Meanwhile, amid the ruins of Zhu City, a woman clutched a shivering young girl tightly, staring fixedly at the civilians who kept falling from the sky and splattering into heaps of flesh. She let out pained whimpers.
At that moment, a woman beside her made a silencing gesture and whispered, "Shh! Don't make a sound. My barrier only blocks perception, not noise!"
She wore green robes beneath a patched black cloak. Her glossy black hair was tied into a neat ponytail, and her beautiful face carried the sharpness of someone hardened by countless battles.
Seeing that the woman still could not control her sobs, she hardened her heart and simply took a white pill from her Storage Ring, forcing it into the woman's mouth.
Watching as the woman rolled her eyes and fainted just a few breaths after swallowing it, the woman wore an apologetic expression. Looking at the woman's hands, which still tightly held the girl even in unconsciousness, she spoke in a voice as faint as a thread, "I'm sorry. I promised your husband I would get you and your daughter out safely."
At that moment, everyone in the city heard a cold yet crazed voice. "If you haven't found the murderer in two hours, I'll let you have another taste of falling from the sky!"
The survivors who had not been killed or seriously injured by the fall climbed to their feet in terror. Some cursed, some howled, and all began desperately searching through the ruined buildings around them.
Seizing the opportunity, the green-robed woman scooped the dazed girl up with one arm and slung the unconscious woman over her other shoulder. The emerald green jewel on her chest emitted a dazzling glow, and the barrier covering the entire ruin swiftly contracted until it became a shield