"Tap, tap—"
The mysterious Walking Corpse slowly approached through the mist, as if completely ignoring everyone's warnings.
"Wait! Don't fire!"
Someone had nearly discharged their weapon by accident, but cries of alarm rang out from the crowd one after another, followed by the tense clatter of Commissioners putting away their guns.
They had recognized the man's face. "Director Liu?!"
Gone was his former cold and mysterious bearing. The man was bruised and battered, staggering as he walked.
Blood still streamed from his nose, and he looked as wretched as a beggar.
If not for his familiar clothes and the faintly recognizable outline of his Facial Features, they would never have dared believe that this was the Deputy Director who had floated in the sky, lofty and imposing as the Thunder Deity descended upon the world!
—Though for certain reasons, this former Thunder Deity might never again be able to command those rolling heavenly bolts.
"Mm."
Deputy Director Liu looked around, frowned, and asked in a low, broken voice between coughs.
"Where—cough, cough—where are they?"
It was such a simple question, yet he coughed for ages afterward, clear bloodstains appearing on the hand covering his mouth.
"Them?"
The Transcendents froze for a moment. Then someone stepped forward to answer, "You mean the Three Sealed Extraordinary?"
"They went down into the pit. They might be back soon—"
Bzzzz!
Before the sentence was finished, the ground beneath their feet began to shake.
The distinct tremors made the grit on the ground bounce wildly.
"What's going on?!"
"Stay alert! Move away from the Deep Pit!"
"Is it an aftershock? Or are the three of them making a move?"
The agency Commissioners shifted their attention.
But they were seasoned professionals with proper training. After a brief commotion, order was quickly restored.
Before long, the Three