Lin Li had been walking alone for half an hour since entering the city.
His gaze swept over the dilapidated houses on either side from time to time, while his fingers rubbed together unconsciously.
According to his past experience, after entering an ancient city in the Ruins Space, one would encounter an attack by an aberrant beast within ten minutes. Yet this time, everything was strangely peaceful. He had not even seen a flying insect.
"Could it be that there isn't a single aberrant beast in this ancient city?"
Lin Li could not help muttering, slowing his pace a little.
A fork in the stone-paved road appeared faintly ahead. In the fog, he could only make out blurry outlines of walls. "At this speed, it'll be difficult to find the City Lord's Mansion even if I spend three days..."
The moment he finished speaking, he lightly flipped his wrist, and a packet of small dried fish bearing a seaweed pattern appeared out of thin air in his palm. The packaging made a faint rustling sound in the silence.
Lin Li picked open a tear in the bag with his fingertip and pulled out an orange-yellow dried fish. He could feel the texture of the flesh beneath his fingers, along with a faint salty fragrance.
He put the dried fish into his mouth and bit down lightly. The crisp flesh scattered across his tongue. Chewing slowly, he continued strolling forward at an unhurried pace, the soles of his shoes crushing the gravel on the ground with faint crackling sounds.
"Ah, help!"
Suddenly, a sharp scream burst from the white fog ahead. It was filled with terror, yet before the echo had faded, it abruptly stopped, as though something had forcibly strangled it.
Lin Li was startled. Half of the dried fish