Only when the warships rose and the weapons deployed inside Encirclement City activated did they sense fear within that vast cloud of thick smoke.
The prosperous city grew clamorous. More and more people became frantic, rushing to flee outside.
But waiting to greet them at the edge of Encirclement City were people who had long been stationed there, wearing tall hats, their gazes cold and despairing. The killing intent they had hidden was now fully exposed.
Mines buried along the routes they had to take exploded, nets descended from above to intercept them, and metal walls rose to block their way.
They stood atop the walls, looking down at those desperately fleeing for their lives.
"You deserve to die."
Oil poured down the towering walls of Encirclement City. Figures threw torches, laughing as they pointed at the people below who screamed and fled for their lives.
"Look at you! Dressed in such finery, but you still have to die! Everyone only has one life. What makes you think you're different from us? What gives you the right to squeeze everything out of us and take it all, then refuse to let us fight back!"
Several Awakened intercepted the fighter aircraft flying out. They entered the cabin and looked at the restless people inside.
"You never thought this day would come either, did you?"
A neatly dressed man reassured himself, forcing himself to calm down.
"Whatever you want, I can give it to you. Wealth, power, lifespan, or women-as long as you want it, I can give it to you.
"Just like this gentleman beside me. He has everything you don't. You can be just like him."
A bodyguard stepped forward, staring coldly at them.
"Don't be naive. Do you really think [Fallen Pleasure] will die? It won't. Even if you