Some weak civilians huddled inside their homes, but even there, they were not safe.
When Martial Artists fought outside, sand and stones flew everywhere. Some unlucky souls were struck and lost their lives.
Their families could only accept their misfortune, because no powerful figure would uphold justice for them.
However.
Country of India had no real order. It had always been this way.
If Martial Artists killed civilians, then they killed them. No one would say a word.
For civilians, simply staying alive was already a kind of blessing.
Night fell!
In a slum of the Ulanli Gang in Country of India, Shanlilas and his parents were returning from setting up their stall outside. After being shaken down by gang members waiting at the street entrance, they had barely walked a few dozen meters when they ran into two Martial Artists fighting. Shanlilas and his parents were scared senseless.
His mind told him to run at once, but his body was stiff, his legs trembled, and they would not obey him. He simply could not run.
Boom!
The two sides exchanged a blow. The wall shattered, deep pits were blasted into the ground, and dirt and shattered stones sprayed everywhere. Shanlilas and his parents had no time to dodge and were struck by the flying debris.
Shanlilas's parents happened to be standing in front of him. He watched helplessly as flying stones hit them in the head, their skulls exploding outright, brains splattering in every direction.
They died on the spot!
He, meanwhile, was struck in the body and limbs, but none of the blows hit anything vital.
His mind went completely blank!
Just then, one of the two fighting Martial Artists saw that he was no match for the other and decisively fled.
The other Martial Artist immediately gave