"Fire!"
"Was that a gas line explosion?"
"Oh my God, this is terrifying! Apartments here cost 100,000 federation currency per square meter!"
The passing pedestrians all looked horrified.
Click, click... snap!
Slightly plump and dressed in a brown silk robe, Boss Zhao flicked his lighter and lit another cigarette.
He stroked the Mutant Sparrow on the back of his hand, then took a chunk of flesh from an iron box beside him. There was no telling what species it had come from.
The sparrow gave a low, raspy cry like an older woman, then happily pecked at the flesh.
His phone vibrated.
Boss Zhao glanced casually at the message. It was from Ten of Spades, who had failed to intercept Li Yunyao on her way home and had lost track of her.
His brows furrowed slightly, but he paid it little mind.
Soon afterward, Three of Spades sent a message reporting that Li Yunyao had been spotted with Zhou Ye.
A black van was also parked by the roadside. The people inside were followers of the Eternal Church, stationed there to guard against anything unexpected.
After all, Lu Mingwang was an Awakened. An explosion of this magnitude might not kill him.
"One hour."
He checked the time again.
It would take the nearby Patrol Team ten minutes or so to arrive after the incident.
Naturally, those patrol officers would be no match for an Awakened.
Once members of the Patrol Team died as well, the Dawn Blade would be alerted. A quick investigation would reveal something suspicious about the incident.
Meng Chengfei was not in Night Spirit City. Flights from Sky City had all been suspended because of the thunderstorm. Even if a powerful Awakened forced their way here, it would take five or six hours.
Of course, the thunderstorm