Su Bingbing woke to find herself staring at the tent.
Professor Qi's corpse still lay on the ground. In the corner, a female student crouched, crying and laughing at once, seemingly already driven mad.
Xu Yuan stood nearby, looking at the wound on his shoulder with a calm expression. "You're awake... We can't get out. I have a few questions for you."
"Ask away. We don't have much time..." Su Bingbing murmured.
"What was that woman just now?" Xu Yuan voiced his greatest doubt.
"Something strange!" Su Bingbing answered calmly. "An immortal, indestructible monster! They were once active throughout history, bringing down one great dynasty after another. They once lay dormant, but in this era, there are signs of their revival again! They... are nearly impossible to defeat!"
"Whose people are you? What were you doing here?"
"I'm from Sky Net, Great Wu's official organization for dealing with the strange... I came here to investigate and search for more information regarding ancient strange entities, but I never expected... that one was truly being held here, and had even been released!"
Su Bingbing looked at the university student who had already gone mad and shook her head.
"Sky Net?" Xu Yuan repeated the name, confirming that he had no related memories.
"The news of the strange is still being sealed off by Great Wu's authorities, so naturally you wouldn't know... But the martial arts tournaments and martial school subsidies are all managed by us." Su Bingbing forced a smile.
"Then... there's only one final question. How do we survive?" Xu Yuan asked.
"The strange are immortal and indestructible. Only the strange can fight the strange... We're already inside that thing's ghost wall, and it's still constantly reviving..." Su Bingbing murmured. "Unless Qiu Butong becomes a 'Strange Wielder,' he could open up