For some unknown reason, Paris's heart tightened, and a chill ran down her spine. She abruptly turned around, and her eyes met a stunningly beautiful woman who was calmly gazing at her. Red boots rested on the dark red ground, she wore a pure white plain dress, and her long blue hair cascaded down to her waist. Her expression was cold.
"Who are you?" Paris was startled. Someone had approached her so closely without her knowing; she had been too careless. Was it a lingering effect of her injuries?
The beautiful woman looked at Paris indifferently, "This beast tide, was it caused by you?"
Paris stared at the woman, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes. This woman was truly beautiful; among all the people she had met, only the Star Picking Maiden could compare. This kind of beauty was untainted by worldly impurities, pure and flawless. How could such a person exist?
"I'll ask you again, the beast tide, did you trigger it?" The beautiful woman asked again.
"Who are you?" Paris asked in a low shout, her eyes wary.
The beautiful woman looked at Paris, "My name is Bai Xue."
"One of the Seven Saints, Luo Sheng Bai Xue?" Paris exclaimed in surprise.
Bai Xue's gaze swept past Paris, observing the bloody battlefield, her eyes icy cold, "Triggering the beast tide, what do you intend to do?"
Paris sneered, "A mere native isn't qualified to speak with me. Just wait until I capture you and tear your face apart." As she spoke, she reached out to grab Bai Xue, a beastly roar emanating from her palm, making people's scalps tingle.
Bai Xue retreated, and layers of ice appeared before her, easily shattered by Paris. "Just the ice brought forth by plants still wants to stop me? Natives are indeed natives."
Bai Xue stopped, raising her palm to strike at Paris. Paris sneered, "You seek death." With that, she clashed palms with Bai Xue. A chilling airflow swept in all directions, freezing the ground. Bai Xue's ice spread towards Paris.
Paris didn't care. Although her injuries hadn't healed, she didn't take Bai Xue seriously at all. "I told you, the cold air caused by plants is useless!" Paris shouted softly. The ice shattered, even tearing Bai Xue's sleeve. A few icy young grass sprouts fell, exactly like the grass on Zhao Yu before. It was this type of grass that could bring forth cold air, allowing Zhao Yu to use the Ice Palm, with an effect similar to the Flame Crystal.
Paris arrogantly stared at Bai Xue, wanting to see Bai Xue's desperate expression.
However, in the next instant, extreme cold enveloped everything. The ground instantly froze, and all around, a layer of white ice abruptly appeared, solidifying the air.
Paris's pupils contracted violently, and the blood drained from her face. "Impossible! This, this, this is a talent, an Ice Talent! You possess a talent?"
Bai Xue's gaze remained unchanged, and the endless cold once again enveloped Paris, instantly freezing Paris's right arm.
Paris shrieked and tried to retreat, but it was too late. In just two seconds, her entire body was frozen, and then shattered.
The strongest person of Blue Mountain Academy — dead.
With Paris's death, the beast tide on the bloody battlefield regained clarity, and many of them began to retreat.
Bai Xue exhaled. This woman was very strong. If she hadn't been injured, she might have struggled to escape. She had underestimated herself too much, but even so, she still forced out her Ice Talent.
Inside the city, Willow and Bailey had searched through Zhang Ding Tian's residence and also the former Office No. 1..., but found nothing.
Lu Yin and Granny arrived outside the capital, then passed through the battlefield and entered the inner city.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the capital was heavy, but not chaotic. All the survivors, though fearful, still maintained their faith in the Hua Camp.
No matter how prosperous a city was in peacetime, it would be the same after the apocalypse.
Broken bridges, abandoned buildings, collapsed houses; having a place to live was already good.
Lu Yin found a map of the capital and directly led Granny to Zhang Ding Tian's residence. He thought the same as Willow and the others: if no one in the capital knew the whereabouts of that corpse, Zhang Ding Tian was the most likely person.
On the steel city wall, Zhang Ding Tian looked at the white steam rising in the distant sky; that was Bai Xue's freezing air.
"Hua Sheng, look!" someone exclaimed.
Everyone looked into the distance. On the battlefield, countless mutated beasts and zombies were fighting, dyeing the ground red. At this moment, a white circle abruptly appeared, freezing the ground. The beautiful woman slowly passed through the battlefield, and wherever she went, whether mutated beasts or zombies, they were frozen.
"It's Luo Sheng, Luo Sheng Bai Xue!" someone cheered wildly, followed by countless shouts of joy.
The Seven Saints were the guardian deities of the apocalypse, and Bai Xue was the symbol of the Seven Saints. She was the only female among the Seven Saints and also the most beautiful woman in Huaxia. Her appearance made countless evolved soldiers feel as if they had been injected with chicken blood, invigorated.
Beauty is a kind of power that can stimulate potential, making people overlook physical pain and setbacks. Bai Xue undoubtedly possessed this power.
When Bai Xue appeared on the city wall, everyone in the Hua Camp roared, making countless mutated beasts on the battlefield fearful.
Zhang Ding Tian quietly watched the battlefield, gripping his long saber.
Bai Xue walked to Zhang Ding Tian's side, "I've dealt with the person who caused the beast tide. It was an alien disciple."
"Thank you," Zhang Ding Tian said calmly.
Bai Xue said coldly, "You are too merciful. Even if you don't kill them, you can capture them. These people don't consider us human at all."
Zhang Ding Tian said in a deep voice, "I killed five. These few are very difficult."
Bai Xue was surprised, "Very difficult? Even you can't kill them?"
Zhang Ding Tian looked at Bai Xue, "The Seven Saints are also divided into the Upper Three Saints and Lower Four Saints. Alien disciples are naturally also divided. The person you just killed wasn't simple."
Bai Xue fell silent. That woman had forced her to use her talent, which even the Lower Four Saints couldn't do. That woman possessed fighting strength comparable to the Upper Three Saints.
"You just said 'a few,' meaning there wasn't just one alien disciple who appeared this time? Where are the others?" Bai Xue suddenly asked.
Zhang Ding Tian's eyes narrowed, "I don't know."
Bai Xue took out the personal communicator she had seized, selected a few options, and the screen emitted beeping sounds. "Eight. There are eight Heaven-level powerhouses in the inner city," Bai Xue said in surprise.
Zhang Ding Tian's eyes widened, filled with boundless rage. The sudden appearance of eight Heaven-level powerhouses was enough to completely destroy the capital. "They want to die."
On the other side, when Lu Yin and Granny arrived a few kilometers away from Zhang Ding Tian's residence, Granny suddenly stopped, looking forward in surprise.
Lu Yin followed her gaze and immediately saw two men, one tall and one short. They were simply too conspicuous. Survivors rarely dressed so cleanly, and most importantly, the shorter man looked very peculiar, about one meter tall with a strong build. This physique was instantly recognizable on the street.
The two were indeed Willow and Bailey. They had just come out of Zhang Ding Tian's residence, having found nothing. They were about to go elsewhere when they happened to meet Lu Yin and Granny.
Willow and Bailey were very conspicuous, and Lu Yin and Granny were no less so, especially Granny. After the apocalypse, many surviving women couldn't guarantee their safety, let alone their appearance. Granny's beautiful appearance made her stand out like a beacon in the crowd, and she was immediately spotted and recognized by Willow.
"Willow!" Granny exclaimed, unconsciously moving closer to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Willow? He had heard this name many times. The strongest person in the Empire's First Military Academy, an elite character qualified to complete missions. What a coincidence to meet him here.
Willow looked at Granny with some surprise. The capital was a necessary stop for the investigation mission. Did Granny's appearance mean she also wanted to complete the mission? Willow couldn't help but chuckle, his gaze shifting to Lu Yin. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes. Through Star Energy, he could sense that Lu Yin had just broken through; he was merely trash.
"You know each other?" Bailey asked in a deep voice.
Willow replied, "From the same academy."
"Take her along. We're short on manpower," Bailey said in a deep voice.
Willow nodded, then lightly shouted at Granny, "Come, follow us."
A hint of fear flashed in Granny's eyes as she looked at Lu Yin.
The trial targeted everyone. Unless they were friends or relatives, everyone else was an enemy. Even those from the same academy were enemies. For Granny, although Lu Yin controlled her, he hadn't put her life in danger. Willow was different; people from the Starry Sky were more ruthless.
"I told you to come. Didn't you hear?" Willow shouted, attracting the attention of many people.
Bailey frowned, "Lower your voice."
Willow glared coldly at Granny, his eyes icy.
Lu Yin stepped forward a few paces, looking at Willow indifferently, "Who are you talking to? Don't you know how noisy you are?"
Willow was momentarily stunned, probably not expecting Lu Yin to dare speak like that. He couldn't help but sneer, "I don't know which academy's disciple you are, but today, you can be erased from the list." With that, he pressed down with one palm. The air vibrated, and a tremor from the ground rushed outwards, sending many survivors flying before they could even react.
Lu Yin's eyebrows jumped. Cracking Sky Palm? He similarly pressed down with one hand, then struck out with a palm.
At the same time, Willow also struck out with a palm.