Sky City was now covered in endless tombstones.
Dark tombstones stood in the streets, alleys, even atop rooftops. Black Mist spread out, blanketing the entire city, and an eerie, dark aura permeated every corner.
Crack, crack, crack.
Suddenly, sounds arose all around them.
"A new wave of burials... has begun."
Chen Ruo spoke with a grave expression.
The moment her words fell, the tombstones began to tremble, as though hands beneath them were clawing upward, overturning the soil above their heads.
Skeletons crawled out from beneath the tombstones one after another. They were nothing but humanoid frames of bone, moving stiffly and slowly as if they were getting used to walking. But soon, they began racing through the streets like bizarre aberrant creatures.
Sky City's streets had already been divided into white fragments. From the sky, white waves could be seen everywhere.
"Ever since the tombstones fell from the sky, these things could originally only move at night. Now, they've begun moving during the day too, and the frequency of their revivals is getting higher and higher."
"The average strength of these skeletons is probably only around Divine Axe Three-Star, but there are simply too many of them—packed densely together. They can't kill people, but they're incredibly strong. Even Pioneers can be dragged into the tombstones."
"Dragged into the tombstones?" Fang Yi looked at her.
"Yes. Those tombstones seem to be dark seals themselves. Once someone is dragged inside, they can be buried there forever."
Chen Ruo looked at the densely packed bones that had nearly dyed the city white, and her scalp tingled. It had only been half a day since she left Sky City, hadn't it?
Yet their numbers had already grown this large?
Could it really be about to reach A+?
"These skeletons don't feel pain. As