Teams from All Sides

The day before Yu Jing and the others headed to the restricted zone.

Another team from Dihua Ability Institute that had accepted the restricted-zone mission had already set out. For now, they were staying at a special military hotel on the border of District Twenty-One.

The hotel had been established by the military, mainly to receive ability users and ensure they got sufficient rest before entering the restricted zone.

In the relatively spacious triple room, Luo Chen of the Arts Academy was washing away the dust he had picked up along the way in the bathroom. Who could have known that halfway through his shower, the warm water would suddenly turn icy cold? By the end, the faucet itself had frozen solid, and the bone-chilling cold made Luo Chen cry out in alarm.

"I knew having this guy in the team could never be a good thing."

Luo Chen stopped showering, wrapped himself in a towel, and walked out of the bathroom.

Outside the room's window, Shui Bingmiao was talking to his younger sister on the phone with a smile on his face. This time every night belonged to their sibling conversations. Whenever Shui Bingmiao focused on his sister, the cold energy inside him became impossible to control and spilled out.

"Brother Miao, Brother Miao! It's so cold! Please let me go!"

Luo Chen scurried to the window and pleaded in a low voice. Realizing what he had done, Shui Bingmiao immediately withdrew the cold energy.

Just as Luo Chen was about to continue showering, he had only just reached the bathroom when the bedroom door opened. The Living Buddha entered the room carrying a large amount of military information.

Shui Bingmiao, the Living Buddha, and Luo Chen were the first team Dihua Ability Institute had sent to the restricted