The bus stopped next to the scorched earth.
The bus doors opened, and the Bai family stood on the scorched earth, their faces filled with shock.
Bai Zhengxuan's throat moved, but he couldn't say a word. His feet seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to take another step.
All that could be seen was black ash.
The cement houses were all burned down, and there was a thick layer of ash everywhere.
Pale gray ash floated in the air, like a thick fog.
Even a large fire shouldn't have reduced the entire village to ashes, but that's exactly what happened; the strong smell of burning filled the air.
The thorn hurts the heart.
Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing had lived here for a long time, and seeing the miserable state before them, their legs went weak and they knelt on the ground.
Bai Xizhu and Bai Yifan rushed to help, but they couldn't get him up no matter what they did, so they simply sat down on the ground together.
Bai Anhai felt a pang of sadness looking at the scene before him, after all, he had grown up here.
Looking around, it was pitch black, and he couldn't tell which house was which.
My hometown has been reduced to ashes; I have no home left.
Bai Xizhu was extremely distressed. In her previous life, after her parents and younger brother passed away, she had also tried to find her grandparents.
Although it has not been found, there has been no news of Baiyang Village being reduced to ashes.
Reborn and back, the apocalypse still breaks out, but the trajectory of some things is ultimately different.
Bai Xizhu squatted on the ground, her fingers gently stroking the soil, her fair fingers contrasting sharply with the scorched earth.
The black ash clumps together, sticking to your hands and giving you a unique feeling.
It's not as fine as ordinary ash.
Bai Xizhu intently observed the scorched earth on the ground, moving the ashes back and forth with her fingers.
"Xiao Zhu, look here."
Leng Yebai squatted down beside Bai Xizhu and pointed to a spot.
In that spot, you can faintly see traces of water erosion.
The ground was probably baked by fire; the high temperature dried up the water, so you can't see it unless you look closely.
Bai Xizhu suddenly stood up and looked into the distance.
All I could see was black soil.
If you look closely, you can see traces of erosion on the broken walls and ruins.
Even if the black color wasn't completely washed away, there were still blurry traces.
City S is not too far from the Fire Phoenix Security Base.
It rained the night before last.
But the smell of burning is so strong, it must have been started yesterday, and it didn't rain yesterday!
This indicates that a water-based ability user extinguished the fire.
Bai Xizhu looked away into the distance.
There are also signs of erosion elsewhere.
The water-type ability user can summon a large amount of water.
Even so, there was still such a big fire.
Why is that?
"Sis, what did you find out?" Bai Yifan wiped away her tears, her voice choked with emotion.
Bai Yifan was deeply saddened, knowing that all his friends in the village were gone.
At first glance, there were no intact houses at all; the entire village was deserted.
All that remained was scorched earth.
"This is not a natural disaster, but a man-made one."
Bai Xizhu felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
To burn an entire village to ashes, it would be impossible for the entire village to be covered with easily combustible straw; otherwise, even an empty area of ground would become charred black.
If it wasn't covered with straw, then it must have been set on fire by a powerful fire-type ability user.
Such a large area and such a strong fire could probably only be accomplished by a fifth-level ability user.
But it's only been a few months since the apocalypse, how could a fifth-tier superhuman be born?
Fifth-tier superpower is equivalent to the highest level known to humans.
Leng Yebai had a cold expression on his face, and his body emanated a chilling aura.
He already considered this place his home, his village.
It's now a scorched wasteland, which is truly infuriating.
"Who did this?! I'll kill him!"
Bai Zhengxuan trembled all over, his voice carrying a hint of ruthlessness.
Old Master Bai, who had taught all his life and was always kind to people, felt such great resentment towards humanity for the first time.
I wish I could strangle that arsonist with my own hands!
Bai Xizhu paused for a moment, then released Qin Yuan.
"Master, Master, hello there!"
As soon as Qin Yuan came out, he fawned over Bai Xizhu.
Bai Xizhu forced a smile, her voice low and muffled, "Can you smell who released the fire-based ability here?"
Qin Yuan's nose is very useful.
It can track people or animals by their scent.
The superpowers released by superhumans have their own aura, which humans cannot smell but animals can.
The queen ant's location was found last time by using Qin Yuan's nose.
Qin Yuan blinked and glanced furtively at the Bai family.
Seeing everyone looking sad, I quickly stopped smiling.
Qin Yuan jumped to the ground and smelled the charred earth.
If a fire-type ability user sets a village on fire, the entire village will smell of that person.
Qin Yuan lay down on the ground and sniffed, a hint of hesitation appearing on his wasp-like face. He secretly glanced at Bai Zhengxuan.
Bai Zhengxuan was in tears, looking utterly miserable.
Qin Yuan shook his head and lowered his head to continue taking deep breaths.
Then, she glanced hesitantly at Bai Zhengxuan.
"What's wrong?" Bai Xizhu noticed Qin Yuan's unusual behavior. "Did you detect any clues?"
Qin Yuan looked at the scorched earth on the ground, then at Bai Zhengxuan, and tentatively asked, "Does Master want to know which fire-type ability user started the fire?"
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