"Put your luggage in one place, I'll collect it!" Honda, seeing the group of girls and the elderly struggling to carry various foods, kindly told them to put everything in one place. Then, Honda used his purple-gold gourd to stuff all the food, heating pads, tents, and other supplies into it all at once.
Ignoring the admiring gazes of the crowd, Honda found a secluded corner and summoned Kiyohime, who was gritting her teeth in the spatial realm.
"Master!" Kiyohime looked at Honda with tears in her eyes, as if accusing him of why he had only released her now.
"Kiyohime, have you learned everything I left you?" At this moment, Honda didn't have time for idle chatter and asked Kiyohime seriously.
"I've almost mastered it! The only thing I need is a huge amount of energy to break through my own bloodline and reach a higher level of evolution, completely eliminating the snake part!" Kiyohime replied to Honda, explaining her situation.
"Good! That's good!" Lacking energy? You won't be lacking it soon. Honda thought to himself as he began to tell Kiyohime about his opportunity.
It turns out that Honda had laid down a massive human transmutation array throughout the city over the past two days (from Fullmetal Alchemist). When the insectoids engulfed the city, Kiyohime, hidden within, activated the transmutation array. This would transform the insectoids into giant Philosopher's Stones, allowing Kiyohime to absorb their power and purify her dragon blood, thus achieving evolution.
"Yes, Master!" Looking at Honda, who was wholeheartedly thinking about her strength, Kiyohime, the human lie detector... cough cough, was deeply moved.
After arranging the "Earth Escape Technique! Earth Escape," Honda directly transported Kiyohime to the core of the alchemy array. This was so she could activate it! He had already told her the specifics; now it was up to her.
"Jiayu, there's something I've never understood... On the first day the insects retreated, why didn't you take us to Yongcheng? Wouldn't that have been safer than fleeing with the more than 500,000 citizens of Xijiang City?"
After Honda made his own arrangements, he arrived at the starting point and heard Ran Kurenai's question!
"The large insects and corpses in Xijiang City retreated because they were low-level and afraid of sunlight. However, the road to Yongcheng is densely forested, and there may still be several swarms of insects in the mountain forests, or even monsters that are not afraid of sunlight. I cannot contend with them... I originally planned to take only my cousin-in-law, Sister Xiao, and Sister Honda to Yongcheng as soon as possible, but my cousin-in-law and Sister Xiao are weak and may not be able to travel 800 kilometers in ten days. If we encounter troublesome monsters on the way, it will be difficult for Sister Honda and me to protect them."
Li Jiayu shook her head and glanced at Xiao Wanqing, but Xiao Wanqing turned her head away, not daring to meet Li Jiayu's gaze.
"Sister Honda, you've stored everything away, haven't you?" Li Jiayu turned to look at Honda, who had just arrived. He knew very well how powerful Honda was in his past life. A few spatial treasures were nothing to Honda, and he wouldn't ask Honda to help others. Because he knew Honda would never do something without a second thought.
"Hmm!" Honda glanced at Li Jiayu and nodded.
Then, Honda was given a 'Bagua Liujia Talisman' made by Xie Wenyuan. Frankly, this thing was completely useless to Honda. Honda was already at the advanced third tier, and his full-power burst was like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Moreover, the Indestructible Body he learned from Yang Jian's inheritance made his physical defense comparable to a low-level fourth-tier Iron Man. Honda's development path was all-around, so he glanced at the Bagua Liujia Talisman. Under Xie Wenyuan's disapproving gaze, he drew a Thunder Armor Talisman in the air. Then, the old man, his hand trembling, retrieved the 'Bagua Liujia Talisman' and gave it to his niece, Xiao Wanqing. The old man's departing figure looked rather lonely!
Everything was ready. Ran Hongxia was the first to lead the team, guiding all 5,900 teachers and students out of the school gates, bidding farewell to Xijiang University for good.
The freshmen were a bit better off, but the students who had been studying at Xijiang University for two or three years all turned back to take a long look at every flower and blade of grass on Xijiang University before gritting their teeth and leaving.
From the northern edge of the city, it's a full eighteen kilometers to the west. Pedestrians along the way are also making preparations, carrying large and small bags, forming groups, gathering together, and noisily making their way slowly towards the west of the city.
These pedestrians were clearly much more destitute than the students of Xijiang University. Leaving aside whether they could even gather enough food, the panic on their faces was palpable.
Yes, abandoning the city means completely giving up everything in it: wealth, house, job, network, feelings—everything related to Xijiang City is severed. Few people can remain calm about that.
However, the South China Sea Martial Arts School was very organized and disciplined. Under Coach Liu Rong's leadership, they remained calm and composed. Although they were far inferior to Xijiang University, they were much more orderly than other non-governmental organizations.
"Wow, that's amazing... How did Xijiang University manage to get so many silver armors?"
"They all look as majestic and imposing as knights... Why doesn't our school have a few sets like that?"
"Xijiang University is so damn ungrateful. They didn't even bother to send us a few sets of armor. Our school has been their neighbor for so many years..."
"Stop complaining, everyone from Xijiang University has left, and we're still gathering at the school gate, lagging far behind them..."
"Dad, I think I just saw that white-haired female swordswoman from last time..."
"You must be seeing things. Are you sure it's her from this distance?"
"Not sure... Oh well, let's hurry up and set off. We'll meet the people from Xijiang University sooner or later anyway, and we can ask them then."
"Yes, if the white-haired female swordswoman is really at Xijiang University, then we must try our best to win over Xijiang University…" Liu Rong said, his eyes gleaming.
Two hundred thousand citizens died or were injured in the insect plague in the north of the city, leaving the streets covered in blood and the stench of corpses. As a result, most of the survivors fled to the west and east of the city for refuge. The streets were deserted, and apart from the occasional group of a hundred or so refugees, there was not a soul in sight. It was extremely desolate.
Passing by a nursing home, I saw the elderly people's request to take them with me, but no one responded, not even the soldiers in the army.
Because they are too much of a burden, and they have no future. Soldiers are willing to take even young children with them, but the elderly... that's the reality.
Ironically, a loyal old dog was frantically digging at the rubble with its bloodied paws—below lay its master buried. This is reality.
Is this what they mean by "humans are worse than dogs"?
Jelly, relying on her animal taming skills, brought home the old dog, and the dog's ending was rather pleasant. It eventually died of old age, but Jelly stewed its body. What astonished Honda was watching a male dog transform into a female dog right before her eyes. Why couldn't she become a male? Sigh! The world is so unfair.
After walking for five or six hours, the people from Xijiang University were exhausted, so they found places to rest and waited for the army's unified instructions.
During the break, Honda took out the thick clothes and other items from the gourd and gave them to everyone, as the weather had turned cold.
The temperature will drop rapidly in the afternoon, falling to around ten degrees Celsius, and by nightfall, there may even be hail!
More than 5,000 teachers and students gathered on the lawn, some lying down and some sitting. The original residents of the residential area were not surprised at all. They had already packed their things and were waiting to leave and head to the front line in the west of the city.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang as the door was slammed shut, followed by heart-wrenching cries!
Honda slightly opened his third eye and saw a mother and daughter being forced onto the roof by zombies.
Originally, he didn't intend to get involved in this matter, as it was a good opportunity for Li Jiayu to build a good reputation. However, there was an unexpected turn of events; Sephiroth's appearance was undeniably cool. But Li Jiayu was multitasking and not very familiar with this clone. After rescuing the little girl, the married woman behind couldn't keep up.
"It's really the butterfly effect!" Honda thought for a moment with a headache, then his small sword, which looked like a figurine, suddenly became very...
The "big" sword shrank to the size of a door panel, and Honda swiftly caught the falling housewife. Thanks to Honda's perfect execution, the housewife was unharmed. After placing her on the ground, before she could react, Honda launched the sword into the air, then shrank back down.
However, this also revealed to others that besides the Fallen Angel, there was another swordsman of unknown strength among the crowd, who cheered and welcomed the arrival of the 'Fallen Angel'. The living corpses above were instantly blasted apart by Kikyo's arrows, and the Fallen Angel, after setting down the little girl, vanished. But it left an indelible impression on the people!
"Sister Honda, that sword is yours, isn't it!" Honda was about to go to the side to rest for a while when Li Jiayu came to Honda's side.
"It's mine." Honda took out his Sake Immortal Sword without hiding anything, and Li Jiayu showed no surprise, as if she had known all along.
"This is the sword that saved me many times in my past life!" Looking at the familiar sword, Li Jiayu was filled with emotion.
Ignoring the group of female students who were captivated by the fallen angel's handsome appearance, Li Jiayu chatted with Honda for a few moments before leaving.
Kikyo already knew that the Fallen Angel and Li Jiayu were the same person, so her opinion of Li Jiayu changed slightly.
It is estimated that Li Jiayu did not refuse when Jiegeng asked for help that evening.
Just as everyone was caught up in the craze for fallen angels.
"Boom—boom!" Another earthquake struck, and the crowd instantly scattered in panic. Fortunately, the earthquake came and went quickly. However, terrifying news followed: the assembly was canceled, and the spatial rift was about to open in two hours!
Honda and her group finally arrived outside the city with the flow of people, but Li Jiayu saw a red light streak across the sky and land in the west of the city!
A thought struck Li Jiayu, recalling a certain rumor: "Devil Fruits?"
Honda also saw it; this was the 'Pregnancy Fruit' that had previously terrified Li Jiayu. Its real name should be the Copy-Copy Fruit, which allows it to copy the abilities of other Devil Fruits.
Then, Li Jiayu said goodbye to Honda and the others, and 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 to continue their journey.