Grasslands, woods.
"Hmm..."
Fang Zheng stretched and looked around. It was clearly undeveloped wilderness. He had no idea whether he could find Bronya here, but even if he could not find her, he should at least be able to find something related to Bronya... After all, he could sense Valkyrie Honkai Energy here. There should at least be some trace of Valkyries.
"Bronya, are you there? If you can hear me, answer!"
Fang Zheng shouted a few times, but naturally, the place remained completely quiet.
He looked around and spotted what seemed to be a village in the distance. So Fang Zheng headed down the mountain toward it.
It looked like an ancient village in Japan. Everything was quite orderly, except there was not a soul in sight. Fang Zheng walked through it, looking here and there, but did not see even half a person—could this village already be finished?
Looking at the village shrouded in night, Fang Zheng scratched his head. It reminded him of Minakami Village, which he had encountered in the Supernatural World when he had taken on Shizuku's form—this place was not haunted too, was it?
Still, even without a phone, he was not afraid.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Fang Zheng saw that the shrine in the distance was brightly lit, and he could faintly hear sounds coming from it. Curious, he headed over to see what was going on.
To be safe, Fang Zheng concealed himself and silently passed through the woods before landing on the shrine's roof. Only then did he discover that the entire shrine was packed with people, young and old alike. It seemed everyone from the village had gathered here. But why were they doing this instead of sleeping in the middle of the night?
Fang Zheng swept his gaze over