When Baiyu saw the hanging bright entity over Mountain City again, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In No Darkness Realm's sky, there's the Sun at every moment.
That's why it's called No Darkness Realm.
The moment the Simulation Realm was completely eliminated, a barrage of artillery swept forth, bombarding the remaining Demons.
While the Simulation Realm existed,
these Demons hid within it, wreaking havoc, Mountain City's defense system couldn't lock them down and wouldn't initiate an attack.
But.
As the Simulation Realm dispersed,
these Demons were exposed to the city's heavy artillery.
Not only were weapons on the city walls defending, but each area within the city was equipped with numerous high-firepower weapons.
Especially in the military zone.
Various heavy firepower was never in shortage.
In an instant, the sky was filled with artillery fire; these heavy weapons didn't possess Erza's precise recognition system, resulting in a relatively high rate of collateral damage.
Therefore.
Baiyu voluntarily hid in an air raid shelter.
Yao Shuimei, although thinking it unnecessary, tacitly approved Baiyu's approach as her injuries hadn't fully healed.
"Are you so afraid of dying?"
"Everyone wants to live, who wouldn't fear death."
The two exchanged glances in the shelter.
With some leisure time, Baiyu finally got a chance to ask Yao Shuimei about the myriad doubts swirling inside him.
"The creation of the Simulation Realm this time was due to that S Level mutation entity; he's an experimental subject for Sen Tai Technology Company's Deformed Weapons, one of the earliest, subjected to numerous surgeries and experiments by the company, making him the most formidable mutant.
The Simulation Realm erupted due to.
him escaping from the company's containment capsule and started releasing his body's contamination continuously.
The company has been researching Deformed Weapons all these years.
Meanwhile, some company executives have long been under Demon control; once we return, I'll make sure to investigate who's pulling the strings behind this company, surely connected closely to the Demons."
Yao Shuimei swiftly answered Baiyu's doubts.
Simply put.
This Simulation Realm formation, though aided by Demons, primarily stemmed from an uncontrolled mutant escape event.
But the strength of this mutant was too immense.
This led to a series of chain reactions, and upon attacking Mountain City, the Demons spotted this opportunity.
Lots of Demons were "air-dropped" into the Simulation Realm.
Their goal was to seize the advantage within the Simulation Realm, continuously expand, then encroach in all directions, as humanity's combat abilities are heavily reduced within the Simulation Realm, so Demons wouldn't miss such favorable chance.
"Deformed Weapons... I've never seen one before."
Baiyu sighed, somewhat lamenting.
Such a major disaster emerged due to Deformed Weapons research.
"You'll see them in the future."
After treating her wounds, Yao Shuimei sternly looked at Baiyu: "You've finished questioning, don't you want to explain anything to me?"
Although unsure of Yao Shuimei's exact age.
But.
At close range, she looks at most like a twenty-five to twenty-six-year-old big sister, with firm skin, no wrinkles, emitting an aura of health, vitality, and youth.
If viewed by an average person,
she'd simply be seen as a beautiful, thoughtful, gentle big sister next door.
The lifespan extension brought by her strength prevents the marks of aging, in fact, for Tier Two Martial Artists like her, signs of aging on them are almost nonexistent unless intentionally aging.
Facing Yao Shuimei's serious questioning,
Baiyu helplessly replied, "What do you want me to explain?"
Yao Shuimei said, "Your mutation situation, and also, you consumed a Golden Fruit, now having Golden Blood within."
Evidently, hiding wouldn't work anymore.
Baiyu could only openly share with Yao Shuimei the general experiences he had in Sen Pao Tidal World.
If sharing,
it should be thorough, avoiding suspicion which might backfire.
After a brief exchange,
Yao Shuimei furrowed her brow: "You're saying, during your high school years, mutation signs appeared on you?"
"Yes, my neighbor mutated and then created Simulation Realm, which was later resolved by an Anomaly Bureau Investigator.
However,
since then, mutation signs appeared on me.
But so many years have gone by, the mutation hasn't dissipated nor increased, not affecting my life."
Baiyu replied.
Yao Shuimei tightly furrowed her brows, seemingly unfamiliar with Baiyu's condition.
"Golden Blood isn't used like that; your usage is incorrect." After hesitating, Yao Shuimei finally said, "Once things here settle down, you should come with me to the Imperial Capital; your situation is mostly understood, and they can better cultivate you there."
Then.
Seeing Baiyu's gaze, she added, "Rest assured, don't look at me like that, no harm will come to you.
You are now an Imperial pillar.
You've mastered the Legendary Ship and have the backing of a major corporation, plus quite a bit of support from Celestial Essence Veterans.
Your uncle was recently transferred to the Imperial Capital, becoming the Mercenary Guild President.
The power he wields is substantial.
Your slight anomaly isn't much; the pursuit of power often drives people mad."
After speaking.
Gold rippled beneath Yao Shuimei's skin, familiar to Baiyu, as it was the power of Golden Blood.
"If you remain uneasy, you can take your Legendary Ship along to the Imperial Capital."
With that said,
she stopped querying on this matter and exited the shelter.
The military zone's automatic defense system had leveled the surroundings, looking around was just patches of ruins.
Among these ruins,
interspersed still were numerous Demon corpses.
After a fire bath, most of these Demons weren't left whole.
Seeing the Simulation Realm completely dissipate.
Yao Shuimei didn't linger and found a still-functioning motorcycle amidst the nearby ruins and rode away with Baiyu.
Similar to what Bounty Hunter Anton mentioned.
The Mountain City was enveloped in war, outer districts were continuously bursting with combat.
Although many Inner City areas hadn't been occupied by Demons.
These areas,
were mostly heavily fortified places, briefly impervious to Demon invasion.
Like the military zone here.
However,
Yao Shuimei's immediate priority wasn't addressing Demon invasion within Mountain City, but placing the Golden Fruit in a safe location.
The most core area of Mountain City.
Yao Shuimei reached an unassuming building, then pulled out a controller from her belongings.
Upon pressing the controller,
the ground started to tremble.
Immediately afterward.
This building slowly split open in the center, revealing a massive, ancient ship emerging from underground.