He stepped through the Mist Gate and out of the tower.
Price paused slightly after breathing in his first breath of air from the outside world.
It was not that he was particularly moved. Rather, he felt as if he had been pulled back to reality in an instant, his feet firmly planted on the ground. That feeling also prompted him to examine this body of his, which had lain dormant for years and had even once been on the verge of death.
Although his vitality was being sustained by the "pathogen," his physical body was actually hollow. All his organs were on the verge of wasting away, and his stomach had nearly degenerated completely. He relied entirely on his hair to absorb moisture from the air and obtain the meager nutrients it provided.
Gurgle~ Price's stomach let out a thunderous rumble.
Price himself was not embarrassed in the slightest. He planned to find any rat city restaurant and fill his hunger, allowing his body to recover quickly.
William suddenly had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly said:
"Slaip, the layout of Rat City has completely changed while you were asleep. All the restaurants here sell plague-related food, and there are too many impurities. It isn't suitable as your first nutritious meal after waking up.
"Come with me. We need to have a gathering before setting out anyway."
William called everyone toward the outskirts of the city. Along the way, whenever the Rat Citizens saw that the former city lord had truly appeared, they all prostrated themselves on the ground.
Slaip, however, did not show much reaction to the people and merely walked past in silence.
When they reached an Open Space several thousand meters from Rat City, William confirmed that they had left the darkness behind. He threw the