Chapter 82 - 81: Conflict! Dispute in the Sky
While Chen Pingchuan was enjoying the fun of his real-life simulation, he was still in the mood to tease the cute little nurse. He had no idea that his awakening had thrown the real world into an uproar.
Above the coastline, the mythical Celestial Palace No.1 Mechanical Fortress floated in the sky. Upon its central tower, a woman stood quietly at the edge of the observation deck. She rested one hand gently on the railing, her gaze distant as she looked out into the deep night sky.
The woman wore a suit of blood-red, flame-like metal armor. Its surface was engraved with complex circuit patterns, and embedded lights flowed across it like liquid fire, exuding an air of nobility as it gleamed in the dark of night.
Through the narrow slit of her visor, her sharp gaze held the arrogance and indifference unique to the nobility. Her jet-black hair was encased by the armor, with only a few strands left to flutter in the wind, adding a touch of wildness to her appearance.
This woman in red armor was none other than Xia Qingxue, who had been missing for a year.
"Third Sister, has this been going on for a week now?"
The quiet scene was abruptly shattered by a cold female voice. The speaker was a woman who appeared to be in her thirties, dressed in a white silk robe adorned with exquisite embroidery. A pattern of a phoenix wreathed in white flames stood out prominently, looking as if it could fly right off the silk at any moment, radiating a breathtaking beauty and majesty.
"What?"
Xia Qingxue didn’t react for a moment. This wasn’t a battlefield, after all, so she had been quite relaxed. Despite her keen sensitivity to killing intent, the sudden voice still startled her.
The woman in white frowned and said coldly, "I said, you’ve been in this state for a week. How much longer are you going to mope?"
"Has it been a week already? I thought it was much longer. So long I’ve almost forgotten who I am."
"But, my dear sister, I have already followed your instructions. I annihilated every last one of those forces that dared to oppose us."