The middle-aged man nodded vigorously, visibly encouraged, before lowering his gaze to the book in his hands.
"Little brother..."
"I used to think you'd only made it this far thanks to your wife's support."
"But now I see."
"You're perfectly capable all on your own."
Chen Fan, who was also sitting on the city wall, smiled without saying anything. He merely turned to look at the centipede-like scar on the man's forehead. "Actually, I've been meaning to ask. That scar...?"
"This?"
The man touched the scar on his forehead and shrugged. "Well... it brings back some unpleasant memories. Liu Ying stitched it up for me. She didn't know how to sew, so the stitches came out a bit crooked."
"But I thought it was worth keeping as a memento."
"So I left it there."
"That battle..."
As though lost in his memories, the man suddenly chuckled. "It was probably the fiercest battle I fought before leaving Hell. I lost my weapon in that fight, too."
"I'd planned to retrieve it once my wounds healed, but the moment I recovered, I found myself on the Boundary Battlefield."
"If I had my weapon..."
"I might not beat the Strange Entity Clan's King one-on-one, but there shouldn't be many Wraith Kings who could beat me."
"What's your rank among the Wraith Kings?" Chen Fan asked curiously.
"I don't know."
The man shook his head. "That information isn't in my head. I suppose I'll only find out after I die."
"Then you're better off not knowing."
"That's what I think, too."
Just then—
A continent belonging to the Human Faction slowly approached. The moment its outline came into view, countless Sky-Piercing Pillars shot toward the Eternal Night Continent.
And that was only the appetizer.
Rows of blue lights rapidly lit up along the coastal