Chapter 358

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Under Bronya's guidance, Du Lin soon soared past the Iron Guard Restricted Zone, approaching the last human sanctuary on this snow-covered planet.

"You said you could reshape the planet's ecology; were you serious?"

Bronya asked once again.

"If it's true, what price are you willing to pay?"

Lu Shu asked with a faint, ambiguous smile.

Hurry up and say 'all of this'.

Bronya felt speechless at heart; damn it, your hand is still around my waist.

He wouldn't actually want her to become his mountain-stronghold wife, would he?

For a moment, there was silence.

"Take your time thinking; no rush."

Lu Shu smiled.

Very soon.

A utopian world shrouded in steam—Belobog—came into his view.

"That is humanity's last 'City of Preservation,' the final 'Belobog' surrounded by towering high walls."

"Ah, wait!!"

Bronya was introducing it.

Suddenly, she remembered something?

She hurriedly called for Lu Shu to stop.

This was a 'dragon' after all; flying directly in like this would cause what kind of panic and uproar?

However, it was too late.

Dulin has already soared over the towering city walls.

On this day, a massive 'shadow' attacked Belobog.

The people living within the encircling walls saw, for the first time, a sky-obscuring... 'dragon'!

【Roar!!】

Roars of the dragon echoed in waves; people raised their heads to gaze at that terrifying, sky-obscuring black shadow, their hearts nearly leaping out of their throats.

"W-what is that..."

"Help!"

"A monster is attacking the city!"

"Where are the Iron Guards, where are the Iron Guards, help!"

"Go quickly and summon the Supreme Guardian."

"Mo-om!!"

"Waa—"

Hearing the noisy, panicked sounds from below, Bronya helplessly covered her face; she knew it would be like this.

"Lord Landau, look."

Below, a group of Iron Guards, led by a blond young man, were constantly searching for something within the city?

The blond hair belonged to none other than the 'Garrison Commander' Gepard.

"This... a dragon?"

……

Lu Shu paid it no mind, or rather, did not care about the shock of the people of Belobog.

Du Lin slowly descended into the city center.

The two jumped down from the dragon's back.

And Du Lin also slowly, bit by bit, transformed back into the appearance of a small child.

Seeing this scene made Bronya feel astonished once again; was this Du Lin's true form?

Upon entering Belobog, the temperature indeed became a few degrees warmer.

But only slightly so.

It merely wasn't cold enough to freeze people to death.

'Warm' could not be considered very warm.

Snowflakes were still drifting in the sky.

Looking around.

Indeed, in the Upper Region there were simply no girls wearing clothes that exposed their thighs; everyone was wrapped up tightly.

Lu Shu couldn't help but glance at Bronya's dark pantyhose; could this be some kind of Belobog warming technology?

Or was it that she, being 'ice-element', was not afraid of the cold!

"Lady Bronya."

"What is this?"

The handsome blond man, Gepard, ran over from a distance.

He had originally intended to confront the giant dragon.

But halfway there.

He saw Lady Bronya jump down from the dragon's back.

Immediately after, the giant dragon transformed into a small child.

It probably isn't a monster siege.

He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to maintain order and prevent panic.

"Gepard, what are you doing here... what happened?"

As she spoke, Bronya suddenly realized Lu Shu's hand was still on her waist; she quickly twisted and struggled free.

When flying over earlier, she had seen Gepard leading people in searching for something.

"It's like this."

"Three outsiders deceived me into thinking... never mind."

"Anyway, I saw through them, but unfortunately, their combat prowess was considerable, and they escaped."

"I am currently leading people to track them down."

"And you are..."

Gepard reported earnestly.

Yet Lu Shu wasn't looking at him at all; instead, he stared incessantly at certain landmark structures within the city.

Especially in the square, that most conspicuous giant statue fused from ice and machinery: the "Eternal Winter Monument."

Though his eyes were fixed on the statue, his ears were listening.

(Uh.)

(Three outsiders? Could it be Stellaron Hunter Sister, March 7th, and Especially Dan Heng? So we've run into Brother Jie?)

(Looks like they clashed?)

(Didn't I ask Himeko to convey the details? How did things go wrong anyway?)

('Deceived me into thinking...' The unfinished part after that must be... 'deceived me into thinking they were my sister's friends,' right?)

(Although Serval isn't a forbidden name, she was exiled by Cocolia after all; mentioning her in front of Bronya would be inappropriate.)

(Speaking of which, they were seen through already?)

(Tsk tsk.)

It seems the trio escaped, so there's no problem.

For the 'Big Three,' Lu Shu felt no worry.

It's just unknown where they ran off to.

Poor Stellaron Hunter Sister!

She could have slept in a luxurious grand room tonight, but now, most likely, she was exposed the moment she stepped through the door upon arrival.

So pitiful.

"Let's go, Duck-Duck; take me for a stroll through the streets."

Chattering on and on was so boring; Lu Shu rubbed his ears, grabbed Bronya's wrist, and walked away toward the distance.