The entire city was still rising rapidly upwards.
Hela gripped the library doorframe tightly with one hand to keep herself from flying around, and with the other hand she grabbed Xiao Huan, which was buzzing around her like a fly, and held it in her palm.
"Ah! Boss, save me! You have to save me! I don't want to die! I haven't even eaten the brains of someone at the ' King Master ' level yet, I can't die!"
Hela gripped the door frame and Xiao Huan tightly, looking up.
The white clouds overhead were growing larger and larger, soon enveloping the entire city.
Whoosh--
The entire city suddenly plunged into the clouds, and a biting cold enveloped Hela.
Ice crystals began to form on the snow-white ends of her hair due to the extremely low temperature.
Hela grasped Xiao Huan's right hand and quickly transformed it into a Xiao Huan ball that enveloped the entire insect, preventing its tiny body from freezing to death.
Hela estimated the temperature to be at least minus twenty degrees Celsius. Hela wasn't afraid of freezing to death, but insects like Xiao Huan were very afraid of the cold, and she couldn't let Xiao Huan die.
"Ah! What happened? What happened?! Why did the world suddenly go dark!" Xiao Huan shouted anxiously when she saw that her world had lost its light.
The city traversed the hazy clouds for only a few seconds before everything around it became bright again.
The surrounding temperature also began to rise rapidly.
The city stopped its upward flight and came to a steady stop at its current altitude, just like a city in the sky.
The hand that had been covering Xiao Huan slowly returned to normal, and Hela stared blankly at her surroundings.
What a nice view...
This was Hela's first thought; at that moment, she was high above the clouds.
The clouds are trampled underfoot by the city, just like the earth itself.
The azure sky was completely clear except for the single, bright sun.
If I had to describe the scenery at this moment, I could only say that...
Like heaven!
Xiao Huan flew dizzily to Hela's side, looking somewhat like she was suffocating.
Upon seeing the surrounding scenery, he was first taken aback, then exclaimed in delight.
Wow! This is the first time I've ever flown this high!
I was wondering why the oxygen was so thin.
However, Xiao Huan's current cultivation level is at the peak of the ' High Rank ' stage, so a slightly thinner oxygen level won't be a big problem for it; it will adapt quickly.
White vapor began to rise around Hela, a reaction as the ice crystals condensed on Hela body began to vaporize.
Hela sensed the clone that had been left at the Star Burger Shop and, finding that it was still alive and had even devoured several people, reaching the ' High Rank ' level, felt relieved.
Alright, now that I have a backup plan, I don't need to worry about dying. I can explore in peace.
After all, there's something fishy about such a large city flying in the air.
Of course, it's also a way to help those suffering in this city find peace.
Since they're already flying in the air, falling down means death, and staying in the air and starving also means death, so it's better to let Hela give them a quick death.
She refused to believe that, given their advanced level, the Night Star could send high-level combat forces here so quickly.
"Stop looking, let's wander around."
Hela reminded Xiao Huan, then started walking towards the road.
"Okay, boss, wait for me!"
My foot gently stepped on the road, which was cracked into pieces; the pieces wobbled for a moment before settling down.
Hela stepped on it, and the fragments continued to float without falling due to Hela weight.
It seems there's some magical force lifting everything in the city up.
It seems there's no need to worry about stepping on loose pieces while walking.
Hela picked up a passerby who had fainted due to the extremely low temperature and the current high altitude and low oxygen levels.
He opened his mouth, ready to bite down.
Just then, Hela caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye and put the person she was holding down.
My gaze shifted to the edge of the city.
There was actually a Variant there?
The Variant creature clung to the edge of the city, trying to climb up, its body radiating an aura capable of City Destruction.
Hela swallowed hard; the ordinary people in front of her suddenly seemed insignificant compared to this Variant.
Xiao Huan also saw this Variant, and seeing Hela's poised and ready-to-attack appearance, a bad feeling immediately arose in her heart.
"Boss... you don't actually want to do it, do you?"
"No."
"Oh, that's good."
Xiao Huan breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm going to eat it.
"Huh?" Xiao Huan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"No way, boss! We're all Variant, and it hasn't been stealing our food or bothering us. Let's not resort to violence!"
As long as he senses our Variant aura, he can, he can...
At this point, Xiao Huan suddenly stopped, looked at Hela, and hissed strangely.
"Boss, why can't I sense your Variant aura?"
Xiao Huan hadn't noticed before, mainly because Hela's abilities and her cannibalistic nature indicated that Hela was Variant species.
However, upon closer inspection, it's clear that there's no trace of Hela's kind.
Upon hearing this, Hela calmly raised the gem hanging in her left hand. "This can conceal my presence."
Xiao Huan suddenly realized something was wrong, but then quickly realized that something was amiss.
Since Hela's Variant aura has been concealed, and Hela looks exactly like a human, that Variant wouldn't mistake Hela for a human and hunt her down, would it?
Thinking of this, Xiao Huan quickly spoke up to remind Hela.
"Boss! You'd better take this gem off right now, or that Variant will come and kill you!"
But no sooner had she finished speaking than the Variant climbed up, roared, and charged straight at Hela.
This Variant species was entirely black, with a long tail nearly a meter long, and its slender limbs ran wildly down the asphalt road.
This is Hela's old friend, [ Night Kill ].
But this one is just a pure Variant, unlike the [ Variant Human ] we encountered before. The biggest difference is that it has no brains.
What a small world! I missed out on eating that [ Night Kill ] last time, so this is my chance to make up for it.
Hela lowered her body slightly, assuming a fighting stance, showing no intention of backing down.
This terrified Xiao Huan, who was standing nearby (even though it, being an insect, didn't have any eggs).
"Roar--!"
[ Night Kill ] roared and opened its huge mouth, which could cover its entire head, and bit down directly at Hela.
Hela suddenly raised her hand and grabbed straight at Night Kill's neck.
Just as he was about to catch it, a series of hurried footsteps came rushing from the side.
Before Hela could react, a hand grabbed her by the back of her Hela Hela flew her away in a flash.
[ Night Kill ] thus missed his target, fell headfirst to the ground, and landed face-first in the mud.
Hela and the mysterious figure landed on the ground, their gazes simultaneously fixed on [ Night Kill ].
[ Night Kill ] got up from the ground, roared angrily, and pounced on the two of them again.
The mysterious figure extended his index and middle fingers, transforming his hand into a sword, and stood towards [ Night Kill ], who was still several meters away.