That unease from earlier continued to linger in his heart.
The Evil Soul Masters had gone to such great lengths to take four cities, so why had they not built up the defenses of the other three?
They had focused solely on building up Locke City's defenses. There had to be some ulterior motive behind it.
But for now, they could only take things one step at a time!
The four forces were soon assigned, and Su Yu led the troops allocated to him toward Locke City.
About half an hour later, the outline of Locke City became faintly visible in the night.
Su Yu raised a hand to signal the troops to stop. Everyone concealed themselves among the sparse tree shadows and turned their gazes toward the city in the distance.
The night was as dark as ink, so thick it seemed black water could be wrung from it. Only moonlight barely pierced the clouds, spilling across this silent land and adding an eerie quality.
As soon as they neared the city, a strong stench of blood drifted over on the wind.
Mixed within it was an indescribable stench, as if rotting flesh had blended with some sort of rancid, fishy odor. It was so pungent that their stomachs churned.
"Urgh..."
Several young soldiers could not hold it in. They bent over, covering their mouths and noses as they dry-heaved.
Even the seasoned veterans who had seen countless battles knitted their brows tightly, disgust showing in their eyes.
Su Yu forced down the discomfort in his throat and carefully peered ahead by the light of the moon.
He saw horrifying bones scattered across the open ground outside Locke City.
Some were intact, while others had shattered into several pieces. The pale bones glimmered with a chilling light beneath the