The setting sun hung low on the horizon. After a day of labor, the people returned to their respective homes to enjoy this rare moment of leisure.
As the sun completely disappeared beyond the horizon, the entire city of Eisenla fell silent, and night descended.
Several hurried figures walked along the streets. If one drew near them, one could smell a faint scent of blood.
"How much longer will days like this continue?"
"Not much longer. Once we finish this, we won't need to hide anymore."
"Yeah, hopefully it'll be soon. The Void really is a great place. Once we settle there, we won't have to be hunted anymore."
The conversation greatly improved their moods, but they failed to notice that the surrounding streets were growing quieter and quieter, eventually reaching a deathly silence.
"Something seems a little wrong..."
Clang~
A long blade rang crisply, and a flash of sword light tore through the night.
Blood splattered everywhere. With a thud, a headless corpse collapsed to the ground. Its fingers twitched once before it fell silent.
"Enemy—"
Before the words "enemy attack" could be shouted, a spatial fluctuation surged into being.
Sharp eagle talons tore through flesh before ripping across the enemy's throat in a cross shape, ultimately injecting a lethal dose of toxic energy into the enemy's skull.
"Gak~"
A man wearing armor and standing around 1.9 meters tall made a strange noise before clutching his throat and collapsing.
Two other Violators fell alongside him. All three were Tier 5 Violators, but when they faced Su Xiao's team, they were wiped out in a single encounter.
The long blade in Su Xiao's hand slowly returned to its sheath. Naturally, the Tier 5 Violators were not the ones he had planned to hunt that night, but their route had forced