As the great doors fully opened, the hidden section of Slaughter City was revealed before Mo Lin and the others for the first time.
Beyond the doors stretched a broad road built from black stone bricks. Every brick was nearly identical in size—one meter long and half a meter wide—and arranged in perfect order. Combined with the psychological impression created by the dark tones, it gave off an overwhelming sense of weight.
The reason it was called a "built road" rather than a "paved road" was that both sides of it hung suspended in midair. Looking over the edge, one could see bubbling lava constantly rising from the depths. Rather than a road, it was more like a bridge leading to the castle.
What drew most of everyone's attention was undoubtedly the black ancient castle directly ahead. If Mo Lin had to describe it, he would say that the castle possessed a strong "artistic sense." Placed beside the orderly road, it created an intensely jarring contrast, as though they belonged to two entirely different styles.
The castle's main material was an unknown dark-red stone brick. Yet compared with the neatly cut black bricks of the road, the workmanship of these red bricks looked exceedingly "rough." They were still recognizably rectangular, but their surfaces had clearly not even undergone a first round of fine processing. Judging from their appearance, the tools used to cut them seemed as primitive as something from ancient times.
This made the edges of the castle appear extremely chaotic. In terms of sheer presence, it was even inferior to the road before them, yet it also gave off an exceptionally sinister and eerie feeling.
Under normal circumstances, encountering such a peculiar castle would naturally stir unease and fear. Yet now, it drew exceedingly fervent and eager gazes