Originally, Bai Zhi had not planned on competing with Zi Qi for the first clear. After all, the other party had made so many preparations and had even kindly told him so much information. It would have been rather unfair of him to do that.
But now, he had changed his mind.
"What do we do next? Just so you know, I don't have many long-range attack options."
Looking at the Monster Infant in the center of the city, Lancer, hiding behind a wall at the city's edge, spoke in a low voice.
By now, several hours had passed since the Monster Infant appeared, and dusk had quietly arrived.
The blood vessels and veins spreading through the city from the Monster Infant's body had all retracted. The entire city was terrifyingly quiet.
Because they were simply too far away, even when Bai Zhi raised God's Perspective to its maximum range, he could not make out the situation around the Monster Infant. He could only vaguely see it sitting there with its head lowered, looking as if it was... sleeping?
It was not as if Bai Zhi had not considered sending Shadow Guards over to scout things out. But after more than a dozen Shadow Guards he sent over died soundlessly the moment they got close, he gave up on that idea.
—There seemed to be an invisible deadly warning line around the Monster Infant.
"...For now, intelligence comes first. We need to figure out the general situation."
After looking up at the sky, then turning back to glance at the transparent butterfly resting on his shoulder, Bai Zhi thought for a moment before speaking.
"I'll find a way to draw the Monster Infant's attention. You try to sneak close to it and see if you can find any valuable information.