Shi Ji was in East Fourth District. Hearing the explosions, he had nothing better to do, so he headed toward where the sound had come from.

He’d been in a great mood because of his paycheck. But now some clueless fool had suddenly shown up to bother him, and just like that, his good mood was gone.

He’d just run into a few people moving incredibly fast—some were parkouring across rooftops, while others were flying through the air. They looked like Heroes, too.

If they were Heroes, then they couldn’t just sit around doing nothing. After all, Heroes were there to protect people, so of course they had to get moving.

That meant he didn’t need to hurry. He could just stroll over. If he was lucky, he wouldn’t have to fight. If he wasn’t, he could treat it as a chance to stretch his legs.

“Hey! You over there! Stop! I’m talking to you!”

As Shi Ji strolled along, a girl’s voice called out from the side. It was clear and pleasant, lovely to listen to.

Shi Ji stopped, then slowly turned around. A pretty girl with purple hair and a white dress came running toward him.

At the sight of her, Shi Ji’s eyes lit up. He rested one hand against his chin, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he looked her over—paying particular attention to her chest.

Were girls these days really developing that fast? She was seriously stacked. She looked about his age, but that chest of hers—damn, it had to be an E cup, right? Actually, it was only a D. Her chest wasn’t exposed, but the way it bounced as she ran was something else.

He thought of Lin Xinyan, the very pretty girl he’d recently become close with. She was probably a C cup. A decent size. Just right to hold in both hands.

Uh… his thoughts had suddenly taken a wrong turn.

Shi Ji immediately sobered up. Only then did he realize the girl had come right up to him. He wasn’t some pervert—he’d only looked twice because he was surprised.

At that moment, Shi Ji wasn’t wondering why the girl had called out to him. She was about to tell him herself.

Sure enough, the girl spoke, breathing lightly.

“There’s a Spirit Rank aberrant wreaking havoc in East Fifth District. You can’t go that way. Most of the people nearby have already evacuated, so why are you still here?”

Shi Ji froze, touched his nose, and gave a careless reply.

“Oh, I got lost.”

“Lost? Even if you were lost, you must’ve heard the explosions over there. Turn around and head back—get as far away as you can. I have other things to do, so I can’t stay with you. Be careful on your own.”

The girl spoke with a distinctly commanding tone. Just then, something occurred to Shi Ji.

“Are you from Silver Frost Academy?”

The situation was dangerous, yet the girl was still here. Thinking of Silver Frost Academy’s field assignments, he immediately guessed why.

When she nodded, he felt sure of his guess.

In a crisis, a person’s actions often revealed their true character more clearly. This girl was a perfect example. Of course, he believed she wasn’t still here just because of some so-called field assignment.

Looking at her, Shi Ji smiled softly. He believed she’d become an outstanding Hero one day. Not because she’d be especially powerful, but simply because she had enough courage. To Shi Ji, people like her were what true Heroes were all about.

“I understand. Thanks so much for the warning,” Shi Ji said kindly.

The girl was about to reply when a cry of pain suddenly came from behind her.

“Ouch!”

She hurriedly turned around and saw an elderly person with difficulty moving fall near the stairwell.

Without a second thought, the girl rushed back and quickly reached the elderly person, gently helping them up.

When she looked back toward where Shi Ji had been, he was already gone.

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