Fulan's lips twitched. "What a cruel method..."
Then, he turned to look at the Crow Man lying on the ground, groaning in pain, who had heard their entire conversation.
When the Crow Man saw the two turn to look at him, his body trembled violently.
The face on the mask was soaked with cold sweat, clinging tightly to the mask.
"I'll ask you one more time, how did you know our leader is [Life]?"
Fulan gripped the knife handle and twisted it gently.
The Crow Man cried out in pain.
I'll talk, I'll talk!
Fulan stopped writhing and stared at him coldly. "Speak."
The Crow Man took a couple of breaths, then spoke, panting.
"Because our boss, his orders to me were to capture [Life]..."
He didn't tell me much about what "[Life]" was, only that he was a Variant who could change his appearance and possessed powerful Life.
Both of them frowned simultaneously.
"What is your boss? What does he look like?"
Aidan had a guess in her mind, and asked.
The Crow Man trembled and shook his head.
No, I don't know.
I don't know if our boss is a human or a ghost...
All I know is that he's incredibly skilled!
The Crow Man swallowed hard, recalling his boss's terrifying strength.
"Our boss, his whole body looks like it was stitched together with needles, his body was made by stitching together different people's flesh."
Not long ago, they even touched my hand...
"It really was him!"
Listening to the Crow Man's description, Aidan confirmed that the boss he spoke of had indeed attacked Hela's [Autumn].
Hela has already informed all her subordinates about [Autumn].
Therefore, Fulan knew who it was.
"Where is he now?" Fulan asked.
"I... I don't know..."
The Crow Man answered in fear.
Upon seeing Fulan's icy gaze, he was so frightened that he quickly swore an oath.
"I really don't know! All I know is that the boss came back severely injured."
After I cut my hand for him, he disappeared somewhere, muttering to himself...
Oh, right!
The Crow Man suddenly remembered something.
"I heard him say something as he left... 'they'."
Furthermore, I've heard that the boss has accomplices; he might have gone to find them!
The Crow Man told the two everything he knew.
He was terrified that either Fulan or Aidan might get upset and kill him.
Upon hearing the information provided by the Crow Man, the two men's already furrowed brows deepened.
Companions? Since [Autumn] is one of the [Four Seasons].
Who else could his companions be besides the other [Four Seasons]?
Just one [Autumn] was enough to give Hela a hard time; if the other three all came, things would be in serious trouble!
"So, that's why you're letting him go..."
Pfft!
The blade, made of flesh and blood, pierced through the Crow Man's head.
The Crow Man instantly stopped breathing and collapsed to the ground.
The long sword transformed into a terrifying maw, swallowing the Crow Man whole.
As the Crow Man's corpse was completely swallowed by the blade, the blade throbbed twice as violently as a heart.
Then things returned to calm.
Fulan brandished the knife in front of him twice, clicking his tongue in amazement.
"I feel like this knife is more powerful than me now."
"He only ate one ' Transcendent ' item and he's already this strong."
Fulan gently stroked the blade, growing increasingly fond of the knife his boss had given him.
"If the other three [Four Seasons] are about the same strength as [Autumn]."
Even if I teamed up with the boss, we wouldn't be a match for him...
A look of unprecedented suspicion and seriousness appeared on Aidan's face.
He reminded Fulan, who was still lost in thought.
"Let's get out of this city quickly."
Fulan snapped out of his reverie and nodded in agreement. "Indeed, let's hurry up and go."
He sheathed his knife and followed Aidan out of the messy bar.
As soon as they stepped out, they ran into Fuluolan and his group, who had been standing at the door.
When Fuluolan saw the two of them come out, he lowered his head in shame and bit his lip as if he wanted to say something.
The other three had already heard Fuluolan's explanation.
He lowered his head as well.
"Let's go. You should be safe now. I've wiped out the Black Death Gang."
Aidan patted their heads, then led the group ahead with Fulan.
"Um, wait a minute."
He had only taken a few steps when Fuluolan called him down.
The two turned their heads and roughly guessed what he wanted to say.
Fuluolan blushed and looked up apologetically.
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
All four people apologized to the two of them at the same time.
"You've been helping us all along, but we've been doing more harm than good, causing you trouble. We're so sorry..."
Fuluolan stood at the front of the group and sincerely apologized.
Aidan looked at him but said nothing.
I walked over and gently patted his head.
"We must learn from this experience and never do anything so dangerous again."
Fuluolan's tightly closed eyes widened instantly.
Then her eyes filled with tears, and she couldn't hold them back and started crying.
Why... you're so good to us, and you never blame us?
We've never had one, neither have our parents...
Fuluolan sobbed, not understanding why this adult in front of her was being so kind to her.
He didn't cry when he ran away from home before.
He didn't cry when he was homeless and had no food.
Even when she was on the verge of death, she didn't cry.
But this time, he cried...
She cried very loudly.
This strong child, when he met someone who was genuinely kind to him, finally revealed his most vulnerable side.
Because he was just a child under ten years old.
Aidan remained silent, then slowly pulled the child, who, like herself, lacked love, into her arms.
Gently pat his back.
A ray of warm sunlight shone through the alley and fell on the two of them.
It was as if it warmed Fuluolan.
It's also like the warm-hearted Aidan herself.
Ding-dong--
Just then, a notification sound broke the warm atmosphere.
Fulan took out his phone and looked at it.
His eyes almost popped out.
He craned his neck to examine the information on his phone closely, his expression contorting in pain.
"W-what's wrong?"
Aidan released his grip and looked at Fulan with some surprise.
A sense of foreboding rose in my heart.
Fulan put the phone back, then turned to look at Aidan with a complicated expression.
Our city...
It's been blocked.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people present felt the ground begin to tremble slightly.
The edge of the city.
One after another, thick, mechanical steel pillars slowly rose from the edge of the city.
The towering steel pillars pierced the clouds, dwarfing even the tallest buildings of evil.
They act like anchors, surrounding the entire city.
Beams of blue light shone from the pillar.
A huge, pale blue barrier connects the steel pillars.
The entire city was completely sealed off by a giant, irregular barrier.