All the diners.
Only a few seconds after leaving their tables.
Except for the Awakened who had not yet had time to eat his wontons, they all visibly turned into puddles of "minced meat."
This scene.
Left the sole survivor so frightened that his legs went weak and his whole body trembled.
Did it have to be this thrilling?!
Although he had become an Awakened, Lian City had not yet completely fallen, so most of his understanding of Vicious Ghosts' terror came from rumors and the accounts of refugees.
Of course.
He had seen dead people, and over the past few months, he had personally witnessed Vicious Ghosts killing people.
But most of the victims had only been ordinary people.
The Vicious Ghosts that killed people were not considered overly terrifying. At least, he believed he could put up a fight against them.
In his view.
Ordinary people had no ability to resist Vicious Ghosts, but as an Awakened, he could at least guarantee his own safety within Lian City.
He would not be killed in a single strike.
Lian City was a comfortable haven. For various reasons, it had never been invaded by terrifying Evil Spirits.
As a result, the Awakened here still retained a bit of innocence.
It was similar to how people in the Peaceful Era gained their understanding of war from news reports and historical records. They touched upon it through videos, photographs, and written accounts, but could never truly experience it firsthand.
They could not genuinely empathize with it.
Most of the dangers they encountered came from occasional accidents occurring nearby.
That alone was enough to turn them into frightened birds.
They simply could not imagine how people had survived in eras of war and turmoil-stricken regions.
Although the Awakened of Lian City were not