Sitting on the roadside flower bed, Ye Yun stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and tossed it into the nearby trash can. Then he took a slight breath, stood up again, pulled a fresh cigarette pack from his pocket, and gave it a light shake.
No new cigarettes fell from the pack. It was already completely empty.
After a brief pause, he stuffed the pack back into his pocket and reached for the bloodstained long sword beside him.
Bang bang bang--
At that moment, hurried footsteps approached from afar, and an excited face appeared in Ye Yun's field of vision. "Boss, all the sacrificial rituals have completely stopped. We've also subdued the people conducting them, and the mutations on the streets have stopped too."
Hearing that, Ye Yun froze slightly. Then, as though he had realized something, he raised his head and looked at the clear sky overhead.
Vehicles with blaring alarms sped through the streets.
The White-Haired Girl sitting by the roadside lowered her clasped hands, looked up at the tranquil sky, and revealed a faint smile.
The gloomy dark clouds receded from the heavens, and light streamed down through gaps between the clouds, scattering across the blood-covered square.
At the center of the square, dim radiance withdrew into Jie An's body.
He raised his head and looked at the sky.
The surrounding clamor and noise seemed to have fallen completely silent. He spoke softly, his voice hoarse with exhaustion. "Is it over?"
Beneath the dim shadows of the corridor, Liu Nan silently watched the light outside the window.
Bang--
At that moment.
She heard a faint sound from behind the door beside her.
As though someone were awakening from a long slumber.
Bang--
A delicate, adorable face rapidly enlarged outside the opened car