Sun Moon Empire, Sun Moon City.
As the sole heart of the entire Empire, Sun Moon City stood in the center of the Sun Moon Continent, with a population exceeding ten million. Even counting the cities of the Douluo Continent, it was unquestionably the largest city in the world.
The city blazed with lights, its high-rises standing in dense ranks. It looked nothing like something this world could have achieved, as the distinctive architectural style alone made clear.
Yet this prosperous city seemed deserted now. Pedestrians were scarce on the roads, and only squads of fully armed guards patrolled the streets, clad head to toe in black armor and carrying firearms whose operating principles even a modern person could not have fathomed.
Along the roads they passed lay heaps of bodies sprawled every which way. The equipment on these people looked distinctly antiquated, out of place amid their surroundings no matter how one looked at it.
Judging solely by the weapons and equipment on both sides, it looked like some interstellar civilization had invaded a planet of medieval fantasy and magic. Yet against Sun Moon City's advanced buildings, it looked more like a band of people with supernatural powers had invaded this futuristic city.
Night fell, and vast swaths of lights came on throughout the city. Yet more and more people lurked in the shadows, itching to act.
Xu Muan walked down the street, watching the scrutiny directed at her by a distant patrol without a ripple in her heart. Holding a rolled-up map, she walked forward like a living corpse.
"Muan, I summoned you back this time because there is something important I need you to do."
"...Please go ahead, Uncle."
"You've been far from the imperial capital. Coming back must have surprised you. Look at this prosperous city,