The fourth world was completely different from the previous three.
Although the rules and conditions of the previous three worlds had differed greatly, they had all shared one thing in common: every one of them had been barren, devoid of any human presence.
But in this fourth world, things had taken a drastic turn.
Even Bai Zhi, who had remained conscious the entire time, could not help but stare blankly when he saw the state of this world.
—They were in a bustling city.
This time, Qi Guang Meng Xing and the others had been unconscious for a little over twenty seconds. From several minutes at first, to one minute, then half a minute, and now just over twenty seconds, they were rapidly adapting to the situation.
When they woke from their slumber, they found that the four of them were in a misty, rain-soaked city.
It was a modern metropolis. A light rain fell from the sky, and it was roughly three or four in the afternoon. Cars streamed endlessly along the roads, while pedestrians came and went through the streets.
Liveliness and bustle were the main themes of this city.
...But this was the World Tomb, the collective graveyard of all dead worlds.
The most normal-looking things were often the most abnormal.
Yet no matter how Bai Zhi and the others looked or observed, the pedestrians behaved perfectly normally, without the slightest anomaly.
"...Let's first try to see if there's a mysterious Merchant somewhere in this city."
Facing the gazes of the others, Bai Zhi rubbed his forehead and spoke somewhat speechlessly.
"And stop looking at me for every little thing, will you? At least use some judgment yourselves..."
"Boss, please have a cigarette!!"
Before he could finish, Kan Lu solemnly offered him a pack of cigarettes.
"Boss,