Two hours later.
"Let's go. We've rested enough. Carry all the supplies with us so they'll be handy when it's time to risk our lives," Qin Fengqing said.
The three rose to their feet, exited through the north gate, and headed toward the Meat Grinder.
"Lu Hao, if we run into enemies later, kill them if you can. If you can't, hold them off until the two of us can free up our hands to help you. If we run into high-ranked martial artists, then we can only leave it to fate. Whoever can escape, escapes," Wang Jinyang said.
Lu Hao nodded, not objecting to the arrangement. If they encountered high-ranked opponents, they really could only flee. They had no way to fight back and would almost certainly be slaughtered in an instant. All they could do was leave it to fate.
Half an hour later, the three reached the edge of the Meat Grinder. The boundary was obvious enough—the ground was stained blood-red.
Here, human martial artists and Heavenly Gate City martial artists clashed frequently, with both sides locked in constant slaughter.
Over the years, more than tens of thousands of martial artists from both sides had died on this land.
"We're here. From now on, help any humans we can. If we can't help them, there's nothing we can do," Qin Fengqing said.
The three entered the Meat Grinder. Vegetation was much sparser here. Years of battles between martial artists had left this place as bald as a shaved head, with bare pits scattered everywhere.
They slowly moved forward.
Suddenly, three martial artists burst out of the ground.
"Attack! Kill!" Qin Fengqing shouted as he charged at one of the Earth Cave martial artists.
Lu Hao did not hesitate either, slashing his blade at the Earth Cave