People of the Holy City!

Sun Muchen's heart tightened immediately. He naturally knew why these people had come. The commotion caused by her battle with Wang Lan was too great, waking up everyone in the village, not to mention the Holy City, which always considered itself the leader.

She knew absolutely nothing about the people of the Holy City, not even the most basic understanding. As the roar of the car approached, carrying a strange sense of urgency, Sun Muchen felt a sudden wave of unease.

He felt...

The people from the Holy City... they've come with ill intentions!

Sun Muchen frowned.

The villagers consciously stepped aside, making way for a wide road. The bright yellow headlights were dazzling and turned into beams of light that eventually fell on Sun Muchen.

There were three large trucks.

The lights went out.

People jumped down from the carriage one after another. They were soldiers dressed in white armor, which covered their entire bodies, even their heads. Each soldier had the character "圣" (Saint) printed on his left chest.

There were about fifty soldiers, each armed with a long gun, the same kind of machine gun seen in the final fortress. Each gun had a magazine with fifty rounds, an extremely high rate of fire, great power, and a fast reload speed.

After the soldiers got off the vehicle, they surrounded Sun Muchen and Wang Lan.

At this moment, the truck's passenger side door opened.

A person wearing a silver cloak that covered his entire body and a hood came out.

As soon as the man got out of the car, a slight commotion arose among the villagers, but no one dared to raise their voices. Not only that, the villagers all stepped back, then bowed their heads and knelt on one knee.

"Lord Holy Envoy!"

The villagers prostrated themselves, speaking with utmost respect in unison.

Holy Messenger!

He is a high-ranking official in the Holy City, second only to the Holy Lord. He is a very mysterious and powerful figure. No one knows what the Holy Envoy looks like because he always wears a hood. However, the Holy Envoy led the counterattacks against the several wild beast invasions of Hope Village, saving the villagers from danger. The distribution of food and water has always been the responsibility of the Holy Envoy.

Most importantly!

The Holy Envoy is responsible for leading a team to explore the surrounding mountains and is tasked with protecting the people of Hope Village!

Therefore, people have great respect for the holy messenger, and even worship him with inexplicable fervor!

"Rise!"

A deep, somewhat hoarse voice came from beneath the silver hood.

Sun Muchen was taken aback. To her surprise, the man actually said "Rise." In her memory, this was the way emperors in ancient times spoke to their subjects. But to hear it here was bound to surprise Sun Muchen.

After the voice finished speaking, the villagers stood up one after another, but everyone remained standing still, and the scene was silent for a moment, so quiet that it was even a little... eerie.

The envoy walked to Sun Muchen's side. The hood slowly turned, and it seemed that a pair of eyes under the hood glanced at Wang Lan lying on the ground before turning their gaze to Sun Muchen.

Then, a gloved hand emerged from the cloak covering his entire body, signaling the soldiers to put down their guns.

"Whoosh!"

The soldiers moved in perfect unison, sheathing their guns and carrying them on their backs.

The envoy then spoke, "You... are Sun Muchen?"

Sun Muchen was taken aback for a moment, then said, "You know me?"

The envoy nodded and said, "The Holy City protects Hope Village and observes its every move. We know everything about Hope Village."

“But isn’t this a form of surveillance?” Sun Muchen said, frowning.

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures,” the Holy Envoy said. “Before the anomaly, this might have been suspected of surveillance, but now, only the Holy City’s surveillance can allow the villagers of Hope Village to live more freely.”

Sun Muchen remained silent.

The envoy continued, "You need to give me an explanation for what happened today. The battle between you two siblings caused too much damage to Hope Village. Now, if we want to repair it, it will consume too much manpower and resources. And the culprits who caused all this are you two siblings."

Sun Muchen said, "What kind of explanation do you want?"

“An explanation that I can accept and that will not execute you two siblings is this: You should know that Hope Village is a peaceful village that cherishes hope for the future, and that gang fights are strictly prohibited. Violators will be sent to the Holy City for trial.”

“Heh…” The envoy’s tone made Sun Muchen feel very uncomfortable. She said, “I don’t need to explain to you.”

Upon hearing this, the Holy Envoy snorted coldly, "Then you will be executed by the Holy City!"

Wow!

As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers raised their machine guns in unison, aiming them at the brother and sister.

Sun Muchen: "......"

"It's for the villagers of Hope Village!" A wise man knows when to yield. Sun Muchen had seen the power of machine guns before, so he naturally knew that under the threat of so many firearms, he had no choice but to go with the flow.

“A few days ago, we took the students from the academy to the mountains for a training exercise. Unfortunately, we encountered a group of wild boars, including one mechanical wild boar whose blood contained a highly irritating substance. My brother inhaled too much of it during the battle, but because his physical abilities far exceeded those of ordinary people, he had been suppressing it until today when the irritating substance began to take effect. In order to stop my brother from causing even greater damage, I took action and fought with him.”

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