There was no danger in this bustling metropolis.
...At least for now, Bai Zhi and the others had not seen anything unusual, nor had they sensed any threat.
As far as safety was concerned, it was still guaranteed.
Therefore, in the pursuit of efficiency, the four of them decisively split into four groups and went their separate ways at an intersection to explore the city.
The city's boundaries, the unusual entities within it, the world's overall circumstances... and so on.
Besides that, Bai Zhi also wanted to see whether he could find the Mysterious Merchant and Mysterious Shop that the Pumpkin Demon had said would appear at random in a city like this.
Back in the Data Matrix World, he had accumulated quite a few World Points. Leaving aside what exactly the Mysterious Shop sold, it would be good enough if he could buy something that displayed the specific remaining time.
After parting with the others, Bai Zhi first silently spread his Ghost Domain, then summoned his Shadow Puppet.
The Ghost Domain concealed his figure while completely blocking outside observation. To the pedestrians on the street, it would not appear as if another him had suddenly appeared there.
The only pity was that these traits were bound to himself. The Shadow Puppet, as his avatar, could not use any of those traits, much less the Ghost Domain.
So after leaving the Shadow Puppet behind to continue searching the city for useful clues and information, Bai Zhi used the Ghost Domain to rapidly head toward the city's outskirts at several hundred meters per second.
Although everything in this city appeared normal, that very normality was precisely what made it abnormal.
What kind of world was this, exactly?
Two hours later, Bai Zhi stopped, frowning at the streets and buildings ahead, which