Compared with the rest of Roselight Capital, the northern district seemed especially dark. Even with the many kerosene lamps the authorities had lit along both sides of the streets, the streets remained pitch-black, the dense darkness impenetrable to lamplight.
The group arrived in the northern district and walked along its main thoroughfare. Wei Jianxing had intended to visit the district's government office first, but halfway there, they heard a scream nearby. After exchanging glances, they abandoned that plan and followed the sound instead.
"Damn it! A demon must be attacking someone. To think we'd run into one as soon as we arrived," Wu Qing said angrily.
Pan Zhong added, "Better to arrive at the right moment than merely arrive prepared. Since we've encountered it, there's no need to visit the government office. We can deal with this murderous demon directly and take its head there afterward."
Their original purpose in visiting the government office had been to request information about the demon, making it easier to track down the creature haunting the northern district. Now that they had encountered it, and it was so close, there was no need to ask for information. They only had to follow the sound and kill it in one fell swoop.
The group sprang into action, tracking the sound while exchanging hushed words. At the same time, they suppressed their auras and softened their footsteps to keep the demon from hearing them and fleeing.
Zhang Yuan followed behind them as though strolling through a quiet courtyard, neither hurried nor slow.
Speaking of which, he bore some responsibility for the recent surge in demons throughout the city. After all, he was the one who had robbed Roselight Capital's sun of its radiance. Following Wei Jianxing and the others to kill demons could count as settling