Under the impact of the chain explosions, the signal tower, stripped of its underground supports, finally gave way. Like a tree cut down at the trunk, it toppled southward and crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar, kicking up clouds of dust that lingered in the air.
The collapse of the signal tower marked the formal end of the Seven-Man Council's control over Haidu, this enormous settlement built in the wasteland, and of the aliens standing behind them.
When something passed away, something new would rise.
The signal tower's fall had raised clouds of dust. As for the Seven-Man Council and Suixing, what rose in their place was undoubtedly Bai Fu.
Bai Fu stood atop a massive tilted slab of stone, a black scepter in her hand. Though she wore no crown to symbolize her authority, the icy aura radiating from her and the faint currents of Psychic Field swirling around her body only enhanced her fearsome presence.
The uncrowned queen.
Whether they were superpowered individuals hiding in the shadows, too afraid to show themselves, or civilians who had just evacuated under the players' protection, when they saw Bai Fu's indistinct figure in the dust, similar thoughts surfaced in their minds.
First, she took down the Truth Society. Then she crushed the Gene Primordial. With her superhuman achievements and the Undying who obeyed her every word, Bai Fu told everyone on Zu Yuan Star—
You're old news!
The falling leaves brought word: on Zu Yuan Star, Bai Fu had ascended the throne, and the people had entered a new era that belonged to her!
Though three of the former five great factions were still going strong, everyone believed that even if those three joined forces in perfect unity, they would struggle to defeat Bai Fu.
No, the high-ranking superpowered