Killing the Remnants

Inside the Mountain Cave were tables and chairs, lamps hanging on the walls, and a table piled with food and wine.

Two groups had gathered together, seated around separate dining tables. One group came from Sky Track City, while the other consisted of remnants from Heavenly Water Saint Academy.

When the tree fell, the monkeys scattered. Most members of Heavenly Water Saint Academy had chosen to surrender, but a small number still stubbornly resisted.

The people in this cave were typical examples.

The two groups were drinking and chatting as they ate.

"Your Heavenly Water Saint Academy's fate is truly infuriating. Flame Dragon Academy is cruel and inhumane, cursed by heaven and despised by all. It will surely face retribution someday!"

"That's right. It's not that retribution won't come; the time simply hasn't arrived yet. We killed some Flame Dragon Academy people before to avenge ourselves and vent our anger, but compared to what Flame Dragon Academy has done, it was less than a ten-thousandth of it. Far from enough."

"It'll be too difficult for just the few of you to get revenge. Heavenly Water Saint Academy has already been occupied by Flame Dragon Academy, and you have nowhere to go. Why not join Sky Track City? We can give you a place here. If you're worried about retaliation, you can Change Face and take on another identity. That isn't difficult. It's good to shelter beneath a great tree. How can you manage without the support of a transcendent power?"

"Good, that was exactly our intention! Thank you for taking us in. Once we join Sky Track City, we will certainly give everything we have, just as we did when we served Heavenly Water Saint Academy."

"Then it's settled! Come, cheers!"

The two groups hit it off immediately and raised