A few minutes later, Binhai City.
Although it was broad daylight, the Shan Hai Beast phantom incidents erupting across the world had left the streets with remarkably few pedestrians.
The once bustling city was eerily quiet at this moment.
Extraordinary times called for extraordinary measures. With no way to determine which city the next phantom would appear in, having residents stay home in isolation was the best response they could think of for now.
Every household had drawn their curtains, or pasted newspapers over their windows. As long as they could ensure they were not exposed to the gaze of those Shan Hai Beast projections, ordinary people would not be affected.
Compared to a bit of economic loss, life was what mattered most.
Bai Zhi had originally come here to find Zhuge Yun and discuss a few matters with him, but when he arrived at the City Center, he unexpectedly found no one there.
Now that the situation was growing increasingly dire, Zhuge Yun, who specialized in formations, was naturally fated to travel all over the country, just like Mountainside Li.
"Great. In the end, I'm the one with nothing to do."
After muttering a brief complaint, Bai Zhi, having come away empty-handed, walked out of the building.
He had originally planned to tell the other man about the Divine Child, but it seemed there was no need now.
"Next, I should first go... hmm?"
Just as Bai Zhi was thinking, he suddenly saw a vast shadow fall over him.
The sunlight that had been shining on him and bringing a faint warmth was completely replaced within seconds by a cold, damp, chilling presence.
"..."
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Bai Zhi looked up at the sky.
The weather had been excellent today, with bright sunshine and clear skies stretching for