Snowflakes drifted down.
The earth was blanketed in silver.
Just yesterday, the gale that had raged for days finally subsided. The temperature then dropped to freezing, and the first snow of the year fell late that night.
By morning.
A thick layer of snow had already accumulated on the ground, deep enough to cover the tops of their shoes with every step.
At this moment.
On a narrow street, a group of teenagers bundled up tightly trudged through the snow toward school together.
The school badges pinned to their right arms revealed their identities—students of Fifteen Middle School.
It was not that the students did not want to ride bicycles. The snow had made the ground slippery, and wheels could easily skid, making cycling far too dangerous.
Incidentally, whenever it snowed, the school would usually delay classes by half an hour and let students out half an hour early.
This was to accommodate students who lived far away.
That was why, once winter arrived, most students actually looked forward to snow.
"Last year, there was a Ghost Eye incident. The site was sealed off for a whole week, and I heard several civilians died. This time, the scale was so huge, yet the Black Armor Army only sealed it off for one day. Only some people got seriously sick."
"Do you hate going to school so much that you wished the Ghost Eye incident had been worse? That's a terrible thing to think!"
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm a student of Fifteen Middle School. Of course I only hope the school stays safe. How could I think something like that?"
What these students were discussing was the Ghost Eye incident that had shaken all of Qinglin City a few days ago.
Aside from Fifteen Middle School, two other middle schools, three