Vol. 1 - Ch. 13 - The Second One?

"The aura of 【Judgment】 has disappeared.""The aura of Calamity has also disappeared."

"If everything went as expected, Brother Meng should have succeeded."

"Han Meng's speed is too fast, even if we wanted to catch up, we couldn't..."

Under the rainy night, four figures cloaked in black coats sped towards the battlefield in the wilderness. They were the remaining enforcers of Zone 3.

Their gaze swept over the desolate wilderness, silently shocked.

Just how intense was the battle to leave this place in such a state?

"The calamity this time seems to be something..."

As they spoke, they looked towards the other side of the battlefield, where a figure covered in blood lay motionless on the ground, resembling that of a corpse.

"Brother Meng?!"

An enforcer immediately rushed forward, lifting Han Meng from the ground and nervously checking his pulse.

The other three enforcers remained in place, exchanging glances with each other, their eyes flashing with unsettling glint...

"Is he dead?" One of the enforcers asked. He was the second-in-command of the enforcers in Zone 3, Ma Zhong.

"He's not dead! He's still alive!"

A flicker of barely concealed disappointment crossed the faces of the three enforcers. Two of them turned to Ma Zhong, who hesitated for a moment before shaking his head at them.

"What about the Calamity? Why don't we see a body?"

"Did it run away?!"

"No body found, it must have run away..."

They immediately searched the surroundings. The rain had washed away everything, leaving behind zero clues. The calamity, which had been fighting Han Meng here not long ago, seemed to have evaporated from the earth, as if it had dissolved into thin air.

"Ma Ge! Ma Ge!!"

At the same time, a law enforcer dressed in black and red hurried over from a distance.

"What's wrong? Why the rush?" Ma Zhong raised an eyebrow.

"We just received intelligence from Zone 2... Last night, there was also a calamity attack in Zone 2, and half of the street was bathed in blood, resulting in thirty-six deaths."

"What?" Ma Zhong was surprised, "Is it the same one?"

"They said the one that attacked Zone 2 was a level three calamity. It shouldn't be the same one."

"Two calamities crawling out of the same gray junction at once? That's unusual..." Ma Zhong pondered, "Was it killed?"

"No, after killing people, they said that calamity headed towards the mountains... It's not ruled out that it might have crossed the mountains and entered Zone 3. And Zone 2 hopes we can send some manpower... They have too many casualties, and the enforcers are overwhelmed."

"Got it, I'll handle this matter."

The enforcers carried the unconscious Han Meng and quickly transferred him to the hospital. Ma Zhong's gaze fell on the battlefield ruins and the silhouette of the mountains hidden in the night, pondering.

"Two calamities in the same grey zone... quite interesting."

"Brother, aren't we going to run?" As the night deepened, the two boys walked along a deserted path, heading straight for Cold Frost Street.

"Why should we run?" Chen Ling asked in return.

Chen Yan furrowed his brow, scratching his head thoughtfully. After a moment's pause, he spoke hesitantly.

"Besides, even if we run, where can we go?" Chen Ling said helplessly. "The Aurora Domain is only so big, with one city and seven zones. Ordinary people can't enter Aurora City, and Zones 2 and 3 are sealed off..."

"Then why don't we hide in a mountain valley?"

"Hiding won't help. They'll eventually find us. We can't just keep retreating." Chen Ling vaguely countered.

In truth, Chen Ling himself wanted to find a place to hide, but he couldn't do it! Although he had regained control of the "stage" now, the audience's anticipation was still stuck at 20%. If he didn't do something to increase their expectations, he would be usurped again and turned into a monster.

Chen Yan vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the logic... but he didn't dwell on it too much. Since his brother said they couldn't hide, there must be a reason.

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"Yeah?"

"Aren't you afraid of me?" In the darkness, Chen Ling looked back at him. "You should have seen it, just now... I turned into a monster."

Chen Yan lowered his head, silent for a long time.

"Brother, turning into a monster isn't a big deal, as long as... you're still you."

"How do you know I'm still me?"

"I just feel it..."

Chen Ling looked deeply at him, but in the darkness, the boy's expression was blurry.

"By the way, how's your body?" he asked.

"After heart transplant surgery, don't you need a long period of rest? Is it okay for you to be running around like this?"

"That doctor seems to be very skilled. I recovered quickly."

"Oh..."

Chen Ling suddenly remembered something. "Where's the amulet I gave you? The one you usually wear around your neck."

Chen Yan was puzzled, reaching out to touch his chest, only to find it empty.

"I don't know... maybe it fell off when I was running back."

"...It's okay, I'll make you another one when we get back."

"Yeah." Chen Yan spoke again, "Brother... are you really not going to wash up? You'll scare people if you walk out like this on the street."

Chen Ling was startled and instinctively touched his neck, feeling slimy and sticky with blood.

It was strange. After coming out of the red paper monster, the wound on his neck had healed unusually quickly. In just half an hour, most of the flesh had already reattached, but it still looked crimson, making him appear like a demon emerging from hell.

Helpless, Chen Ling found a nearby stream, took off the bright red robe, and began washing away the bloodstains on his body.

"Brother, there's something I wanted to ask earlier..." Chen Yan asked in confusion, "Why are you wearing my robe?"

"I... don't know." Chen Ling stared blankly at the robe on his body... He remembered that when he was killed by an axe, he wasn't wearing this. Upon closer inspection, he also recalled that when he returned home that night, he was draped in this red robe. Judging from Chen Tan and Li Xiuchun's words, it seemed that they had used this robe to wrap his body after they murdered him.

But why didn't they dress him this time, and how did the robe end up back on him?

Chen Ling couldn't figure it out, so he decided not to think about it anymore. Since he crossed into this world, strange things had been happening more and more...

He had wanted to burn this ominous robe, but seeing Chen Yan's pitiful look beside him, he sighed and quietly washed it along with his own clothes.