Ye Lingling and the others could not help feeling a little curious as well.
Only then did the skeletal man notice the Black-Veiled Girl on Lin Xia's other side. It was as if he had encountered something terrifying. He no longer dared to say another word and quickly vanished back into the shadows.
"Of course not."
"Not everyone needs to undergo the baptism of the Hell Slaughter Arena."
"After all, the death rate there is far too high."
"Other than experiencing one battle in the Hell Slaughter Arena each year, there is another way to survive in Slaughter City."
"And that is to contribute two cups of Bloody Mary each month."
Before coming here, everyone had already learned what Bloody Mary was.
It was human blood.
Looking at it that way, that person just now must have contributed who knew how much blood to end up like this. He probably would not last much longer either.
"If you contribute too much Bloody Mary, wouldn't you be at anyone's mercy?"
Ye Lingling said with a frown.
Her cool, clear voice sounded especially distinct on the oppressive street, carrying a trace of disgust too faint to notice.
As a Soul Master of the Nine Heart Begonia, her perception of Life Aura was far keener than others'. The thick, inescapable stench of decay, blood, and despair in the air left her fingertips icy cold.
The Black-Veiled Girl's steps paused slightly. She turned her head and glanced at Ye Lingling, the look beneath her black veil impossible to read.
"No. Where you are now is the outer city of Slaughter City, not the true Slaughter City."
Her voice remained soft and alluring, but her words were cold.
"Only the inner city is truly without rules."
"Those who contribute Bloody Mary just to cling to