37: Anti-Alliance Organization

For a long time, many people didn't know what they were living for.

They were lost and lived in a daze.

But starting from this day,

Demon Slayer's rallying cry woke up all the players, helping them find a goal to strive for.

They would live to restore the glory of the Human Race!

From now on, as long as they gained one more level, the overall strength of the Human Race would increase by a bit!

At this moment,

since the mist shrouding the ancient battlefield had been dispelled,

after the initial excitement, millions of players began to explore the map in an orderly fashion.

Su Yan didn't realize that his grandstanding had produced such an effect.

At the moment, he wasn't in a hurry.

Because school was out, he planned to head home first before logging back on... Due to the impact of the thug murder incident and to ensure student safety,

the school had specifically arranged about a dozen school buses to transport students.

Each bus was equipped with an expert at the fifth-stage Private rank or higher to protect the vehicle along the way.

After school,

Su Yan and Tang Xia shared a bus; they were going in the same general direction.

Su Yan lived in the suburbs, and Tang Xia lived in the outskirts of the suburbs, both in the same direction.

"I'm getting off. Don't miss me too much."

Arriving at the entrance of his residential complex, Su Yan teased Tang Xia.

"Just get lost already!"

Tang Xia responded "politely."

After Su Yan got off the bus,

Tang Xia was the only one left in the bus besides the driver.

Tang Xia sat by the window with her chin in her hand. The evening breeze ruffled the hair on her forehead, making her feel a bit drowsy.

But suddenly,

her sleepy eyes snapped wide and brightened,

because a tall beauty with flowing long hair nearby outside the bus caught her attention.

The woman was truly dazzling.

She was incredibly beautiful with a stunning figure, just like a big superstar.

"So beautiful!"

Tang Xia's eyes reflected her amazement.

"Su—!"

At that moment, a clear and pleasant voice came from the beauty's mouth.

Although she didn't hear it clearly, Tang Xia was instantly shocked.

"Did she just call out... Su Yan?"

Unfortunately, the bus had already pulled away. For some reason, Tang Xia felt very flustered.

She quickly stood up and leaned her head out of the window, trying hard to look back at the entrance of the complex.

Her ponytail whipped wildly in the strong wind.

However, the residential complex was fading into the distance, and there were too many pedestrians.

She could no longer see the beauty's figure at all.

"Student, what are you doing? Trying to jump out? Sit back down and fasten your seatbelt!"

Amidst a buzzing sound, a motorcycle approached.

A helmeted and fully geared school expert on the bike shouted while gesturing at Tang Xia.

"S-sorry!"

Tang Xia's face instantly turned bright red, and she ducked back into the bus as if fleeing.

"I must have misheard.

Humph, how could a guy like Su Yan know such a beauty?"

Her heart was still thumping wildly. Tang Xia muttered to herself... "Sister Xue? Why are you here?"

Hearing someone call him from behind, Su Yan, who was walking with his hands in his pockets and humming a tune, turned around and immediately spoke in surprise.

In the crowd,

a beautiful figure in snowy white walked over quickly.

Xiao Panxue was stunningly radiant; her chest was tight under her chiffon shirt, standing tall.

Combined with her charming, mature face and her slender, straight legs,

along with the powerful aura and temperament of a favored daughter of heaven, she was the brightest star in the crowd the moment she appeared.

Passersby cast burning gazes her way.

Xiao Panxue ignored them, brushed back her hair, and said nonchalantly:

"I went out for something and was just about to head home to look for you."

"Why are you looking for me?"

Su Yan stopped, looking surprised.

He wondered if it was about the incident at the park this morning—had the people from the Demon Slaying Institute come looking for him?

Xiao Panxue walked up to him but asked instead, "Su Yan, what's your class?"

"?"

Su Yan didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but after a moment's thought, he answered:

"A Warrior. What else could it be?"

Xiao Panxue nodded. "Then do you prefer Greatswords or Battle-axes?"

"Uh, a Greatsword, I guess. I'm better at swordplay!"

"Mm, I see."

Su Yan was puzzled. "Sister Xue, you're asking this... you're not planning to give me a weapon, are you?"

Xiao Panxue glanced at him sideways with a half-smile. "Stinky little brother, what do you think?"

Having said that, her beautiful figure walked off toward the residential complex.

Su Yan was speechless. "What do I think?"

"How am I supposed to guess?"

"How about you guess if I'll guess?"

"Hey, Sister Xue!"

Su Yan quickly caught up, his expression turning serious as he asked:

"Do you know about the elite students coming to our school tomorrow for guidance?"

Xiao Panxue waved her hand. "Your principal came to me yesterday and offered a huge sum to invite me, but I refused."

It seemed he had guessed correctly; the school really had approached Sister Xue!

Su Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of clarity.

As last year's provincial top scholar of the National College Entrance Examination and an S-rank Combat Talent Awakener,

it was only natural that the school would prioritize inviting Xiao Panxue.

But if Xiao Panxue had refused...

then Su Yan could probably guess who the elite student coming to the school tomorrow would be.

Seeing him smiling without saying anything, Xiao Panxue frowned. "Aren't you going to ask why I refused?"

Su Yan shrugged helplessly. "'Don't pry into your sister's business'—wasn't that your catchphrase when we were kids?"

"Ha, true."

Xiao Panxue wiped her lips, a smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Entering the complex, the streetlights began to turn on one by one.

The dim yellow light pierced through the amber sunset, shining on the pair and adding a touch of unexpected warmth.

Xiao Panxue suddenly spoke. "Su Yan, I'm going back to Imperial Capital University tomorrow."

"Oh."

Su Yan responded nonchalantly, then looked up in surprise. "Holy crap, so suddenly?"

Xiao Panxue glared at him and said:

"Regarding the thug murder incident this morning, my teacher said it's very likely that the Anti-Alliance Organization conspired with the Demon Race"

"to carry out a terrorist attack targeting high school students."

Su Yan knew about this Anti-Alliance Organization. To put it nicely, it was an organization.

To put it bluntly, they were traitors to the Human Race.

They aggressively promoted the theory of surrender,

believing that the Demon God would inevitably destroy this planet and advocating that surrender was the only way out.

That way, they wouldn't have to sacrifice so many human lives and could preserve human civilization, and so on.

It was a complete joke!

Su Yan's expression turned cold, and he said solemnly:

"I've heard about this too. They want to find out Demon Slayer's identity, right?"

"Exactly. As the most likely place for Demon Slayer to live in reality,"

"murder incidents have been frequent in the Imperial Capital over the past two days, putting the Garrison Army under immense pressure."

"So, the Garrison Commander requested support from the Demon Slaying Institute, but their experts have all been deployed to the front lines, so they can't spare anyone for the time being."

Su Yan nodded in understanding.

"So they're mobilizing people from your Imperial Capital University?"

Xiao Panxue said with a beaming smile, "Su Yan, being too smart won't make your sister like you."

"Yes, yes, yes~"

Su Yan responded perfunctorily, but then his brow furrowed slightly. "Is it dangerous?"

"It's just handling some simple matters. Facing off directly against the Anti-Alliance Organization isn't something for us students yet."

Su Yan more or less understood.

This was like a college internship, a good opportunity for experience... He returned home.

After wolfing down ten bowls of rice and taking a shower,

Su Yan greeted Xiao Panxue and specifically mentioned he was going to start extra study.

Under Xiao Panxue's gratified gaze,

Su Yan quickly locked his door, took the link crystal from the drawer, and entered the Land of Divine Punishment.

"Hehe, Ancient Battlefield of the Elves, here I come!"

Cheering in his heart,

the next moment, Demon Slayer's figure appeared before the ancient battlefield.

"Huh? What's going on?"

However, Su Yan soon realized that things were very wrong!