Chen Lin stood atop a high mountain, gazing at the enormous city in the distance.
Even in the Star Ruins, this city could be called majestic. In particular, the gigantic building at its center rose at least a thousand zhang above the city, standing beneath the heavens like an immortal palace.
Merely looking at it from afar stirred an urge to worship.
Clearly.
That building was the so-called Holy Temple.
At this moment, however, an army of strange beasts surrounded the entire city. Part of its walls had been battered beyond recognition, and corpses littered the ground outside. Even from this far away, he could smell the blood.
Chen Lin used a concealment divine ability to suppress his aura.
Although no battle was underway, Beast Kings had extraordinarily keen senses. Being discovered would be troublesome.
Time slowly passed.
The sun sank little by little, and the sky began to dim.
Hidden from sight, Chen Lin frowned slightly. After a moment's thought, he cautiously headed down the mountain.
Just then.
A figure flickered in and out of view on the slope, moving swiftly until he reached Chen Lin.
"Brother Chen, you're far too bold."
The figure spoke in a very low voice, then came to a stop.
It was actually Jin Wanshan!
"Heh."
Chen Lin chuckled. "In a place like this, being bold or timid makes no difference. Without enough strength, you die either way. But how did you end up stranded outside the city, Brother Jin? When the communication precious tool you gave me reacted, I thought I was seeing things."
"Don't even mention it."
Jin Wanshan looked thoroughly miserable.
"I was hiding perfectly well inside the city, but they found me and conscripted me. Because I'd avoided fighting, they assigned me to the vanguard as punishment. If I hadn't