face. "They won't help me! They'll just stop me and tell me my dad is dead!"

Another boy, Wang Shuyu, kept glancing back and forth between Shang Yan and Meng Che, watching the two argue without saying a word.

Chu Deng didn't give the three children a chance. While the group was still conducting a thorough search, she strode forward and pulled out Wang Shuyu, who had been silent all along.

"Chu—Dengdeng'er?!?" Just as Li Shengtian was about to greet Chu Deng after noticing her appearance, he saw Chu Deng conjure up a child from an empty space.

The whole scene was like a sheet pasted on the beach. Chu Deng casually lifted it and found the child they couldn't find no matter what they did, which surprised Li Shengtian so much that his tone became very dramatic.

Li Shengtian's scream attracted the attention of everyone searching. For a moment, the beach seemed to freeze, with everyone staring wide-eyed at Chu Deng, who was grabbing the child by the collar.

"Whoa!" Not only were the people at the station surprised, but Wang Shuyu, who was being held by the scruff of her neck, cried out in fright. She was like a frightened kitten in Chu Deng's hands, trying to scare Chu Deng away.

He was also a little mute.

Chu Deng casually tossed the child to the people who were rushing over from behind, and then pulled out the obedient Meng Che and the fierce Shang Yan from the place where the light was obscured.

"I'm sorry, sister, I've disturbed you." Meng Che said, her eyes brimming with tears, realizing she couldn't escape, and sniffling.

But her companion, Shang Yan, remained unrepentant, twisting his body in an attempt to break free from Chu Deng's grasp, as stubborn as a little calf: "Let me go! I don't need your help! We'll go find my father ourselves! Even if we die, it's none of your business!"

Li Shengtian hurriedly took the little girl that Chu Deng threw to him like a nanny. Looking at the brat who dared to act wildly in front of Chu Deng, he said, "Goodness, he's really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers." He kindly whispered to Meng Che in his arms, "Don't be like him. Sister Deng is ruthless."

Meng Che blinked his big eyes, covered his mouth, and nodded obediently.

They looked so adorable that Li Shengtian's heart melted, and he quickly coaxed them and carried them back to the medical room.

"Have some tea, time for your checkup!"

As Li Shengtian passed by Wang Shuyu, the mute boy who was glaring angrily at Chu Deng, he casually grabbed him by the back of his neck and dragged him away, ignoring his threatening "ha!" sounds. He decided to check each of them to see if they were infested with insects.

As the two were dragged away, Shang Yan, seeing his friend being taken away, panicked and shouted, "What are you doing?! Let me go!!!"

"You want to find your father?" Chu Deng pulled the person in front of her face and asked in a deep voice.

Shang Yan was frightened by her gaze and dared not struggle. Then, realizing what she meant, he became angry and embarrassed, saying, "Ah! He goes out to sea every day! But he didn't come back one day a month ago!"

"Impossible! This place was sealed off six months ago!" the onlookers immediately retorted.

Chu Deng looked at the child, whose face had turned red as if he had thought of something, with amusement. "Oh? It seems your father sneaked in, violating our rules."

With reddened eyes, Shang Yan shouted, "My dad is a great hero! He's saving you! You know nothing!"

Chu Deng looked at the panting little boy and was about to ask him a question when she heard footsteps behind her.

“Kid, what did your dad do that you call a hero? Do you even know what a hero means?” a young man with a buzz cut stepped forward and said.

"Alright, Xiao Liu, why are you arguing with a child?" A tall, thin man next to him frowned, grabbed the short-haired youth's arm and tried to take him back, while glancing at Chu Deng's expression.

"Never mind that! My brothers have all died here and haven't even been posthumously awarded martyr status! I just want to know why his father..." Liu Shengzhou, his eyes red, shook off his companion's hand. "We're risking our lives here to fill the sea, and the people behind us are still going to all that trouble to push us forward, what's the point?!"

Everyone else present watched him vent in silence, even Shang Yan was stunned by the shouting and stared blankly at the other person.

“My damn brothers, one of them was 16 and still in school when he was sent here, half his body was eaten away! My older brother, my own brother, isn’t even married yet! My friend, my buddy, he just got into graduate school! They’re all fucking dead! Waaah…”

Liu Shengzhou roared meaningless words in a fit of emotion. The oppressive life in the garrison and the fear of dying here at any moment had enveloped him. His eyes were bloodshot, his mouth was wide open to the extreme, and the bulging veins on his neck were ferocious and terrifying.

Many people had sand in their eyes and looked at Liu Shengzhou, who couldn't control his emotions, with deep emotion. He wasn't the only one who had experienced a terrible tragedy. Those who were alive and standing here listening to him were all survivors who had barely escaped death.

Seeing the heartbroken Liu Shengzhou, Chu Deng narrowed her eyes, twisted her wrist and threw the child backward, then leaned forward and sprang out like a spring. The flames gathered in her palm burned silently, shining into Liu Shengzhou's eyes.

【————】

That crimson hue caused Liu Shengzhou's brain to completely shut down. The ethereal scream struck the depths of his soul, and the worms lurking in the crystal core of his brain trembled. They abandoned their hard-won and unnoticed host and crawled out from between the bones and flesh of Liu Shengzhou's brow.

Standing behind him, his companion Chen Mingshu faced Chu Deng, whose eyes were filled with indifference, and directly confronted the killing intent of a level three fire-type ability user. His pupils dilated, but he still tried desperately to pull Liu Shengzhou away, not wanting his friend to die for such an absurd reason as provoking Chu Deng.

Many people around Chen Mingshu saw that Chu Deng seemed to be heading towards Liu Shengzhou. They were shocked and tried to stop her, with some even shouting, "What are you doing?" They didn't understand Chu Deng's behavior.

"Watch out!!!" The person behind Chu Deng could see Liu Shengzhou's unusual behavior and shouted a warning to those nearby.

The insect crawled out! It was searching for a host!

"Aaaaaah!" Shang Yan, the only minor present, screamed as he witnessed the insect bursting out of the man's body, blood flowing from his brow, his eyes wide open, and blood flowing from his seven orifices. The child's high-pitched voice hurt the ears of many.

"Xiao Liu?" Chen Mingshu supported Liu Shengzhou's body as he collapsed unconscious, momentarily bewildered.

Those around him with sharp eyes noticed the bloody hole between Liu Shengzhou's eyebrows and exclaimed without thinking, "Chu Deng killed someone!"

The scene was in chaos.