Irene gritted her teeth and infused more power into her ice shield. The barrage of fireballs ate away at the sides of her barrier, giving her just the space she needed to strengthen her defense. Whoosh! Boom! Her shield shook fiercely and intermittently flickered. More fireballs sailed through the air and slammed onto it, pushing her back a step. Irene bit her lips. She glanced to her left and saw Ella erect a crimson-gold shield. A violent tremor shook the ground beneath their boats, and like a giant wave surging upward, it pushed them away from the shore into the embrace of the coursing river. 'She's not only protecting the people on her boat, but also assisting us in placing as much distance as possible between ourselves and Kuram's men.' Irene wasn't the type of person who belittled herself and admired others. But in the week they traveled together, she felt nothing but admiration for Elladine Muzhir. There were few people in this world who possessed the ability to lead. And
Stacy clenched her fists and thinly whispered. "Even if she did, what about it? She already left and won't be coming back. We should return to base and figure out our next course of action. Kiera wasn't lying when she said we're out of food." Throwing out these words, she turned, straightening her hair with her fingers, and strode away. The men they brought dusted off their clothes and followed her in silence, causing Kuram to grit his teeth and trudge after them in dissatisfaction. "I wonder... who is the leader here?" Meanwhile, just as Ella and her companions set out on their journey, a group of armored troops swept through Aurora City and appeared in Aqua Bay. In the lead was a man with gold strips on his chest, while men with silver strips flanked his sides. Masked and in army suits, the men strolled through the caved buildings in military vehicles and frisked every region with any signs of human inhabitation. "Not here either." "She's not here and not there. We searched eve
Just like their names, the Black Fang Eagles developed two black fangs from the third wave of radiation. These fangs were unlike the ordinary fangs of mutated animals. They carried venom with hallucinogenic effects. Once an ordinary, or even a superhuman, got punctured by the fangs, they would fall into a realm of illusions and nightmares, never to reawaken again. "Everyone, put up a shield! No matter what happens, do not attack and stay calm!" Ella hollered at the top of her lungs and took the lead. She erected a crimson-gold barrier around the entire boat, crunched down, and held her breath. The Black Fang Eagles had a strong defense. The feathers on their bodies were as hard as metal, making it near impossible to kill them. However, they also had a weakness. Their razor talons could shred bodies to pieces, but were as weak as tofu against superpower barriers and shields. What's more, if one ignored them and didn't create a commotion in response to their attacks, they would pe
The Flying White Cranes were the most sentient of the mutated creatures. After the destruction of the meteor ceased, and a new order was formed, flying cranes became a girl's best friend and the most flexible medium of transportation. Few and far in between, the Flying White Cranes were tightly controlled by the military and former officials, with only one or two in the hands of unaffiliated superhumans. They were used to attract superhumans to a power base and distributed according to a contribution system. Superhumans who hunted more mutated plants and animals, and brought greater resources back to the base, not only received better treatment in terms of living conditions and the type of food they consumed but also got the qualification to choose their own flying crane from a tightly guarded and raised flock. All the superhumans on the Honor Roll were in possession of a White Crane in some form or another. Ordinary superhumans and regular humans, on the other hand...could only d
"The hell! What am I seeing?" "She...she mounted the crane..." "And we can't see that?" The spectating people were flabbergasted. The scene of the slender figure leaping into the air, striking the giant eagle, then shooting towards the crane and sitting on its back, unceasingly replayed in their minds until their senses went numb. "She...is she really just an evolved human?" One of Charlie's men muttered despondently. He found it hard to swallow a normal superhuman, a female one at that, possessed the mind frame to execute such moves without a change in expression. Slack-jawed and wide-eyed, the group of humans and superhumans nervously gulped and tightened their grip on each other. No one dared to comment or reply to the man's question. In this world, there were some things that required courage. Some required strength, while others required intelligence. The woman before them wasn't just one who possessed courage and strength. She was a marvelous creation embodied with a per
In the center of Cyprus was a vast, rocky landscape. Isolated from the rest of the country by water on all sides, an ancient, primitive forest could be seen encircling a tall blue-gray mountain that stretched into the clouds. Bellowing mist swirled around the mountain, and shrouded the numerous trees and wild vegetation in a mystical haze. A few miles from the forest stood a stone mansion half as tall as the mountain. Obstructed outside the mansion, hordes of zombies banged on a towering steel gate, their animalistic growls filling the air. On the other side of the gate, a few inches from the zombie horde, severed arms and legs were strewn about. This was Sapphire Island. "Brother, what do we do now? Our trick only managed to draw some of the zombies away. What should we do with the remaining horde?" A weak voice with the high pitch of a young female sounded a small distance from the steel gate. "If we must, we'll sacrifice another. But we will not die here." A deep male voice wit
"Brother?" Noting her brother's absentmindedness, Naomi frowned disgruntledly. She was starving to the point where she could feel her stomach attach to her back, and yet, he was spacing out? Didn't he care about her at all? Having never endured any difficulties before, the girl felt neglected by her brother's attitude. Kaiden snapped back to his senses and rubbed his sister's head with a melancholic smile. "Naomi, be good. Brother will get you something to eat soon, okay?" He cajoled. "Soon. Just how soon? You've been saying you'll get me something to eat since yesterday. But how do you hope to accomplish that with those creatures beneath us?" He said he would draw the remaining zombies away, but Naomi couldn't wait that long. She was hungry, so hungry she could...she could eat anything! Her eyes swiveled to the chunks of meat inside the gate, and she inadvertently rubbed her empty stomach. She knew they were human arms and thighs, but that didn't stop her from imagining barbe
Heart sinking to the bottom of his stomach, Brad warily crawled to his knees and studied this new foe through hooded eyes. A female clad in black with knee-length black hair, and the cleanest complexion he had ever seen, led the group. Beautiful. That was the first word that entered his mind when he saw her picturesque features. He was illiterate and his vocabulary limited. But even if he was educated, he was certain he wouldn't have found a more perfect word to accurately convey the beauty of the woman before him. She looked delicate, but her steps carried graceful majesty. Her waist was so slender he felt he could cover it with one hand. But years of experience told him she was no easy picking. One look in her violet orbs, and his courage wilted as easily as a flower caught in a blaze. 'No. She is no easy picking.' Brad decided to tread with caution. "Marcus, Celio, anchor the boats and make sure you hide them in a place where no one can find them." Ella paused and sent a few