Zhang Heng and the old man in Tang suit worked together to drag the two corpses on the ground into the trunk.
After closing the lid, the latter clapped his hands. "Normally, I should find a place to buy you a drink as thanks, but unfortunately, there's no way we'll find a bar still open at this hour. So let's say goodbye here... Leave the rest to me."
The old man in Tang suit held out a hand and shook Zhang Heng's in farewell.
"Something came up in the north. I need to return my weapon first, then meet a few old friends. I'll be leaving China for a while, so we probably won't be able to see each other for quite some time. Though we weren't supposed to meet this early in the first place. Luckily, time is stopped right now, so it's not a big problem... Finally, I wish you success on your Level Six exam in advance."
"..."
"Wait!"
The old man in Tang suit got into the driver's seat and took out Small Knife, slashing open the front airbag. Seeing that he was about to drive away, Zhang Heng hurriedly spoke up and asked the question weighing most heavily on his mind. "Are there many... monsters like that in the world?"
The old man in Tang suit smiled. "A very, very long time ago, there really were quite a few of them. But now..." He pointed at the Lucky Rabbit's Foot hanging from Zhang Heng's keychain, as well as the blood-soaked bone fragment wrapped in tissue. "I'm quite certain that the vast majority of them are very safe."
"You mean the game items we get in the game are their remains?"
But this time, the old man in Tang suit kept his mouth shut. "I've said