Gray-White Text kept popping up. Lu Yuan forcibly ignored it, pushing it to the very bottom of his vision as he kept close on Klaus's heels.
But the moment he ran into the thick fog, he suddenly noticed a new problem.
The connection between the first four Fragments was steadily weakening.
The fine threads that had always linked the Fragments seemed to be getting pressed down bit by bit by something, growing weaker and weaker.
Lu Yuan immediately realized it was this fog. It was severing the resonance between the Fragments.
His heart slowly sank.
This thing could block perception, sure, but he had never expected it to cover even the incredibly hidden connection between the Fragments.
If this fog kept spreading, would they still be able to find the fifth fragment? Ever since he had come up from The Abyss, that fifth fragment had seemed to vanish without a trace.
Before he could think further, a foul wind surged out of the alley to his right.
A Great Ghoul charged at Lu Yuan with a roar.
Without even looking back, Klaus sent a dark green Crystal fragment flying from his body. It instantly nailed itself into the creature's head and slammed its entire body into the wall.
After a muffled thud, the thing stopped moving.
Klaus continued forward without saying a word.
The two swiftly crossed several narrow alleys in the Outer City. Just as they reached the passage leading to the Pipe Network Layer entrance, Klaus suddenly stopped.
Lu Yuan failed to stop in time and nearly crashed into his back.
Klaus pressed one hand at his side, signaling Lu Yuan not to move.
Bone Armor had already covered his entire body, green light flickering through the gaps in the armor.
At the same moment, new text appeared