Sky City was being restructured.
Sky City adopted a modular construction, which meant that in the face of danger, it could not only disassemble into numerous airships for escape but could also undergo a small-scale reorganization, such as a few airships forming a small living area, and so forth.
And once the disaster had passed, it could reconvene to become the original Sky City.
Zhong Shenxiu walked on the visibly shrunken city streets, feeling sentimental.
"This is equivalent to losing District 6, Laboratory 3, some residential facilities, and a large population... The entire city has shrunk considerably."
"Fortunately, with gradual development, it’s not beyond recovery..."
The people of the apocalypse were very tolerant of such events.
He just walked silently, with no one on the street noticing his presence.
Zhong Shenxiu passed through one heavily guarded checkpoint after another and entered a conference room.
Gordo, Hoff, and other council members, with extremely high security levels, had not perished in the previous escape, and together with Mengde who had returned from the frontlines, six council members were seated around a round table, discussing the reconstruction of Sky City.
"...The disaster situation is as such, truly shocking."
Council member Hoff clasped his hands together, elbows resting on the mahogany desk. "What’s more crucial is... the public needs an explanation."
"As far as the accident investigation goes, we have results now..."
A middle-aged female council member sighed. "Larry Bruce betrayed us. We found pages from ’The Original Text’ in his residential safe, which documented the ritual for assimilating the pale remains... and what happened next, everyone is aware."
Mengde slammed his fist on the table. "This is outright betrayal. We must immediately publicize Larry’s crimes and bring his accomplices to trial!"
"Trial and investigation are a must, but I advise against publicizing it as it would impact the council’s image and our institution’s credibility..."
Another council member shook his head in disagreement. "Moreover... there are still many unclear aspects of this disaster, such as the suspicious Morey Pavilion, and the more despicable outsider Li Wei, who stole Gorosa’s Eye, a common property of our Sky City, an important raw material for blood agents! The loss he caused far exceeds the destruction of a large district..."
"I think Li Wei had no choice and besides, he helped us and eventually drove away the four Divine Calamities..." Mengde furrowed his brows.
"But that does not exclude him from suspicion." Council member Hoff’s cold voice rose.
"I propose, we immediately initiate a manhunt for this person! Dangerous elements must be controlled by us." Another councilor spoke up.
The seventh voice startled all the council members present.
Then, they all saw a figure materializing from thin air, seated on a reclining chair.
After many days, seeing this wanderer again brought a complex expression to Mengde’s face.
Gordo and others shouted, but no response came.
Hoff seemed to try fiddling with some devices secretly, but moments later, he dejectedly lowered his hands. "Is this your ability? Are we still in the real world?"
Zhong Shenxiu approached the councilor who had just proposed action against him and casually slapped him.
The terrifying force and speed instantly twisted the councilor’s head 180 degrees, killing him instantly.
The female councilor’s piercing scream echoed throughout the conference room.
Zhong Shenxiu glared at her, and she quickly covered her mouth with her hands.
"Li Wei, what is your purpose here? Did you enter Sky City initially just for Gorosa’s Eye?"
Mengde, undaunted, locked eyes with Zhong Shenxiu.
"No, I merely wanted to make you recognize the reality... Times have changed!"
Zhong Shenxiu smirked mockingly, "Even black technology is of little use against Divine Calamities and when such power combines with human intelligence, it becomes even more terrifying... You indeed possess Kun Gu’s Gun, but what’s the use? Before me, you don’t even have the chance to touch it!"
He sighed, "In a way, Larry was right. And now... just in this region alone, there are more than ten Divine Calamities... In other corners of the world, on other continents, in deep seas... how many more Divine Calamities are hiding? It’s not impossible for them to reach mid-tier levels. If Sky City doesn’t change its mindset, it will eventually perish..."
"Hmm, I’ve said my piece."
Zhong Shenxiu finished and left without any hesitation.
This visit was his farewell, mainly displaying the power of a Divine Demon Hunter, stimulating Sky City to shift directions.
It must be said, Demon Hunters were indeed a good method to delay the emergence of Da Mo.
He intended to push Sky City toward investing more resources in training Demon Hunters.
As he had said before, for a Divine Demon Hunter, Sky City was simply too fragile.
To obtain safety, change was necessary!
Multiple guards passed by Zhong Shenxiu without any odd reactions, letting him leave the conference room and step outside.
Step by step, he observed the weary laborers, the sorrowful crowds, and the carefree playing children, his eyes devoid of much expression.
Finally, he reached a restaurant across the street.
Zola and Rachel were inside, both wrapped in many bandages, but at least they were alive.
Only Rachel, usually with a hearty appetite, looked disinterested in the roast duck in front of her.
"I’m leaving, I came to say goodbye."
Zhong Shenxiu walked in, pulled up a chair and sat down, smiling.
"I won’t say take care or anything..."
Zola showed no surprise. "For someone like you, a demon hunter capable of defeating Divine Calamities single-handedly, you clearly don’t need it. Where are you headed, to find other settlements?"
Although Sky City was propagated as the only beacon of civilization for humanity in the apocalypse, small settlements might still exist on other continents, possibly preserving the flame of civilization.
"I don’t know, I’m planning to travel the world, hunting Divine Calamities..."
Zhong Shenxiu sighed.
Even if the crisis in Sky City was resolved, in some corner of the world, countless Divine Calamities were still battling.
As long as a Higher Divine Calamity was born, the end of the world would still come.
"Morey Pavilion is still in lockdown for interrogation, I’ll eat his share too."
Rachel suddenly grabbed a duck leg and stuffed it into her mouth, mumbling, "Make sure to come back alive..."
Zhong Shenxiu nodded, his figure slowly fading away...