Southern Nanji District, six o’clock in the morning.0

The sky was still dark, with only a hint of grayish blue on the horizon heralding the coming dawn.0

The Ocean River Union's underground base entrance, once hidden in a forest, now lay in ruins after Chen Ying's bombing. The Heavenly Way had filled the resulting crater, but where trees once stood, only desolate land covered in snow remained.0

Four figures stood amid the snow: Liao Liao, Hong Xiaoxiao, Chen Ying, and Heavenly Dog. A black jeep sped toward them, leaving clear tire tracks in its wake. As it stopped before them, a man flashed out—no door opening...0