The gruesome scene on the street made everyone even more vigilant as they continued deeper into the "Golden Manor." As they drew closer to the area where the Family Hall stood, the situation they encountered grew increasingly dire.
They saw more Tanan corpses and buildings that had suffered even heavier damage. The central area of the Golden Manor looked as though it had become a battlefield. Collapsed or melted ruins were scattered everywhere, while the roads, blasted full of holes by explosives, had nearly been stained brownish yellow by Tanan blood. The dead lay everywhere, and almost every corner reeked of death and decay. Even Vivian, who had witnessed more than her share of life and death, frowned repeatedly at the sight. This place had never been a battlefield—it had merely been a sanctuary where a group of recluses made their home. Even during the Mythical Era, when otherworldly races had treated humans with cruelty, these Tanans had never committed any notable evil. Their fate was all the more lamentable for it.
The group gradually reached the heart of the Golden Manor. Huge golden buildings began appearing there. These structures had suffered relatively little damage, and most of them were wreathed in lightning and strange sounds. Above the buildings, they could see peculiar phenomena resembling auroras. The facilities seemed to be some sort of factories. Since they had few personnel stationed there, they had escaped the worst of the melee. This once again proved one of Hao Ren's deductions:
The melee had been aimed entirely at the people, not at destroying the city itself.
Even here, the number of corpses on the ground showed no sign of decreasing. If anything, it was only growing. Lily walked through this pungent slaughterhouse with her nose wrinkled, using Fire's Very Happy in her