Xie Yue and the others looked enlightened. "So that's how it is!"
Led by the woman in black gauze, the group walked forward at an unhurried pace.
As they walked, more and more people appeared along the roadside.
Almost everyone wore an unhealthy pallor, and most were little more than skin and bones.
There was no need to ask. These were people who dared not enter the Hell Slaughter Arena and instead eked out an existence by contributing two cups of Bloody Mary every month.
Simple black stone houses lined the streets of Slaughter City's Outer City.
Only at intervals were there places to eat, where quite a few people queued for food to be distributed.
But to Xie Yue and the others, these people looked just like beggars.
Yes, beggars.
Ragged clothes, pale skin, disheveled hair, and cloudy eyes without the faintest spark-even their breathing had grown terribly labored.
What else could such people be but beggars?
Slaughter City's Outer City was relatively large.
After walking for half an hour, the group reached a city wall.
Compared with Slaughter City's outer wall, this one was not tall, reaching only about ten meters at its highest point.
Clearly, beyond this wall lay Slaughter City's Inner City.
Moreover, the gate stood wide open without a single guard.
"The Inner City needs no guards," the Black-veiled Young Woman said calmly. "Anyone from the Outer City can enter whenever they please, provided they have the courage. Of course, once inside, they must also face the uncertainties of that world."
"Normally, I advise newcomers to live in the Outer City for a while and enter the Inner City only after they've adjusted to everything here. Clearly, however, you have no need for that advice."
The Black-veiled Young Woman glanced at Xie Yue and the