Published: March 2, 2025
In the Layered Battlefield, Area One, Continental Plate No. 0549.
This continental plate is vast, roughly the size of the combined area of Europe and Asia, with mountains, oceans, forests, and plains intertwined, making it extremely habitable.
As one of the early developed continental plates in Area One, it now boasts nearly a thousand cities of various sizes and countless gathering points.
The settled population exceeds one hundred million, and there are countless mutated creatures dwelling here, making it an exceptionally prosperous place.
However, perhaps due to the darkness beneath the lamps, no one knows that hidden deep in the mountains and forests of this realm lies a little-known secret.
“Coo-coo~~ Coo-coo-coo-coo~~~”
Deep within the mountains, a sudden clamor of chicken calls arose. In the distance, amidst the swaying grass, a nearly one-meter-tall mutated mountain chicken cautiously poked its head out of the bushes, remaining vigilant of its natural enemies while foraging for seeds.
After a moment, perhaps sensing that there were no predators nearby, the wild chicken let out two more “coo” calls, lowered its head, and began to enjoy the plentiful food scattered across the ground...
Until a sudden “whoosh” pierced the air.
A small stone, about the size of a pinky finger, hurtled forward with tremendous force, striking the wild chicken squarely in the head. With a crisp “bang,” the headless corpse of the chicken trembled and fell to the ground.
“I mean, you must really be bored. What trouble does a little second-tier peak animal cause you...?”
About five kilometers away, at the entrance of a cave, a beautiful woman was complaining to a man beside her. She stood straight with her arms crossed, but her expression was filled with annoyance.
The man simply withdrew his hand slowly and smiled faintly at the woman beside him.
“I just thought it was boring; don’t tell me you find life here interesting, Yaven.”
Yaven—Arthur's daughter—slightly pouted at his words. After a moment, her gaze swept over the forest below, just in time to spot a sparrow perched on a branch. Her eyes flashed, and the man next to her smiled slightly.
“Here, take aim!”
As he spoke, the man casually handed Yaven a stone.
Yaven hesitated for a moment but eventually accepted the stone. Just as she prepared to throw it, a sudden wave of spatial fluctuation erupted beside them.
They could see a rift in space open up next to them, and moments later, Bai stepped through from the other side.
“Master!”
Yaven and the man quickly stood up, bowing their heads in reverence, while Bai nodded gently.
“Yaven and Qin Shaoan, Arthur’s daughter and Qin Tian’s son, right?”
“Mm.”
Yaven and Qin Shaoan nodded slightly, seemingly a bit fearful of Bai—even though this was just an avatar.
“You’ve had a hard few days, but now, the tough days are over. Go call Arthur and Caius; I’ll take you home.”
Upon hearing this, Yaven and Qin Shaoan exchanged a glance filled with excitement. After fleeing from Beijing, Caius and Arthur had brought their family here—to this place that Bai called Secret Base No. 3.
Although they had only stayed here for a few days, the inability to go out during that time had left the energetic Yaven and Qin Shaoan quite fed up. Bai’s decision at that moment was undoubtedly a rescue for them.
Watching Yaven and Qin Shaoan hastily enter the cave, Bai smiled, as if looking at his own children...
And they indeed were his children.
Since Wen Yu had eliminated most of the human race from the Immortal Heroic World, the families of Arthur and Caius who remained here were some of the few still under Bai's protection. Once the great change was complete, these people would become the seeds and foundation of the new Immortal Heroic World.
How could this not matter to Bai?
…
Yaven and Qin Shaoan moved quickly, and upon hearing the news of Bai's avatar arriving, Arthur and Caius naturally did not dare to delay.
Bai’s avatar waited for about three minutes, and soon after, the sound of footsteps echoed from within the cave. Before long, nearly a hundred members of the new Immortal Heroic World human race, led by Caius and Arthur, appeared in Bai’s view.