The sky battleship slowly opened its lower bay doors.
A violent wind rushed in, tossing Sasuke's hair into disarray.
He casually swept it back, looking down at the royal city of the Land of Snow. Behind him stood ten Extermination Army soldiers.
All of them wore pitch-black armor and held their helmets under their arms as they looked down at the city alongside Sasuke.
In truth, when Lin Qing saw Changye Sunzi's corpse, he had been somewhat taken aback—
Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
How had they happened to arrive just in time for her death?
Yet from their position high in the sky, they could see everything clearly.
How was this any coincidence?
The entire nation was steeped in despair. No matter which direction one went, one would eventually encounter one heartbreaking tragedy after another.
"We've received word."
Hayato Kamihara walked over from behind. Slightly afraid of heights, he stopped several meters away from the bay doors and said, "Lin Qing sent the signal. We can move. Take the Land of Snow within an hour."
Sasuke asked in surprise, "An hour?"
"Is that not enough?"
"No, it's too much."
A smile curled across Sasuke's lips. "Brother Qing really underestimates us. And this armor."
Having trained in Ripple, and with meat, eggs, and milk constantly available to him over the years, eleven-year-old Sasuke had already grown past 1.7 meters. The heavy armor made him appear even taller and more powerfully built.
He picked up his helmet and put it on, concealing his youthful, handsome face. Two crimson lights lit up where his eyes were.
"Move out."
Sasuke leaped forward, stepping out of the sky battleship and falling freely from a height of a thousand meters.
The remaining ten Extermination Army soldiers followed right behind him.
Hayato Kamihara ran