The sky rapidly darkened, thick clouds gathering as lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Rain was already pouring down.
In almost the blink of an eye, the few "people" standing on the rooftop were soaked through. Water dripped steadily from Su Bai's hair, cheeks, and clothes, making it hard for him to keep his eyes open.
Su Bai narrowed his eyes, feeling the cold rain strike his face. He had no idea why the weather in "Honghuai City" was so temperamental.
What surprised Su Bai was that the rain in "Honghuai City" seemed perfectly ordinary. Unlike other places in the Nightmare World, it did not rain blood that still carried a foul, bloody smell, nor did it contain the red moon's power.
With his enhanced hearing, Su Bai could still keep track of what was happening around him.
The Fish-Head Freaks had once muttered things like "I want water" to themselves. Now, in the downpour, they were truly in their element. Both their speed and the force with which they dug their claws into the wall and sprang upward had increased. They growled as they rapidly approached the rooftop.
Su Bai summoned blue flame, trying to stop the Fish-Head Freaks as he had before, but their speed and jumping ability in the rain were absurd. Perhaps it was because their bodies really were made of wood, but after getting drenched, they were far less afraid of fire. Their swift dodges and leaps left the normally unstoppable Little Fire looking somewhat helpless in the downpour.
"Little Black." Su Bai glanced up at the dreadful sky and the lightning flashing through the clouds, then called for a puzzle piece that had not come out for some fresh air in a long time.
A moment later, a black wolfhound half as tall as a