I had been set up again.
A deliberate scheme against someone unsuspecting.
After entering that so-called inner world, My Evil had been stripped away and trapped inside.
Although that world had already collapsed, I had no idea where he would take My Evil.
But none of that mattered now. What mattered was where we were, where Jiang Xiaohui and A Tai had gone, and Tina.
"Why are we in the desert? Wasn't he supposed to send us to the Apennine Peninsula, to the ruins of ancient Pompeii City?" I shouted.
The sandstorm was too fierce, and the roaring wind filled my ears, making it difficult even to speak.
Ye Jinghong said, "Maybe he changed his mind. Since we saw through his scheme, he probably figured that even if he really sent us to Pompeii City, we wouldn't actually help him. So he sent us here to fend for ourselves."
Ying Gou said nothing, as though he had something on his mind.
Ye Jinghong's description of fending for ourselves was quite fitting.
We had brought no luggage at all, nothing to rely on for survival—no water, no food, not even any survival gear. The only weapons I had were a gun and a dagger, while Ye Jinghong had only a dagger.
Of course, I still had two Holy Relics in my Mustard Seed Space, but they didn't seem like they would be of any help in this harsh environment.
"First, we need to find a way out of this desert!" I said.
Ye Jinghong looked grim and shook her head. "It's almost impossible to simply walk out of this desert. We don't even know which direction to go."
I raised my wrist. I remembered that my watch had a compass, but I discovered that it was gone. Unit Nine had issued