In Yin City, far from the Abomination headquarters, a cold rain was falling.
Chen Yutian arrived dragging his wounded body. Before him, the oppressive city remained exactly as it had been when he left, filling him with an instinctive sense of disgust.
The main roads were not particularly dirty, because Mu Ye loved cleanliness. No filthy creature was allowed to appear anywhere Mu Ye might go.
Even zombies did not dare show themselves on the swept-clean roads. They only dared huddle in the deep alleys alongside zombie beasts, dividing the city completely into two extremes.
The entire city was gray and gloomy. The rows of buildings on either side were little different from those of the civilized era, but everything was pitch-black. Even the wildly growing plants of the apocalypse kept away from those rotten areas.
Even as rain washed the streets until they were clean enough to reflect light, it could not rid the city of its darkness and malice.
"You're back, Chen Yutian." A low-ranking Abomination in a black robe was sweeping the road. He was so starved that his whole body had become gaunt, and when he saw Chen Yutian, he bared a row of crooked, horrifying teeth.
Chen Yutian said nothing. He merely raised his eyes toward a distant high-rise building. That was Mu Ye's palace, a place not just anyone could approach.
"Have you heard the news?" The low-ranking Abomination approached, looking at Chen Yutian with ill intent. "You still dared to come back at a time like this? Aren't you afraid Lord Mu Ye will tear you apart?"
The low-ranking Abomination was mad with jealousy. He had arrived in Yin City at the same time as Chen Yutian, and back then, his rank had even been slightly higher. Yet only a few months later,