Time ticked by, seconds and minutes at a time.
In the city, Hunters howled, each completely different from before. The strength and poses that burst forth from them were no longer like walking corpses, but rather, monstrously lethal creatures.
Everyone was inside the safe zone, looking towards the distant green fog that had thickened to the extent that it rolled in like mist.
"Why did you decide to act alone? Why not join me and gather with the people of the Present World?" An Nan, his shoulder still gruesomely wounded and far from healed, looked towards Bei Shenxing, his expression puzzled.
"If it were Brother Su, he too should..."
"I don't think that guy would join you," Bei Shenxing said calmly. "You seem to have a poor understanding of him. He has a far clearer judgment of the situation than you imagine, striking at the crux of it. He knows very well that you all stand no chance against the Abyss."
"But Brother Su is one of the Heavenly Destiny People, we should be uniting at this moment to confront the Abyss together..." An Nan furrowed his brows.
His words were interrupted by Bei Shenxing.
"Firstly, he is a Heavenly Destiny Person with questionable morals..."
Bei Shenxing sneered, "Secondly, that guy will find his own way out. He never likes relying on the strength of others, seeming to be someone who only trusts himself."
Bei Shenxing's perception was sharp, accurate in his judgment of others.
This also had to do with his own background as part of the Divine Race, a progeny of the God of Thousand Forms, skilled in imitation and well-versed in the transformations of all things, otherwise only the form without the essence would be present.
Thus, he both hated the slaughter of the Abyss and despised the righteousness of the Present World.
Although their acquaintance wasn't long, he also saw the personality traits of Su Qi.
Bei Shenxing was slightly mistaken.
What Su Qi enjoyed the most was utilizing the strength of others; it's just that each one of these "others" he relied on was a top-tier entity.
"Let's go since you want to return to your main force. It's a choice as well. I'm more inclined to choose you guys over those maniacs from the Abyss, after all, we are bound to meet eventually," Bei Shenxing said, shifting his gaze.
An Nan also understood.
This guy was somewhat conceited and arrogant, with a bit of stubbornness.
He had already blown up relations with the Abyss before, and now as a lone wolf, it was natural to pick a side.
Bei Shenxing and An Nan proceeded together.
Another reason he chose to accompany An Nan was that An Nan's heritage was likely as noble as his own, and he also recognized the other's strength as someone who could stand on the same level as himself.
As they moved forward,
The expressions of both became grave as they saw numerous corpses of slain zombies and scattered flesh and blood around.
This already signified a recent battle nearby.
"What do you think?" Bei Shenxing softly said.
"You should understand the situation and habits of this battle better than me."
An Nan, with a solemn gaze, replied, "It's the Abyss's forces... Their way of fighting is utter slaughter, crushing every bit of blood and flesh."
"And from the looks of the bloodstains above, the battle happened very recently."
"In other words, their main force is likely nearby."
Although the size of the safety zone had greatly reduced, randomly meeting with others wasn't simple, especially given the vast size of the city than previously imagined.
It seemed their luck wasn't great as they happened to encounter it.
A muffled sound of a bombardment nearby resounded fiercely, and due to the noise of the battle, more Hunters appeared around, who had now spotted them and lunged towards the pair!
"We need to leave urgently."
Bei Shenxing and An Nan prepared to depart in the opposite direction.
Sounds came from the opposite direction as well.
There came abrupt and piercing noises from all directions.
"I understand now..." Bei Shenxing's expression darkened.
"They are spreading out to lure the creatures, and this place is their slaughter ground. When they have sufficient firepower, it is the most efficient method."
An Nan's eyes also darkened. Under these circumstances, they found themselves in grave danger.
A large amount of noise came from all directions, soon this place would be teeming with lured Hunters.
And at the same time,
They would become the newest dish at this slaughter ground.
"You two standing on the street, are you planning to get yourselves killed?"
A somewhat low and cautious voice rang out.
Bei Shenxing moved slightly and looked towards a nearby building, where figures were hiding inside the dimly lit store.
"Come over here, hide."
An Nan and Bei Shenxing exchanged a glance and immediately rushed there!
There wasn't much time to hesitate; once caught in the Hunters' sight, they would be relentlessly pursued for a long time, exposing them.
As An Nan stepped through the slightly opened door gap and saw the figure for the first time, his expression surprisingly revealed a bit of astonishment and delight.
Jiulin looked a bit weary and battle-worn, with a battle-axe on his back and his body covered with a lot of bloodstains, appearing somewhat disheveled.
"It's a long story. I was initially traveling with Brother Su, but we got separated due to some incidents. I came along this way and noticed something was off about this place, it's a gathering spot for the Abyss. There are some important things here that I was searching for when you came,"
Bei Shenxing raised his eyebrow slightly, "You just mentioned Brother Su..."