Guided by the Pure White Arrow, they saw fewer and fewer survivors along the roadsides, while the steel buildings only grew more numerous, eventually becoming walls of steel.
A steel wall also blocked the way ahead, its surface covered in irregular black lines.
A closer look revealed that these were seams, too narrow for even a sheet of paper to slip through.
But as the convoy advanced, the steel wall ahead rapidly transformed and moved aside. Once the convoy passed, it turned back into a wall, layer upon layer, leaving them baffled as to what it was.
Indeed, Chu Sheng and the others were utterly bewildered by the constantly shifting walls ahead. Only Lu Guan looked excited, muttering, "Mechanical City really lives up to its name."
"It's filled with mechanical beauty!"
Zhu Qing curled a lip beside him. "Beauty, my ass. All I know is that this place looks weird."
As the two spoke, the wall ahead was no longer solid steel. A mechanical gate had taken its place.
However, the mechanical gate remained visible for only two or three seconds before opening to either side.
With the gate open, what lay before them was no longer another wall, but an open space.
Several hundred people were training there. Wang Jianguo and Xiao Zhan stood a short distance from the entrance, looking as though they had been waiting for quite some time.
"They're finally here." Wang Jianguo watched the slowly approaching Netherworld Light.
His gaze lingered on the Netherworld Light. From a distance, he hadn't felt much beyond the impression that it was powerful.
Only now, up close, did he realize just how oppressive the vehicle's presence was.
It was the feeling of something tiny gazing upon something vast.
He knew perfectly well that this vehicle could transform into a