Even now, the Dragon Nation still observed winter vacation.
Even Supreme High School was no exception. After fighting hard for an entire semester, the students finally relaxed on this day, welcoming the holiday with hearts full of joy.
Of course, the battle instincts they had long developed would not completely slacken just because vacation had arrived.
Students from every class still took part in the Tidal Monster Hunt as usual, though they no longer had the protection of the Black-Clad Referees. Of course, after a semester of combat experience, they no longer needed protection.
The Black-Clad Referees had also received their holiday. With the generous compensation paid by the school, they returned to their own lives.
Yet beneath the city's dazzling nightlife, demons and monsters ran rampant.
Hangzhou had also seemed increasingly unsettled lately...
Thousand Island Lake, once a famous tourist attraction, now resembled a cluster of islands in the sea.
Above the largest island in the central area, four members of the Fallen Blossoms Society hovered in the air.
The four of them looked as though they were facing a formidable enemy, staring fixedly at the mountain peak in the center of the island.
The mountain, once towering into the clouds, had become an active volcano. The heat it emitted could be felt from far away.
This had disrupted the ecosystem of the surrounding waters, forcing the lake's monsters to migrate. As a result, tides frequently erupted around Lake City, with the monster race desperately trying to break into Hangzhou.
Among the four, the woman hovering in the east had only one eye. She was Mo Lan. Her entire body was covered in burns, and her left arm had been scorched so badly that half the bones were exposed.
Even so, she had not withdrawn. Cold sweat streamed down