Black Dawn (First Update)

Peals of wild laughter echoed off the cave walls. Xia Lun stared at the dark opening beneath his feet, shaken.

Why had Doctor killed himself?

What had he understood?

What exactly had he meant by "infinity"?

Had he been collecting stories to create the Evil Flesh Codex?

And what was the story behind the dried corpse in Camp No. 2 that had not turned into a Salt Monster?

Questions churned through Xia Lun's mind, but they had all come to an abrupt end the moment Doctor leaped into the abyss. He would probably never get answers. They would remain mysteries forever.

Xia Lun had thought finding Doctor would solve everything. Instead, he had come away with even more questions.

He tried to push the troubling thoughts aside, but Doctor's resolve as he jumped to his death stayed with him.

After a long while, he drew a slow breath. The smell of gunpowder sharpened his senses.

He closed his eyes.

Xia Lun had always followed one principle: focus on what mattered most. Solving the mysteries might be important, but it was not urgent. He could think them through later.

What mattered now was finding a way to deal with Brigadier General, the mastermind behind it all.

There had to be a reason Brigadier General had suddenly begun killing in this cycle. By any reasonable guess, he was likely planning something catastrophic. Leave him alone, and the consequences would be irreversible.

I have to kill Brigadier General as soon as possible.

Xia Lun's heart raced as he made up his mind. Killing intent surged within him.

He opened his eyes.

"I'm coming."

Xia Lun's dark eyes deepened as he activated Tracking Focus.

The longer he tracked a target with Tracking Focus, the greater his chance of gaining Weakness Insight. Starting early could