At first, Chen Shouyi thought the blurred vision was merely caused by rain getting into his eyes.
But he soon sensed that something was wrong!
Very wrong!
There had clearly been students running everywhere just moments ago, yet now they had suddenly vanished.
Everything had grown deathly quiet, as if the entire world had been reduced to the four of them.
"It's here!" Chen Shouyi warned.
Another flash streaked across the sky, illuminating the night in a sheet of dazzling white.
Xiao Changming slowly drew his sword and shot the other three a glance. The two military Great Martial Artists immediately understood. The three stood back-to-back in a triangle, each drawing his sword and going on full alert.
Chen Shouyi did not move, however. He merely gripped his sword hilt and stood to one side, straining to listen to the sounds around him. Yet aside from the rain and everyone's heavy breathing, he heard nothing at all.
Time passed second by second.
The rain grew heavier, and visibility rapidly blurred. The entire world became a vast expanse of darkness. Even the light from the gasoline lamp more than twenty meters away had turned dim and ethereal.
He could vaguely sense danger drawing near, but he had no idea where it was coming from.
Clap, clap, clap...
A string of footsteps sounded. It was as though someone was hurrying toward them from afar. Everyone's hearts tightened, and they prepared for battle—but soon, the sound abruptly stopped.
"I'll go take a look!" the dark-skinned Great Martial Artist said in a low voice.
"Be careful. Come back immediately. If you find the target, warn us loudly. Don't take any risks," Xiao Changming said. He did not refuse either, since passively defending themselves here was clearly no solution.
The rain was coming down so