The weather was cold. The cages offered no shelter, and the bone-chilling wind blew straight inside. The martial artists huddled together, shivering.
But what frightened them even more than the cold was that one of the cages beside them had already been emptied.
Only the blackened bloodstains on the bars bore witness to the tragedy that had taken place there.
The martial artists in that cage had just been dragged away. They had been branded on the face and chained together like pigs and dogs before being driven off.
Zhan Tiancheng rubbed his already-frozen hands, his voice trembling slightly. "Do you think Xia Fanbai can find Fang Mo?"
Ji Changming was shivering all over too. Rubbing his hands, he said quietly, "It makes no difference whether he finds him or not. Even if Fang Mo is powerful and good at fighting, can he beat these mechanical monsters from the Mechanical Empire? If he runs into one, he'll die all the same. Xia Fanbai's hope in Fang Mo is misplaced!"
Zhan Tiancheng glanced at the empty iron cage beside them, his voice shaking. "I hope it helps. Otherwise, we'll all be sold off like pigs and dogs!"
Ji Changming looked over as well, sorrow in his eyes. Then he glanced at the towering artillery turrets, his gaze growing dull. "I'm afraid nothing can change this. Even if reinforcements from the sect arrive, they probably won't be able to break through Red Rock City!"
Zhan Tiancheng trembled at his words. He looked at the turrets too, his face darkening with despair.
Just then, a powerful aura erupted from within the city. Everyone shuddered as fury blazed through it.
The sky boomed. A silver blur shot out of Red Rock City and hurtled straight upward, breaking the sound barrier. Its speed was astonishing.