September 15, Year 6 of the Dark Era Calendar.
This was the day Wei Xing and Lincon had originally agreed to depart.
Wei Xing had once admitted that after this parting, he did not know whether he would ever have another chance to return to Longwind City for even one last look. So on the final day, he had deliberately bought a wooden plaque bearing the words "Longwind" from a privately owned shop in the city and wore it on his person.
This time, when the frontline team departed, Longwind City once again gifted them quite a few supplies, filling thirty heavy trucks to the brim.
Perhaps their overall value could not compare to the biological materials delivered by the frontline, but they carried characteristics unique to Longwind City.
Beneath the towering walls of the Outer City, the Garrison Guard had formed a tight perimeter, keeping the curious onlookers at a distance.
Song Xingyan bowed deeply to Shen Congzhi, Xia Xun, and the other Rune Masters standing beside him.
"Sorry for the trouble during this time, everyone!"
"If we have the chance to meet again, I hope I'll be able to stand alongside you and explore deeper powers within the field of Runes."
After saying that, Song Xingyan waved his hand, turned around, and returned to his vehicle.
As the heavy trucks drove out of Longwind City one after another, the smiles on Shen Congzhi and the others' faces gradually faded.
In the past, the weight of those words might have been nothing more than distance.
But now that the Abyss Sea was constantly invading the Great Wall Defense Line, whether they would meet again was truly only a slim possibility.
Elsewhere, a group of people stood beside Lincon.
Zhang Rui, Zhou Qing, Chen Siwei, Jiang Li, Jiang Wei... nearly