"Quick! Quick! Quick! There’s only the last batch of people left! Hurry inside! This place is about to be destroyed!"

On Guleng Star, the sky was extinguished, the land cracked, and the whole world shook as if an earthquake of magnitude fifteen had struck.

Mountains collapsed, oceans boiled and surged; at this moment, the true world’s end had descended upon this planet.

Compared to the current terrifying scenes, the earlier Crimson disaster seemed just like child’s play.

At this moment, the only place on the entire planet that remained stable was probably the City of Hope. This place was once Hope Camp, but after continuous expansion, it had become a haven for countless survivors.

The reason it remained intact was due to the rooting of the World Tree Clone, whose Shield protected the area’s safety and stability, ensuring that even the greatest disaster outside could not affect the inside.

"Commander! This is the last wave of people! They’re from the Red Stone Forest in the Yilin District, and the rescue ship they’re on broke down two hundred kilometers away. We’ve confirmed their location now. You should head back; leave this to us! Once we find them, I’ll personally bring them to you!"

A soldier wearing Qin En Battle Armor was reporting the rescue situation to a tall woman.

"Yes, Sister Suya, it’s too dangerous outside, you can’t stay here. You’re the leader of the City of Hope — if anything happens to you, what will happen to the people here? How am I supposed to explain to the Resident Lord..."

Nearby, a woman with a rather youthful appearance spoke with a teary voice, trying to persuade. She was Narui, the first Guleng Star Person Zhang Xiaoman met upon arriving in this world, and now the Deputy Commander of the City of Hope.

Su Ya seriously looked at Narui, gently smoothing her disheveled long hair, and said in a soft but firm tone:

"Narui, you’re now the Deputy Commander. You must learn to be strong. The Red Stone Forest holds over a million survivors, all concentrated on that spaceship waiting for our rescue. We cannot abandon them."

Saying so, she turned her head, gazing at the sky being torn apart by terrifying Spiritual Power, and sighed:

"Besides, under the current conditions, even if we dispatch another rescue ship, it would be hard to bring them back. The ships lack adequate protection to operate normally in this environment. Another method might need to be employed, and perhaps only I can accomplish it..."

Narui was slightly stunned upon hearing her words.

"Sister Suya, do you have any other means?"

Su Ya carefully took out a white windpipe from her bosom, looking at her subordinate and confidant.

"Remember this?"

"This is... your favorite windpipe, said to be an instrument from another world, a gift from Lord Jixing. You play music with it every night, never letting me try — how could I forget..."

Hearing her friend’s slightly resentful words, Su Ya couldn’t help but smile, a smile as serene as a crescent moon, seemingly dispelling the Crimson Apocalypse scene shrouding her friend’s face.

"Silly girl, this thing isn’t as simple as it looks. It’s a Dark Spiritual Artifact — of course, I can’t let you play with it willy-nilly."

"Dark Spiritual Artifact?"

Narui was quite surprised, having thought it was just a commemorative gift Lord Jixing gave Su Ya to encourage her to become the leader of the City of Hope, not just an ordinary musical instrument.

Upon this realization, she soon felt relieved.

What kind of existence is Lord Jixing? Even if it’s a commemorative gift, it couldn’t be just an ordinary item.

With this thought, a trace of envy emerged in Narui’s eyes. As a huge fan of Lord Jixing, how could she not long for such a gift?

"Alright, Little Narui, you should hurry back now. We have no time to delay. You are now the Deputy Commander of the City of Hope, cooperate well with the Resident Lord in my absence. Though the City of Hope is temporarily safe, people’s minds are unstable. The destruction of Guleng Star is hard to accept for the Guleng Star People. You need to be mindful. Don’t worry; I will be back soon."

With that, she did not linger, turning and using her movement technique towards the direction of the Yilin District.

Yilin District is one of Guleng Star’s five major districts, featuring the most extensive terrain, with a vast forest known as Yilin covering 27.6% of the world’s land area — the largest forest on Guleng Star.

The last batch of survivors hailed from this region, initially gathering through an underground transport network. Due to the distance, they had to board a rescue ship to retreat. As long as they reached the City of Hope, they would be safe.

Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. This disaster struck so suddenly that the ship they were on fell due to the Emperor’s awakening, failing them in their escape. Without the rescue ship, even though they’re merely over 200 kilometers from their destination, that distance became an unbreachable divide between life and death.

A target group of over a million is quite substantial, and after a search with her Personal Guard, Su Ya quickly found them.