I stood beside her, my eyes filled with horror.
Beneath the rift before me, enchanting light actually shimmered. There was even a small town inside the rift.
"Come on. I'll take you inside," the girl said.
She led me down a secluded path that ordinary people would never have noticed.
We soon reached the bottom of the rift. There was only one entrance, with tall walls around it and a group of people watching us with hostile intent.
The moment we appeared, a crowd surrounded us. But after the girl revealed her identity, every one of them became delighted.
"It's Ni Ya! I never thought you'd still be alive."
"I always thought you were dead."
"I heard those Night Hunters captured you. How did you escape and make it back?"
Ni Ya pointed at me and said, "Big Brother Liang Fan brought me back. He's an expert who slaughtered hundreds of Night Hunters."
"Oh, really? That's hard to believe."
"Yes, Mr. Liang, welcome to our town."
The guards around us were extremely friendly toward me. In their eyes, an expert like me joining them would surely become one of their superiors, so they didn't dare offend me in the slightest.
But I had no interest in managing any of this. I only wanted to look around the town and find out whether Liu Ling'er and the others were here.
Ni Ya led me into the town. As I walked through it, I was deeply shaken.
Streetlights stood everywhere throughout the town. Although they emitted only a faint glow, in this dark world, they brought people a trace of warmth.
People were everywhere on the streets. Even in such a dark environment, they continued working.
Ni Ya seemed to be very popular. Everywhere she went, people greeted her.
"It's so good