44: Windwing Tiger Group

This was the only way for now; otherwise, if they displeased the other party, The Officials might be expelled as well, which would be more of a loss than a gain.

As for their relationship, they could find a way to mend it later.

Three days later, Monsoon finally woke up.

Upon learning that Zhou Xing had actually broken through to the Control Realm and killed Blood Rose and the others, he was so excited he almost jumped up: "Good, great! Hahaha, I'll contact Star City right away!"

Through encrypted communication, Monsoon and his team spoke with the Star City Watcher Stronghold for a long time.

Star City was also very pleased with the progress in Dragon City and promised to generously reward the entire Dragon City Watcher Stronghold.

Furthermore, Monsoon and the others were allowed to distribute the resources obtained from Divine Gene and The Crucible Combat themselves.

They also directly approved and officially designated Dragon City as a city under the direct jurisdiction of The Watchers. An announcement would be made that people from Divine Gene and The Crucible were never to step foot in Dragon City again.

As for The Officials, as long as Minister Yue didn't do anything suicidal, they would be allowed to temporarily assist in managing the large number of civilians in Dragon City.

After all, The Watchers were far less skilled at managing civilians than The Officials were.

For most civilians, they didn't care who managed Dragon City; what they cared about most was whether they could live and work in peace.

Especially for the many ordinary people suffering from divinity erosion, they were desperate to know how they would survive without Divine Gene's inhibitors.

Ultimately, The Watchers had Minister Yue's side cooperate to gather all the ordinary people in Dragon City suffering from divinity erosion and begin treating them in batches.

The entire Dragon City still had a population of about 600,000, with around 300 individuals suffering from divinity erosion.

Fortunately, with the significant resources obtained from Divine Gene and The Crucible Combat,

eventually, except for over 20 people who died from sudden outbreaks due to severe divinity erosion, the erosion in everyone else was successfully suppressed. Some even successfully became Awakened Ones and chose to join The Watchers.

Dragon City began to get back on track.

Star City, Divine Gene!

Crash—!

A wine glass was violently smashed onto the floor, wine splashing everywhere.

"What? Dragon City... was actually lost?" The man on the high seat spoke in a low voice, his expression grim. "All four of Blood Rose's Control Realm experts are dead?"

The person standing below was breaking out in a cold sweat, answering tremulously, "Yes, we learned this through the announcement released by the Dragon City Officials, but the specific details of how they died haven't been investigated yet."

"However, we found that Yun Feng and Thunder also left Star City a while ago. Could it be them?"

The person followed up with this guess.

"Yun Feng and Thunder? But even with that Monsoon, that's only three Control Realm experts. It was four against three; even if there were variables, it's impossible that they couldn't even escape."

"Investigate. Arrange for people to find a way to infiltrate Dragon City. I want everything investigated thoroughly."

The man narrowed his eyes and gave the order directly.

At the same time, the Star City "Crucible" Arena.

"What exactly is the situation in Dragon City? Have you found Hou Yao?" A burly man roared, his aura terrifying. "In such a short time, Dragon City was suddenly taken over completely by The Watchers. Something must have happened."

"Investigate! Use every means to investigate and confirm news of Hou Yao. If he's alive, I want to see him; if he's dead, I want to see his corpse."

The burly man stood up abruptly and said in a heavy voice... Meanwhile, at the Dragon City Watcher Stronghold.

Monsoon had basically recovered now, and the group personally interrogated Silver Fox. Through Silver Fox, they learned a lot of intelligence about Divine Gene.

Especially the importance of the Triple-element Fusion divinity fragment.

They decided to let Yun Feng take the fragment back to Star City for careful study; perhaps some inspiration could be gained from it.

Now that everything in Dragon City was on track and time was running short, Yun Feng decided to take Zhou Xing and the others to Star City to gather today.

Monsoon tossed a ring to Zhou Xing: "This was the reward I received after breaking through to the Control Realm back then. It's a space ring bestowed by Star City, with a volume of about one cubic meter."

"I'm giving it to you now. Inside are some divinity fragments and energy crystals. When you're away from home, it's very necessary to prepare more resources."

He patted Zhou Xing's shoulder: "I hope you can eventually join the Training Camp. I'll be waiting for your good news in Dragon City."

"Captain, what about us?" Qin Yue suddenly interjected at this moment.

"It's not that I don't have faith in you, but with your and Mingyue's strength, unless you break through to Control, there's basically no hope."

"Letting the two of you go this time is also in the hope of gaining some experience."

"And even if you can't make the final cut, as long as you perform well, there's still a great chance of staying in Star City. Do you really want to stay in Dragon City for the rest of your lives?"

Qin Yue and Su Mingyue might be considered geniuses in a medium-sized city like Dragon City, but everyone participating in the first round of selection would be just as strong as them.

Moreover, there was no guarantee that another Genius who had broken through to the Control Realm like Zhou Xing wouldn't appear.

"Captain Monsoon, after we leave, what if Minister Yue..." Zhou Xing was a bit worried.

"Haha, don't worry. Star City has asked Vice Captain Thunder to stay behind temporarily to help me."

Monsoon's words made Zhou Xing nod, feeling much more relieved.

At dawn, the heavy steel gates of Dragon City slowly closed, and Zhou Xing's group of five stepped into the peril-filled wilderness.

Although Zhou Keer herself hadn't awakened, her physical fitness was no less than the Middle Stage of the foundation condensation realm; keeping up with the group's pace wouldn't be a problem.

Zhou Xing also didn't feel comfortable leaving his sister in Dragon City.

Qin Yue turned on his Tactical Bracelet and unfolded a holographic map, pointing to several marked red dots. "The straight-line distance to Star City is nearly 1,200 kilometers. We need to pass through many dangerous areas."

Yun Feng spoke up to remind them: "The areas marked with red dots all have powerful C-rank Mutated Beasts. We'll need to bypass them when the time comes."

"Everyone, remember to keep your footsteps as light as possible and suppress your aura."

"Mutated Beasts in the wilderness are very sensitive to the aura of human Awakened Ones. The greatest threat to us isn't those C-rank beings, but large numbers of D-rank Mutated Beasts or packs."

"Once we're surrounded, it'll be trouble."

The group nodded and set off toward Star City with light footsteps.

The whole day went fairly smoothly.

At nightfall, just as the group was planning to stop and rest for a while, Zhou Xing suddenly raised his hand.

He felt that a Mutated Beast seemed to have discovered them and was tracking them closely, moving extremely fast.

Rustle, rustle—!

The surrounding bushes suddenly moved.

"Stay alert!"

Zhou Xing warned everyone immediately, his figure flashing as he moved to his sister's side.

The next second—

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

...One after another, deafening tiger roars echoed as over a dozen giant bluish-white tigers leaped out from the surroundings, encircling the group.

Their bodies were at least several times larger than ordinary tigers, and they even had wings growing on their backs, with wind energy swirling around them.

As the saying goes, 'clouds follow the dragon, and wind follows the tiger.' Even before the global mutation, tigers were top-tier predators.

Their only weakness was their inability to fly.

Now that they had grown wings after the mutation, their strength was self-evident!

"Careful, this is a pack of Wind Wing Tigers. Each one has reached the Peak of foundation condensation."

Yun Feng shouted a warning.

As soon as she finished speaking, several Wind Wing Tigers roared and pounced directly toward the group...