The following night.
Three figures—one man and two women—slowly walked out of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
As they passed through the academy gates, the guards on duty merely glanced at them before respectfully letting them through.
Who did not recognize Nana, who effectively controlled the Soul Tool Department; Lu Xueling, Mingde Hall's deputy hall master; and Youlan, Mingde Hall's core disciple?
Ordinary students could not enter and leave the academy at will. They needed special approval from a department-head-level instructor. But the three of them were clearly exceptions.
Once outside the academy, Nana's pace noticeably quickened. She took a breath and tried her best to calm her turbulent emotions, then led Lu Xueling and Youlan around several corners toward their destination.
As the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu was indeed vast. This enormous city without walls was now just beginning to light up for the night.
They walked for roughly half an hour. Looking at an inconspicuous building in the distance, she murmured to herself, "We're here. It's the courtyard three hundred meters ahead, the one with the black-roofed buildings."
Youlan had already put on Pulse Armor Crimson. She rolled her wrist and gripped the hilt of her Katana. "Relax. The deputy hall master and I are here."
Lu Xueling said gravely, "Just lead the way. Leave the fighting to Youlan. I've already fully charged the armor's Honkai Energy. Go ahead."
"I'm looking forward to it." A glint of gold shone in Youlan's eyes in the darkness as some of the Golden Dragon's instincts were stirred awake.
"Let's go." The moment Nana said those two words, she felt as though she had gained a hundred times more courage. She boldly headed straight for the black-roofed courtyard.
Nana stared at the pitch-black doors, then tilted her head