"What's happening? Is this an earthquake?!"
"No, that's impossible. I've been here for years, and I've never heard of anything like this happening in Slaughter City."
"Don't panic. Whatever happens, it doesn't matter. The King of Slaughter will step in."
"..."
Throughout Slaughter City, voices rose in a chaotic clamor.
Yet just then, someone noticed Tang Chen's spectral image hovering high in the sky.
"Look! The great King of Slaughter is right there!"
Whoever had spotted Tang Chen's figure, his first reaction was not to flee, but to fall to his knees in utter devotion.
And with him taking the lead, more people knelt as well.
"Heh, such foolish, ignorant people. Even now, they still expect someone else to shelter them. How laughable."
"Don't they understand that relying on yourself is better than begging others? When you're down and out, only you can be trusted. Everyone else is unreliable."
The more Tang Chen spoke, the colder his expression became.
After being stabbed in the back by Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, he understood that all too well.
By now, nearly all the trenches hidden underground had been exposed, and Tang Chen stopped watching coldly from the sidelines.
"Begin the sacrifice!"
Tang Chen raised both hands high, and the trenches began to glow.
Looking down from above, he saw the trenches link together, forming an enormous, intricate formation that enclosed Slaughter City's entire inner city.
At that moment, everyone within Slaughter City's inner city went mad.
"Hahahaha... kill, kill, kill! They all deserve to die! They all have to die!"
"Drinking blood and eating flesh-those are my favorites!"
"..."
As crazed cries rang out, they attacked one another like madmen.
They fought without fear of death, their bodies seemingly unable to feel anything.
When their arms were hacked off, they used