A group of people walked through the desolate, ruined streets of Chernobog.
Broken walls and crumbling ruins were everywhere.
This scene, like the Nether, made everyone feel incredibly depressed.
The children of the Bear Squad unconsciously tightened their grip on their enchanted weapons.
The cold touch brought a faint sense of security.
“By the way…
which way should we go now?” someone asked in a low voice, which sounded exceptionally clear on the silent street.
Ivan pondered.
According to his memory and the information HIM occasionally revealed, at this point, the Rhodes Island rescue team should be active nearby.
Ivan stopped, took an ender pearl shimmering with purple particles from his inventory, and solemnly handed it to Zima.
“Natalia, Sonya.” He called Rosa and Zima by their names.
“You all stay here and guard, remain vigilant.
I’ll go to a nearby high point to scout.
Remember, if you encounter danger you can’t handle, don’t be reckless—” Ivan pointed to the pearl in Zima’s hand: “Smash it, and no matter where I am, I will immediately return to your side.” “Mhm, okay.” Zima nodded vigorously, clutching the pearl tightly.
“Be careful.” Rosa looked at Ivan, adding softly with concern in her eyes.
Ivan nodded, and the next moment, Ivan’s legs bent slightly, then he pushed off forcefully— Bang!
The already cracked ground beneath his feet suddenly caved in, forming a small pit!
And his figure, like a cannonball, shot out with a “whoosh,” so fast that he almost left an afterimage, disappearing instantly at the end of the street.
Ivan moved at high speed through the ruins, the scenery on both sides rapidly rushing backward.
This speed and strength, far exceeding his past capabilities, astonished even him.
“So strong…
This physical quality is not just a little bit stronger than before!” At a relatively intact intersection ahead, he suddenly decelerated, his figure silently landing behind a broken wall.
Ivan looked closely and saw a person in a Ursus police uniform, vigilantly looking around.
The police officer almost simultaneously spotted Ivan, his tired yet wary eyes instantly sharpening, his hand subconsciously reaching for the weapon at his waist.
Ivan took a deep breath, stepped out from behind cover, spread his hands to show no hostility, and slowly spoke: “Relax, officer.
Are you going to Peterheim Middle School?
I know your colleague, Valery.
And…” Ivan said the pre-planned excuse without changing his expression.
“I’ve already rescued the survivors inside.” The name “Valery” caused the tense police officer to relax his guard slightly; although his eyes were still full of suspicion, his hand on his weapon loosened a little.
“Come on, I’ll take you over, they’re not far ahead.” Ivan gestured.
However, just as they were about to approach the meeting point, intense sounds of fighting and shouting already reached them!
Ivan’s expression changed, and he instantly accelerated, rushing over.
Zima and the others were being attacked by a squad of Reunion Movement Soldiers!
Zima wielded the diamond axe, each swing accompanied by a sharp whistle that tore through the air.
She cleaved away the Reunion Movement Soldiers who tried to approach, shielding the other students behind her.
Her attacks were powerful and heavy, and with the fully enchanted diamond axe, she was almost unstoppable.
But a few cunning soldiers always slipped through the gaps in her attacks, heading straight for the vulnerable crowd behind her!
“No!
Natalia, they’ve gotten through!
Stop them!” Zima shouted in a panic, but couldn’t free herself for the moment.
Just as the Reunion Movement Soldier’s menacing weapon was about to descend, striking the unarmed students— A trident precisely blocked the fatal attack!
Rosa gripped the trident tightly, her arm trembling slightly from the immense impact, but her eyes were incredibly firm, and her clear voice resonated across the battlefield: “I won’t…
run away again!” Truth also joined the battle, holding the book in her hand.
Gummy raised her enchanted shield and forcefully slammed into an incoming soldier, knocking him away!
Leto roared as she joined the fray!
“Beautiful!” Ivan couldn’t help but praise.
But he immediately noticed that a few more soldiers were trying to flank Rosa’s direction.
Ivan immediately shouted a warning: “Pearl!” Zima heard Ivan’s voice and instantly reacted, almost without hesitation, throwing the ender pearl she had been clutching tightly in her hand forcefully towards the ground not far in front of Rosa!
Crack!
The next second after the crisp sound of the pearl shattering, a dense purple particle effect burst forth.
Ivan’s figure appeared from the purple particles as if teleporting!
Clang—!
The blade of slaughter was unsheathed instantly, and a dark purple flash of light streaked by.
No one even clearly saw the blade’s shadow before the Reunion Movement Soldiers attempting to attack Rosa suddenly froze, then collapsed to the ground.
Zima quickly walked over and said to Ivan: “We just rescued a Ursus girl in the nearby ruins.
She said she came looking for her father.
Is it okay if she joins us?” At this moment, the girl Zima rescued looked at the police officer Ivan brought.
The next second, she widened her eyes in disbelief, her voice trembling violently: “…Dad?!” The moment Absinthe recognized that it was indeed her father, all her strength and fear instantly crumbled, and she cried, throwing herself into the police officer’s arms.
“I…
I thought you were like Mom too…” The girl sobbed uncontrollably.
Absinthe’s father, the moment he heard these words, his body trembled violently, already understanding what had happened.
Immense grief washed over him, but at this moment, he could only suppress all the pain, just holding his daughter tightly with all his strength.
“More people are coming.” Rosa keenly noticed movement in the distance and tugged on Ivan’s sleeve to remind him.
Just then, a clear shout came from afar: “Over here!
We found survivors!
Everyone, come quickly!” Several figures in Rhodes Island uniforms appeared at the street corner.
A sharp-eyed Rhodes Island Operator recognized Ivan’s face and immediately shouted excitedly: “Ivan!
It’s Mr.
Ivan!
As expected, someone as strong as Mr.
Ivan wouldn’t die so easily!” Ivan’s face instantly darkened, and he said to the excited Operator running towards him: “Hey, I heard that!
Isn’t it a bit bad to curse me like that?” “Sorry, sorry!” The Operator scratched his head awkwardly, but his face was still beaming with joy.
“I’m just too excited to see you!
Are these people behind you…
all survivors?” “Yes, they are.” Ivan nodded, “Please take them safely to the island.” “Understood, Mr.
Ivan!
Leave it to us!” “We’re saved…” “Finally…
we’re saved…” Whispers of relief after surviving the ordeal spread through the crowd.
Zima and her group also reassembled their team, preparing to leave with the Rhodes Island Operators.
Rosa, however, saw Ivan still standing in place, showing no intention of moving, and couldn’t help but ask: “Aren’t you coming with us?” Ivan looked at Chernobog and shook his head: “I’ll watch here, you go first.” Rosa and Zima exchanged glances.
Then they poked the person next to them.
They didn’t ask any more questions, but simply turned around simultaneously, facing Ivan.
Then, led by Zima, Rosa, Truth, Gummy, Leto…
all the members of the Ursus Student Self-Governing Group, shouted in unison: “Then you better catch up quickly!” “After all, you’re our—Boss!” The last “Boss” was shouted exceptionally loudly and in unison.
Ivan looked at this scene, at these girls who had endured hardships yet remained resilient, and his eyes couldn’t help but well up.
He turned his head away, waving his hand in a masking gesture: “Alright, alright, stop chattering!
Hurry up and go!” — — — — — — — — — — — “I truly can’t do it, to hate everything because of a tragedy, just as loving everything because of a comedy is one-sided.” “Truth and the others, I picked them up on the road, but there weren’t just a few of them at first.” “Gummy isn’t scared.” “This is a good place; everyone follows order and does their work.
It’s almost like an ideal isolated island, cut off from reality.
They seem to have adapted to their current lives, but I know that’s not actually the case.
Even I sometimes recall those times.” “Home?
Are you talking about our hometown?
There’s nothing left there, is there?” — — — — — — — — Ivan looked at Chernobog behind him.
“It’s not enough…” Ivan murmured to himself.
Not enough, not enough.
Now I have the ability, and I can do it.
This land shouldn’t be like this; I will rewrite this land.
Ivan took one last look at Chernobog, then followed the main group’s pace.
Even Ivan himself didn’t notice, in the corner of the system, a prompt popped up.
[Command Block] [Unlock Progress 1%]