Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild

In the past, she had never met anyone her age who was stronger than her.

"Still quite a bit bigger," Dorothy whispered, "Anyway, they’re all freaks. Who knows, the one on our side might become even scarier."

Zoe didn’t feel anything about this assessment. Instead, she said, "I need to work harder."

Saying this didn’t surprise Dorothy. The half-elf turned to look at the other two, ALulu was expressionless, showing no indication of what she was thinking, while Andasu had roughly the same attitude as Zoe.

The two felt a common threat at the moment, so they weren’t fighting each other.

"And besides, I’m unhappy about taking things from our team’s hands so easily," Zoe snorted.

"Oh?" Dorothy seemed surprised, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth: "Wanting to stand up for me, huh? Truly unexpected."

"Of course, although you’re annoying sometimes, you have your good moments. At least you’re better than her, and I don’t want anyone taking Li Ang away."

"Heh, alright then. I won’t argue with you today."

The girls’ conversation caught Li Ang’s ear, and he shifted his focus to prevent Meluna from acting out.

He deliberately hadn’t bought her any. Once before, he had bought a lot, but after getting tired of it, she let it all spoil. He had scolded her back then, saying he would never buy it for her again, but she hadn’t taken it seriously at that time.

Even though he hadn’t enforced it later, why enforce it now?

Beside him, Meimei finished her cake, looking refreshed as if she’d taken a warm bath, her complexion rosy as she finally began to recount her past.

Before the age of six, she was like a spirit in the wild mountains and lakes, running freely all over Mengze Island. Somehow, she knew there were immortal-like presences on the island, but she had never successfully communicated with them.

"That’s why I deliberately befriended Sister Shu this time."

Meimei looked at Diana, the Immortal Spirit Maiden smiling and waving at her.

At six years old, the flames of war from the Empire suddenly arrived. Her parents died protecting her, insisting with their last breath that she jump into the dark current of a deep pool outside the village, hoping her Water’s Blessing would protect her as she escaped unscathed.

Although she swam out of the current, she was on the verge of death. However, it seemed that the ripples caused by her talent coincidentally allowed Otto, returning to check on an attacked homeland, to find her.

The Otto over there was no different from the one here. After finding Meimei and learning of her origins and the destruction of her village, he took on the responsibility of raising her.

He brought Meimei to the Holy City, letting her train within the swordsman group.

Because Otto was a member of the council committee, she became acquainted with nearly everyone inside, including steady older sisters like Elaphia and Olivia, the ’Brilliant Fist,’ who frequently took care of her.

"Elaphia took care of you?" To be honest, Li Ang found it hard to imagine. But then again, before their meeting at the border of the Ignis Sky Realm, he hadn’t expected her ’motherly side.’

"You know her?" Meimei looked at Li Ang with a strange gaze, as if to say, "Is it another complicated relationship?"

But soon, the ambiguous expressions and glances of the others confirmed this fact for her.

"Unbelievable, Sister Aifei actually for you..."

She sensed something and quickly glanced at Meluna before continuing, "I mean, to think there’s someone who could make her, nevermind, I don’t want to meddle in these matters."

Through connections with these elder sisters, she later came to know people like Lisya, the deputy head of the Order Investigation Corps.

"I was still young at the time. All in all, learning and growing were the main themes of life. Although the Empire had already been marked for destruction, nobody seemed anxious, thinking it was just a local power’s rise and invasion, something that could be controlled."

However, at the age of ten, the Holy City suddenly suffered a colossal disaster.

"You mentioned that earlier. Do you remember any specific details?"

"Before Sister Lisya rescued me, I was practicing swordsmanship when a massive rumbling resounded over the Holy City. Before everyone’s eyes, the Council Tower suddenly collapsed.

"I saw Order Knights flying towards the tower, clashing with many dragons that had suddenly surged out."

"What kind of dragons? Like this one?"

Li Ang took out the Fairy Dragon materials he had saved earlier. After death, their brilliant wings would dim a little, but some of their state when alive could still be seen.

"This was the most numerous." Meimei immediately recognized it.

"Then I might have a guess," Li Ang said.

Otto asked, "Could it be related to the investigation you did with that young lady?"

"Yeah, I’ll explain in detail later."

The involvement of Fairy Dragons with Yosain Cha’Ain, the mystery behind the Cha’ain Clan, the hidden relationships between the guild founders, and especially the whereabouts of Fufu Feilin, the creator of the city’s defense shield, all these clues seem to point to the same matter.

It seems that this matter might require returning to the Holy City for personal involvement.

"After the Dragon Descendants attacked, in the ruins of the tower, a Dimensional Rift was torn open. Two Legendary Level Giant Dragons manifested. It directly triggered a massive Magical Disaster at the center of the Holy City. At that time, I could do nothing but be taken away and flee. This is all I know about the Holy City," Meimei said, lowering her head, her eyes red.

"What did the dragon look like?" Akuya interrupted and asked.

Meimei described one of the dragons resembling a giant butterfly, similar to the materials Li Ang had taken out. Its wing’s eerie glow could leave people entranced, wandering aimlessly and killing each other like the Undead. When it hovered over the city, the flapping wings caused a blizzard of highly poisonous scale powder to fall.

"That is Freyia," said the Water Dragon confidently.

"The progenitor of the Fairy Dragons?" Li Ang pondered.

"The other one was entirely black, like a centipede, with twelve pairs of Sharp Claws. It had no wings, but its body was incomparably huge. A light roll could topple countless buildings, and just looking at it could result in death by poison."

"The King of Ten Thousand Scorpions, Nidhogg," Farina said.

"To appear alongside Freyia, it must be them. I never imagined they were involved," Akuya murmured.

"If they’ve appeared, then surely the greatest city of mere mortals is gone."

"Yes, I could do nothing. I just watched as people I knew, those who had helped me, and friends, all..."

Meimei slowly covered her face.

"These demons," Otto frowned and said, "It appears they are stronger than the Transcendent Demon Beasts."

The Transcendent Demon Beasts at Tier Ten often face the top-rated Sky Cavalry as mortal enemies.

Even though the guild has guided the high-tier Sky Knights to basically master ways to cooperate and deal with them without severe damage.

So, even if the Holy City was suddenly attacked, a being capable of completely destroying it could exist.

"These Dragons had torn open a Dimensional Rift in the Holy City’s ruins. Two Legendary Level Giant Dragons fully manifested, and directly caused a massive magical disaster at the center of the Holy City," Li Ang said, looking at Akuya: "How do they compare to the World Destruction Six Punishments?"

The World Destruction Six Punishments are what lies at the heart of the Transcendent Demons that the high tier Sky Cavalry frequently face as enemies in battle.

Even the top-tier groups of Sky Knights under the guild’s guidance have basically mastered ways to combat them without suffering severe damage.

So, for the Holy City to be completely destroyed by an unforeseen attack, they must have been far more powerful than those.

"The Dragons were Primordial Gods native to Nebis, after all. But even if those six... forget it, the point is, no one could have opposed the Dragon Ancestor’s might at that moment in her world’s past, just two years earlier," Akuya started to speak but stopped, and Li Ang felt she was holding something back about the World Destruction Six Punishments she mentioned before.

If this world was a game, it would make too much sense. Bosses continuously appearing, bringing with them upgraded challenges and better rewards.

He imagined the depths of Nebis to be profound indeed, but this is something the inhabitants of this world would not want to face.

Once again, he thought that the waters of Nebis were truly deep enough.

He felt a headache coming on.

In this game, if it were a game, he wouldn’t understand why they would keep introducing newer and stronger versions of bosses, like different difficulty challenges, raising the rewards.

He sighed deeply.

After fleeing the ruins of the Holy City, Meimei, along with Otto, wandered from place to place, searching for a new safe haven.