Her strength completely overwhelms you; this little bit of power isn't even enough to fill her teeth.

Faintly, everyone seemed to hear a muffled voice. Lin Beiyue and the others couldn't hear it clearly, but to Lian Zhen, the voice was like a thunderclap.

You should burn yourself out, using your greatest strength to perish together with them, for the sake of a new world.

"For a new world."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a flash of fanaticism and loyalty suddenly appeared on Lian Zhen's face, which had just been angry and arrogant. His gaze toward Shi Yin was no longer filled with hatred, but with a burning, intense heat.

Go forth, burn yourself out, at least prove that your all-out attack is no weaker than hers, and that sacrificing yourself for the new world is your destiny.

[Don't worry, you've successfully received the elixir of immortality. You won't die. As long as I retrieve your body, I can resurrect you.]

"I am the one who was injected with the elixir of immortality, and I will prove myself for the new world!"

A piercing voice filled the entire area, its almost oppressive allure and command influencing Lin Beiyue and the others, demanding that they kill Shi Yin immediately.

"Hey, you're really annoying." Freya appeared to Lian Zhen's right, and no one noticed when she had arrived.

With a wave of her hand, Freya unleashed a surge of light pink, irregular power towards Lian Zhen like a tidal wave, only to be blocked by the rings of sound waves from the zither. The sound waves and the pink power were locked in a stalemate.

"Tsk, only a draw with 50% power?" Freya's face darkened. "Forget it, I'll just go back and write a self-criticism..."

Before she finished speaking, Freya suddenly felt her power surge, as if it had suddenly increased, and the pressure on her power also lessened.

Looking back, she realized that Nan Zhu had resonated with her, transferring its power to her, and at the same time resonated with Lian Zhen's power, transferring away some of its power.

Just as the pink power was about to envelop Lian Zhen and seal her in the crystal, Lian Zhen raised her pipa high and, to everyone's astonishment, smashed it to pieces.

"Bang!" The pipa and its strings snapped, and Lian Zhen's entire body burst into flames. He must have been in great pain. Everyone saw the distorted air and Lian Zhen's painful struggle.

The burst of power, when fully ignited, causes the power to exceed its limits and instantly reach a peak. Freya was almost immediately thrown away, but was caught by Tokine with lightning speed.

"Oh, thank you, sister. You really do love me." Freya winked at Shi Yin.

Shi Yin: "..."

That's enough.

At that moment, a dark red energy ball flew out from the broken zither. The timing was perfect; it arrived in an instant, just as Freya and Toki were talking.

"Shiyin!" A voice came from afar.

The voice was very pleasant, gentle and warm like jade. The people who were anxiously captivated by the alluring voice actually felt much better and immediately came to their senses.

Shi Yin caught a glimpse of the dark red energy ball. She immediately realized that it was probably the power that Arrogant had secretly hidden, specifically designed to target her. Just as she was about to confront it head-on, a pulling force came from her.

Shi Yin was light in weight, and was instantly pulled to the side. She felt a shadow envelop her, protecting the back of her head, and could hear an unfamiliar heartbeat.

"You idiot, weren't you at the doomsday beacon?" Shi Yin was stunned for a long time before she and Kitakami got up from the ground.

Honestly, ever since Toki became so powerful, I haven't experienced this kind of dizzying, humiliating feeling of rolling around on the ground.

This was truly a forced experience...

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that Kita Kiyokawa had suffered extensive burns on his back, and his face was deathly pale, rendering him speechless. He had already taken off his coat and tossed it aside, but his back was still covered in burns.

"You, ouch... are you alright?" Bei Qingchuan's forehead veins bulged.

"You'd better worry about yourself." Shi Yin frowned. "I can handle this kind of attack; at most, I'll get a little burn on my palm. What are you doing here?"

Shi Yin only suffered burns to her right hand from the direct confrontation, while Kita Kiyokawa suffered extensive burns on his back. If he had been hit head-on, he would have been killed, so it was not worth it at all.

"How can you act like it's perfectly normal for you to lose when you're injured? Even a small injury is still an injury, ouch..." Kita Kiyokawa was sweating profusely from the pain, and Daisy quickly ran over to treat his wounds.

However, placing a few daisies on his back did nothing to alleviate the injury; the gruesome wound, a mixture of black and red, looked extremely gruesome.

This isn't just any ordinary fire?

Shi Yin frowned.

"We'll talk about it when we get back, it's not important." Kitakyo patted Daisy's arm: "Myotaiji Temple was suddenly attacked by a zombie horde. We found out too late and they're about to collapse. Headquarters can't contact you, so I've come to get reinforcements."

"Mingtai Temple?" Nanzhu, who had rushed over, exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that...?"

Wasn't this area heavily protected? It's possible that if there were too many zombies, they wouldn't survive to the end, but how come they were discovered so late...?

Looking up again, she found Shi Yin silent.

Bei Qingchuan and Nan Zhu were good brothers for many years. Nan Zhu understood the second half of what he said. Looking at Shi Yin's expression, his heart sank.

"Let's deal with this guy first." Shi Yin looked at Lian Zhen not far away. This guy had been preparing his ultimate move for a while while everyone was in chaos.

"Yan Qi, you escort Lin Beiyue back. The enemy's experimental personnel and data are the most important. Take them back to headquarters first." Shi Yin said calmly, "I'll handle Lian Zhen."

"Then Mingtai Temple..." Yan Qi didn't understand the intricacies of the plan and was still worried about the safety of Mingtai Temple.

“You hand the materials over to headquarters and then go provide support,” Shi Yin said. “The experimental data is more important; I can’t let Lin Beiyue go back alone.”

"Yes!" Yan Qi and the others immediately agreed and adjusted their formation to retreat.

Only Nan Zhu and Freya remained.

“Sister, this kind of thing can’t be kept secret, can it?” Freya sighed softly, “If we remove the guards from Mingtai Temple without permission, it will be discovered when we investigate later.”

"It doesn't matter." Shi Yin said calmly, "Public opinion doesn't matter to me. You guys go too."

"No~" Freya refused without even thinking, "I want to stay by my sister's side."

“My mission here is to protect you, Miss.” Nan Zhu gently declined, “I am your personal secretary.”

Only Kita Kiyokawa stood to the side, looking at Shion with a complicated expression.

"Why deliberately put Mingtai Temple in danger?" Kitakami asked, puzzled. "The zombies won't let this vulnerable opportunity pass them by; they'll only launch a more ferocious attack. Mingtai Temple just helped us..."

This is already considered inhumane and unjust...

"..." Shi Yin didn't like to explain. Sometimes, she even hoped that public opinion would be harsher on her, which would make her feel much better.

"Qingchuan, if sacrificing a few people could save the majority, what would you choose?" Shiyin's voice was calm: "You wouldn't choose that, because people like you don't think it's a given that someone should sacrifice for another group."

"But I will. I will anticipate the enemy's plans. Sacrifice is unavoidable, but I will use the fewest sacrifices to bring peace to the majority."

"Bei Qingchuan, I am a thoroughly selfish, ruthless, and bad person."