Ruins.
The ruins of a city.
A million lives had been wiped out.
Amid the boundless ruins, only the young woman sat dazed on the ground.
The meteors descending from the sky veered away from this dead city as if fleeing for their lives.
"No..."
"I said not to hurt anyone. Why did this still happen...?"
The young woman's face was pale, and the emotions in her eyes slowly ebbed away.
The world dissolved into countless fine lines before Gu Qingshan's eyes.
A blank expanse.
Another world suddenly appeared, and drew Gu Qingshan into it.
Beside a river.
Beneath the shade of trees.
Gu Qingshan returned.
Zhang Yinghao and Ye Feili stood beside him, while Ye Ruxi met his gaze.
With a hint of nervousness and anticipation, Ye Ruxi asked, "You said... you and the others are the same kind as me?"
"That's right. Can you control your power now?" Gu Qingshan asked.
He'd hit the mark.
If they weren't the same kind, how could he have asked such a question?
Ye Ruxi's eyes suddenly lit up.
She hesitated, then said, "Please prove to me first that you're the same kind as me."
Gu Qingshan shot Zhang Yinghao a meaningful glance.
"Use your strongest Summoning Art, or she won't trust us," he transmitted.
Zhang Yinghao understood at once and drew a card from the void.
"Don't worry. I'll summon the king of the Assassin Card Set."
Zhang Yinghao quietly transmitted the message, then flicked the card away.
BOOM!
The earth trembled slightly.
A Green Armor Lizard, hundreds of meters long, appeared before the three of them.
Compared to the last time Gu Qingshan had seen it, this one seemed to have changed somehow—
It had grown stronger.
"Hmm, Little Yinghao, you were looking for me?"
The Green Armor Lizard exhaled