Peaceful, uneventful days were always rare. In this blessed and talented place known as The Crossroads, something seemed to have to go wrong for everyday life to be considered normal. Yu Sheng had thought that, after the World Bridge incident ended, the city would at least be quiet for two months. The truth, however, was that across the vast Crossroads, there had never been a single day when nothing truly happened.
To be honest, he had little interest in minor incidents occurring elsewhere. After all, the Special Operations Bureau would always take care of them. But now that something had changed in Dark Alley... he had to go take a look.
Dusk had arrived.
Little Red Riding Hood and Yu Sheng returned to the entrance of the old street, bringing Huli and Luna with them. As for Eileen—under the little doll's strong insistence, Yu Sheng had ultimately brought out her blonde version.
The little doll was still hugging her precious frying pan, eagerly declaring that she would show them what she could do if they encountered any danger.
To be honest, Yu Sheng had little confidence in Eileen's "showing what she could do." After all, something always went wrong whenever the little thing was brimming with confidence. Still, he wanted to see how well the little doll's "original shell" performed in actual combat...
The Special Operations Bureau had raised Dark Alley's danger rating and issued a recent danger warning for anyone heading there through Border Communication. Many ordinary Spirit Realm Detectives and Independent Investigators who had originally planned to explore it had temporarily shelved their tasks. When Yu Sheng and the others arrived, they even saw several Special Operations Bureau vehicles beside the node device at the old street entrance.
Several fully armed Special Operations Bureau agents stood guard at