"Old World?"
The group drove along the highway. The fields on either side were bleak and deserted, with only the occasional farm in sight.
The farms contained nothing more than a few ordinary cows and sheep, along with ranchers in overalls and cowboy jeans, pitchforks in hand. Yet when they heard the sound of the car, the ranchers' eyes turned toward it, as lifeless as dead fish.
The sky overhead was completely different.
According to the time display in the car, it should have been 9:30 a.m., but no sun could be seen in the sky. A huge Black Vortex filled the heavens, and every so often, countless swaying tentacles could be glimpsed deep within it.
"Yu Jing, can you sense anything?" Ning Yanzhi, driving the car, asked the only person in the group who possessed Old World Evil Power.
"Just keep driving. There's nothing for now... The living things in the roadside farms are indeed mixed with evil creatures, including the cows and sheep, but I haven't sensed any danger."
"Good. Your role in this mission is 'support.' We'll be relying on you to sense the Old World evil creatures." As Ning Yanzhi spoke, one hand began reaching toward Yu Jing in the passenger seat.
"Pay attention to the road!"
How could Yu Jing not know? Back when he had been vomiting, he had already spread his plant senses throughout the area.
The car's navigation system had been set in advance, marking the large estate left behind by Ning Yanzhi's maternal grandmother thirty kilometers away. The road remained flat the entire way, and they encountered nothing related to the Old Gods.
Xia Feidia Manor—Private Property, No Trespassing
Beside where the navigation ended stood a sign pointing toward a road. The path that had once led into the woods was