The assassin who had attacked Ye Chen just now had once been an Auling Hunter!
This sudden revelation made the corner of Ye Chen's eye twitch twice.
However, he knew there was something even more urgent he had to confirm, so he immediately tore his gaze away from the corpse and sprinted toward the small shack a hundred meters away!
Through the huge hole in the wall, the young man swiftly returned to the cramped living room, where a scene of devastation met his eyes.
Daigrick and Daigrian were nowhere to be seen.
Only Daigman lay in a dark corner, covered in blood, barely clinging to life as he groaned without pause.
It was obvious that, during the dozen or so seconds Ye Chen had been blasted out of the shack, other attackers had arrived and turned their claws upon the Daig Family.
Faced with this brutal yet unsurprising sight, Ye Chen instinctively bit down on his lip before striding quickly to Daigman's side.
Looking down, the young man saw a bloody blade wound piercing through the old man's waist and abdomen, signaling that this innocent man was about to enter the realm of "death" once again.
Sensing a figure approach, blood welled at the corners of Daigman's eyes as he asked in a hoarse voice, "Is that you, Ye Chen? My eyes can no longer see clearly."
Ye Chen bent down and knelt on one knee before Daigman, reaching out to clasp the old man's blood-covered palm.
"It's me, Mr. Daigman. I'm right here."
Daigman coughed weakly twice, then looked at Ye Chen through tear-filled eyes and spoke in a choked voice.
"They... they were the mayor's guards. They took those two children away."
"I... I don't know why they did this. We're just an ordinary poor family, one