Hu Liena, having survived the disaster, only felt her whole body relax, but immediately afterward she tensed up again and turned her head to sweep her gaze around.
"Where's that giant snake?"
"No idea. In the end, I cut apart more than six of its Inner Cores in a row. Maybe it hid itself."
"Then should we leave while we can?"
"Let's go. If that snake shows up again, it'll be trouble."
A'Dai stood up and patted the dust from his body, deciding to leave this place. Hu Liena had no objections either, and the two of them walked one behind the other toward the narrow path ahead.
Slowly, the temperature around them grew lower and lower, while the distance between them and the magma grew farther and farther. The maddening scorching heat surrounding them also slowly faded away.
"Looks like we're almost at the exit."
"Mm. After all, we've already been in here for a whole day. It wouldn't be strange to have reached the end."
As the two spoke, they did not stop walking. Gradually, a ray of light different from the glow emitted by the magma beneath their feet appeared above them not far away.
"A'Dai, look over there."
Hearing this, A'Dai raised his head and looked in the direction Hu Liena was pointing. He saw a cave entrance hanging on the stone wall at the end of the path beneath their feet.
"It's the exit. We're finally getting out."
For two years, the two of them had remained constantly on edge in Slaughter City. At this moment, seeing light again, a sense of relief surged through both their hearts. Once they crossed that stone wall, they would be able to return to their original normal lives.
But danger often descended at the very moment when people