The World Gradually Rising in Wind

The World Gradually Rising in Wind

Hong Mo got up, walked over to Mu Siyu, and handed her a tissue. "What are your plans now?" Hong Mo asked.

"Save my sister." Mu Siyu stared at Hong Mo, her face tear-streaked and desolate.

"Ah~!" Hong Mo sighed. "Well, do you even know where your sister is?" Saving someone wasn't just about talking. In terms of power, Hong Mo and Mu Siyu were somewhat confident, but they at least needed a location.

"I don't know." Mu Siyu shook her head. "Maybe we can go ask Tang Tiantian."

"Tang Tiantian?"

"Yes, she became Wang Aoyun's plaything a long time ago. But since she is still at school as a student, she should know something."

"Come to think of it, it's truly incredible that Tang Tiantian is that guy's plaything." Hong Mo was somewhat amazed. He knew Tang Tiantian; she was a very petite and cute girl—in short, she was 100% adorable. Yet such a girl had become the plaything of a high-ranking official's son; perhaps "sex slave" would be a more accurate term?

Eh, it was all much the same.

"Let's do this. I'll go find Tang Tiantian tomorrow; you focus on recovering." Hong Mo yawned again; being woken up had left him quite sleepy.

"I'll go ask her," Mu Siyu said urgently.

"Are you kidding? Do you know how famous you are right now?" Hong Mo laughed in spite of himself.

"I don't know," Mu Siyu answered righteously.

No wonder she was so composed. Hong Mo rubbed his head helplessly. "Wait until tomorrow. We'll find an internet cafe and you can see the news circulating online for yourself."

The next morning, the two left the small inn early and found an internet cafe. Don't underestimate these places; whether staying for a room or using the internet, no ID was required, which was crucial for Hong Mo and Mu Siyu.

Hong Mo searched the web casually and pointed it out to Mu Siyu.

Mountain Orange University, Miracle Ice LayerIce Goddess Descends, Freezing the College<Mountain Orange University Sealed in Ice, Death Toll Unknown><Mysterious Power Emerges, Is the End of the World Coming?><Seeking the Truth, The Reality of Mountain Orange University Being Frozen>...

One could see these messages on any random website now. It had to be said that Mu Siyu had really caused quite a stir. Especially the one titled Ice Goddess Descends, Freezing the College, which even included a short, five-minute video, with the first half being very clear.

There was also a postscript attached:

I am a junior in the photography department at Mountain Orange University. I was excited because I had just bought a camera, so I was recording things around campus. At 14:32 on September 13, 2014, a massive Cold Current and water vapor suddenly surged from Bright Splendor Pond. Everything in its path was frozen solid. I was about 400 meters away from the center at the time. In that instant, I made a decision I now consider incredibly wise. I quickly set the camera on the balcony, aiming it at the source of the Cold Current—that goddess with snow-white hair. Then I quickly hid in the room and closed all the doors and windows...

By the end of the postscript, the content had devolved into nonsense, with people asking for friendship or hookups, which Hong Mo and Mu Siyu couldn't be bothered with.

The beginning of the video was clear, but it became blurry once the surging ice layer froze over. This must have been footage captured after the camera itself had frozen. The end of the video featured shots of Mountain Orange University and dozens of close-ups of some pathetic guy asking for a hookup.

How fast did information spread online? It had been 18 hours since Mu Siyu's rampage. At first, some people were skeptical, thinking it was just hype or computer effects. But after the specific location, the specific school, and the specific names were confirmed, even the skeptics had to believe. Besides, the ice layer Mu Siyu had created hadn't melted yet; the thick sheet of ice reflected a blinding light under the sun.

"It's unreasonable!" Mu Siyu closed her eyes and said suddenly.

"Hm?"

"Although what I caused is a big deal, it's insignificant to the country. If they really wanted to cover it up, news would never have leaked. So, why did these messages appear on the internet so easily?" Mu Siyu said softly, as if asking herself.

"The time is ripe, perhaps!" After a long silence, Hong Mo thought of a possibility. From now on, superpowered individuals were going to appear openly before the eyes of the world. Mu Siyu's incident was just the perfect catalyst.

While Hong Mo and Mu Siyu were online, in another small internet cafe in the city, a robust man suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"Haha, interesting, really interesting. So there are such powerful people out there." His whole person exuded excitement and madness. "Boss, computer number 5, check out." After saying this, the guy stood up. His height of over two meters made a guy nearby who had been complaining shut his mouth immediately.

As he walked, the guy kept fiddling with something in his pants pocket, producing the clinking sound of coins colliding. After stepping out of the internet cafe, the man took out a few coins and rubbed them in his palm, creating the harsh, grating sound of metal friction.

When the guy opened his palm again, the hard coins had long since become several twisted metal balls. He didn't discard them, but instead, as if eating candy, popped the metal spheres into his mouth and swallowed them with a few crunching sounds.

After watching the video, Mu Siyu also fell silent. She really shouldn't expose her identity right now.

"Let's do this. You find a place to replenish your energy and hydration, and I'll go ask Tang Tiantian where your sister is being held," Hong Mo decided. Although he had appeared in the video, the camera had already been frozen by then, and the footage was very blurry. Combined with the distance, he figured no one would know who he was.

However, what Hong Mo didn't tell Mu Siyu was that his actions in class earlier had likely been etched into people's memories.

"Alright then." Mu Siyu nodded in agreement. She had consumed a great deal during her rampage, and even now, her body felt incredibly hollow.

An hour later, Hong Mo appeared at the familiar school gate. However, the surroundings had changed drastically. The school gate was now at the edge of Mu Siyu's deep, freezing aura. Even so, the road at the entrance was still covered in a thick layer of ice.

At this moment, the once-quiet school gate was tightly surrounded by countless onlookers, parents who had rushed over upon hearing the news, and armed police preventing passersby from forcing their way in. The scene was deafening with crying, shouting, and scolding.

A long time had passed since Mu Siyu's rampage, and the students and civilians trapped by the ice in the school and nearby houses had all been rescued. Now, the armed police were cautiously removing the students and civilians who had frozen to death from the ice. One wrong move and the ice would shatter, causing the bodies inside to lose limbs.

Hong Mo had excellent eyesight; finding a nearby tall building, he could see the neatly laid-out corpses inside the school. Yes, the corpses of students from Mountain Orange University, some familiar, some not.

Looking out, there were no fewer than several hundred of them.

Hong Mo took out a cigarette and lit it, sighing after a long while. Mu Siyu, if you knew the consequences of your rampage, would you regret it?

From the nearby crowd, Hong Mo learned that the rescued people had all been sent to the nearby Anmin Hospital. If Tang Tiantian was still alive, she should be there.

Just then, a sensation from afar made Hong Mo turn and look back.

A thousand meters away on the ground stood a tall man with a robust physique that revealed a faint metallic luster. To an ordinary person, this man was nothing special except for being tall. But to Hong Mo, this guy was as blinding as the only torch in the night.

This guy was also a superpowered individual, and he wasn't restraining his energy at all, radiating it outward like a source of radiation.

Seeming to sense Hong Mo's gaze, the man looked toward him as well. Upon seeing Hong Mo, he was slightly stunned, then his wide mouth split into a grin.

"Found you!" As the big man let out a wild laugh, a sky-high fighting spirit erupted from him, forcing the nearby crowd to retreat involuntarily.

There was no "why." At this moment, Hong Mo understood the man's intentions clearly: battle!

Tch, I wanted to keep a low profile. It looks like I'm going to be exposed just like Mu Siyu this time.

Flicking away his cigarette butt, Hong Mo leapt from the roof of the five-story building.