Zhou Sining followed Han Ji to the top of the Clock Tower.
Rain was still falling, but quite a few people had gathered on the exposed rooftop.
There were familiar faces: Zhang Xiaohou, He Yu, Mu Bai, Zhou Min, Zhao Kunsan, Wang Sanpang, Su Xiaoluo of Hua Village, Village Chief Xie Sang, and even Fang Gu.
Then there were the big names.
The Mysterious Gray-White Man from the original story.
Zhu Meng, Lu Xu, Fei Jiao, Du Xiao, Imperial Guard Commander Wang Qi, Chief Judge Shi Zheng, Military Commander Yao Ting, Hunters' Alliance elder Chu Jia, Mu Clan elder Li Yujian...
Nearly every Super Level Mage still alive in the vast Ancient Capital was here.
Rows of Imperial Mages in purple uniforms stood at attention. They were the strongest military force left in the Ancient Capital, and they answered to Han Ji alone.
It was fair to say that the people here were the Ancient Capital's last hope.
With Han Ji's arrival, the despair hanging over the rooftop lifted a little.
"Chairman, I've found a crucial lead... Did you find a way too?" the Mysterious Gray-White Man asked first.
He had received a secret message earlier and learned of one possible hope.
But before he could tell anyone, Han Ji had been called away by the Mu Clan's daughter. Only now had he returned.
"Tell me your plan first." The hope in Han Ji's eyes grew brighter.
The Mysterious Gray-White Man was the very person Han Ji had tasked with investigating this matter. He had been tracking the Black Vatican and the Ancient Capital Cataclysm all along.
Though the results had been far from encouraging, the Gray-White Man probably understood the events leading up to this better than anyone here.
If there was a better way, Han Ji did not