Wen Xishu and Tang Rui enjoyed a day of peaceful life in Jiangcheng City.
Wen Xishu also tried using the Compass to find the mastermind... but failed.
Either there was no mastermind, or, trapped inside the other party's barrier, even the Compass could not point out its creator.
Since they could not find anyone, the two went shopping, eating and drinking like a couple.
That sense of peace made it easy to fall in love with this city.
Although this was a city without sunny days, after all the slaughter and conflict of the apocalypse, finding a city where it rained but the end of the world felt far away...
It was hard not to want to stay.
For Tang Rui, this place carried a sense of destiny.
"After that rainy night, I began to transform, and the world began to fall into apocalypse."
"My body grew ugly. I no longer looked human. I devoured more and more monsters. Of course, there were times when I had to hide from other monsters, too."
"I'm grateful for my strength. It let me survive the apocalypse. But sometimes, when I saw my face reflected in a puddle... when I saw myself living like a beast..."
"I would think, if only... if only the apocalypse had never come."
"I want to protect this city, Wen Xishu. It feels like a sanctuary."
Hearing those words, Wen Xishu even wondered whether this city truly was the sanctuary within Tang Rui's heart.
Those monsters that kept appearing... could the owner of that young girl's laughter be Tang Rui herself?
That seemed a little too subjective.
Night fell.
The second night arrived, and the familiar process soon began.
Wen Xishu and Tang Rui were already sitting upright on the sofa.
Tang Rui said:
"I'm starting. Are you