"Put all your luggage in one place, I'll collect them!" Honda watched the group of girls and elders struggling with various foods, and out of kindness, told them to put everything in one place. Then! Honda used the Purple Gold Gourd to store all the food, heating tents, and everything else in one go.
Ignoring the worshipful gazes of the crowd, Honda found a small corner and summoned Kiyohime, who had been gnashing her teeth in the space.
"Master!" Kiyohime looked at Honda with teary eyes, as if accusing Honda of why she was only releasing her now.
"Kiyohime, have you learned everything I left for you?" At this moment, Honda had no time for idle chatter and asked Kiyohime seriously.
"This concubine has almost learned it all! Only a huge amount of energy is needed to break through my bloodline and reach a higher level of evolution, completely eliminating the snake part!" Kiyohime answered Honda, explaining her situation.
"Good! That's good!" Lacking energy? Not for long, Honda thought, and began to tell Kiyohime about her plan.
It turned out that in the past two days, Honda had set up a huge human transmutation circle (from Fullmetal Alchemist) throughout the city. When the insectoids flooded the city, Kiyohime, hidden in the city, would activate the alchemy array. She would transmute the insectoids into a huge Philosopher's Stone, and with the power of the Philosopher's Stone, purify Kiyohime's dragon blood, thus achieving evolution.
"Yes, Master!" Looking at Honda, who was wholeheartedly thinking about her strength, the human lie detector... cough cough Kiyohime was deeply moved.
"Earth Release! Earth Evasion!" After making arrangements, Honda directly teleported Kiyohime to the core of the alchemy array, so she could activate it! She had already told her exactly what to do, and now it was up to her.
"Jiayu, there's one thing I've always wondered... Why didn't you take us to Yong City on the first day the insects retreated? Wouldn't that be safer than fleeing with the more than 500,000 citizens of Xijiang City?"
After making her arrangements, Honda arrived at the starting point and heard Ran Hongxia's question!
"The large insects and corpses in Xijiang City retreated because they were low-level and still feared sunlight. But the road to Yong City is densely forested, and there might still be some insect swarms in the mountain forests, or even sun-resistant monsters hidden there, which I cannot contend with... I originally thought of only taking Older Male Cousin's Wife, Sister Xiao, and Sister Honda to Yong City early, but Older Male Cousin's Wife and Sister Xiao are frail. It might take ten days to travel 800 kilometers, and if we encounter troublesome monsters on the way, it would be difficult for just Sister Honda and me to protect them."
Li Jiayu shook his head and glanced at Xiao Wanqing, but Xiao Wanqing looked away, not daring to meet Li Jiayu's gaze.
"Sister Honda, you've already stored everything, right?" Li Jiayu turned to look at the newly arrived Honda. He knew very well how formidable Honda was in his previous life. A couple of spatial treasures were nothing to Honda, and he wouldn't ask Honda to help others. Because he knew Honda would never stand by and do nothing.
"Mm!" Honda glanced at Li Jiayu and nodded!
Then, Honda received an 'Eight Trigrams Six Jia Talisman' created by Xie Wenyuan. This item was completely useless to Honda. Honda was already a high-level third-tier, and her full power burst was that of a tyrannosaurus. Moreover, the Indestructible Body she learned from Yang Jian's inheritance made Honda's physical defense comparable to a low-level fourth-tier Iron Man inheritance. Honda's development path was all-around, so Honda looked at the Eight Trigrams Six Jia Talisman twice. Under Xie Wenyuan's astonished gaze, she drew a Lightning Armor Talisman in the air. Then, the old man, with trembling hands, retrieved the 'Eight Trigrams Six Jia Talisman' and gave it to his niece, Xiao Wanqing. The old man's back looked a little lonely as he left!
Everything was ready. Ran Hongxia led the way, guiding all 5,900 teachers and students out of the school gate, officially bidding farewell to Xijiang University.
The freshmen were somewhat alright, but the older students who had studied at Xijiang University for two or three years all turned back, lingeringly gazing at every plant and flower of Xijiang University before gritting their teeth and leaving.
From the northern edge of the city, all the way to the west of the city, was a full eighteen kilometers. The pedestrians on the road were also hurriedly preparing, carrying large and small bags, forming teams, gathering together, and slowly moving towards the west of the city amidst the noise.
These pedestrians were clearly much more down-and-out than the students of Xijiang University. Not to mention whether they could gather the necessary food, their faces were filled with an intense sense of panic.
Indeed, abandoning the city meant completely abandoning everything in this city: wealth, houses, jobs, networks, relationships—everything related to Xijiang City was cut off. Few people could remain calm.
However, the Nanhai Martial Arts School was very organized and disciplined. Under the leadership of Coach Liu Rong, they were calm and orderly. Although far from comparable to Xijiang University, they were much more orderly than other civilian organizations.
"So amazing... How did Xijiang University get so many silver armors?"
"Each one is as majestic and powerful as a knight... Why doesn't our school get a few sets?"
"Xijiang University is really unrighteous. They didn't even send us a few sets of armor, considering our school has been adjacent to them for so many years..."
"Stop complaining, the people from Xijiang University have all left, and we're still gathering at the school gate, a whole lot behind them..."
"Dad, I think I just saw that white-haired female sword immortal from last time..."
"You must have seen wrong. From this far, are you sure it was her?"
"Not entirely sure… Oh well, let's get going too. We'll meet the people from Xijiang University sooner or later, and then we can ask to find out."
"Hmm, if the white-haired female sword immortal is really at Xijiang University, then we must make sure to win over Xijiang University…" Liu Rong said, his eyes flickering.
The north of the city suffered 200,000 casualties during the insect plague, leaving bloodstains and the stench of corpses everywhere, so most of the survivors fled to the west and east of the city for refuge. The roads were deserted, and besides occasionally encountering a few teams of a hundred fleeing residents, not even a ghost was seen; it was extremely desolate.
Passing by a nursing home, they saw the elderly people's pleas, hoping to be taken along, but no one responded, not even the soldiers in the army.
Because they were too much of a burden, and they had no future. Even children, the soldiers were willing to take, but the elderly… This was reality.
Ironically, a loyal old dog was using its bloody paws to constantly dig at the ruins—its owner was buried beneath. This was also reality.
Was this the legendary 'people are worse than dogs'?
Jelly, relying on her beast tamer talent, brought back this old dog. This old dog's ending was quite good. It eventually died of old age, but its body was stewed by Jelly. What made Honda click her tongue was watching a male dog transform into a female dog right before her eyes. Why couldn't she transform into a male? Alas! The world is truly unfair.
After walking for five or six hours straight, the people from Xijiang University were also tired, so they each found a place to rest, awaiting unified instructions from the army.
While resting, Honda took out thick clothes and other items from her gourd. She handed them out to everyone because the weather had turned cold.
The afternoon temperature would drop rapidly, falling to around ten degrees Celsius, and by night, it would even hail!
More than five thousand teachers and students gathered on the lawn, either lying down or sitting. The original residents of the residential area were not surprised; they had already packed their belongings, just waiting to leave this place and head to the front line in the west of the city.
Suddenly, there was a clang of a door being smashed open, followed by heart-wrenching cries!
Honda's Heavenly Eye slightly opened, and she saw a mother and daughter being forced to the rooftop by living corpses.
Honda didn't intend to intervene in this matter, as it was an opportunity for Li Jiayu to build a good reputation. However, there was always an unexpected twist; Sephiroth's appearance was indeed very cool. But Li Jiayu was multitasking and not very familiar with this clone. After rescuing the little loli, the wife behind couldn't keep up.
"What a butterfly effect!" Honda thought, her head aching, then the small sword in her hand, like a figurine, was very…
The "large" small sword became as big as a door panel, and under Honda's manipulation, it quickly caught the falling wife. Because of Honda's perfect operation, the wife was not harmed. After placing the wife on the ground, Honda, before anyone could react, sent the sword flying into the sky. It then shrank and flew back.
However, this also told others that besides the Fallen Angel, there was also an unfathomable Sword Immortal among the crowd. People cheered and welcomed the arrival of the 'Fallen Angel'. The living corpses above were directly shot by Kikyo, and the Fallen Angel disappeared after putting down the little loli. But it left an indelible impression on people!
"Sister Honda, that sword is yours, right!" Honda was about to go rest aside, but Li Jiayu came to her side.
"It's mine." Without hiding anything, Honda took out her Drunken Immortal Sword. Li Jiayu showed no surprise, as if he had known all along.
"This is the sword that saved me many times in my previous life!" Looking at the familiar sword, Li Jiayu was filled with emotion.
Ignoring the group of junior sisters who were mesmerized by the Fallen Angel's handsome appearance, Li Jiayu chatted with Honda for a bit and then left.
Kikyo already knew that the Fallen Angel and Li Jiayu were the same person, so her opinion of Li Jiayu had slightly changed.
It is estimated that in the evening, Li Jiayu asked Kikyo for help, and she did not refuse.
Just as everyone was caught up in the Fallen Angel craze.
"Rumble—Rumble!" The earthquake came again, and the crowd instantly panicked and sought cover. Fortunately, the earthquake came and went quickly. However, the army then spread terrifying news: the assembly was canceled, and a spatial rift would open in two hours!
Honda and her group finally arrived outside the city with the flow of people at this time, but Li Jiayu saw a red light streak across the sky and land in the west of the city!
Li Jiayu's heart stirred, and he remembered a certain rumor, "A Devil Fruit?"
Honda also saw it. This was the 'Pregnancy Fruit' that made Li Jiayu anxious in the early stages. Its real name should be the Copy Fruit, which can replicate the abilities of other Devil Fruits.
Then, Li Jiayu said hello to Honda and her group. He left the main group to go treasure hunting!
Honda and Ran Hongxia stayed behind to guide Li Jiayu, while Xiao Wanqing led the main group forward.
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