The weather was bitterly cold. The cages had no shelter at all, and the bone-piercing wind blew straight inside, leaving the martial artists huddled together, shivering.
Yet what frightened them even more than the cold was that one of the cages beside them was already empty.
Only the blackened bloodstains on its bars bore witness to the tragedy that had taken place there.
The martial artists in that cage had just been dragged away. Marks had been branded onto their faces, and they had been chained together and driven off like pigs and dogs.
Zhan Tiancheng rubbed his freezing hands, his voice trembling slightly. "Do you think Xia Fanbai can successfully find Fang Mo?"
Ji Changming was shivering all over as well. Rubbing his hands, he said in a low voice, "It makes no difference whether he finds him or not. Even if Fang Mo is powerful, can he really defeat these mechanical monsters of the Mechanical Empire? He'll die the moment he runs into them. It's useless for Xia Fanbai to place his hopes on Fang Mo!"
Trembling, Zhan Tiancheng glanced at the empty iron cage beside them. "I hope it is useful. Otherwise, we'll all be sold off like pigs and dogs!"
Ji Changming looked over as well, grief showing in his eyes. Then he looked toward the towering gun turrets, his gaze turning bleak. "I'm afraid nothing can be changed. Even if the sect's reinforcements arrive, they probably won't be able to break through Red Rock City!"
Zhan Tiancheng shuddered at his words. Looking at the gun turrets as well, his face darkened with despair.
Boom!
At that moment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from within the city. Everyone jolted as fury surged from that presence.
Bang!
The sky boomed as a silver streak shot out from