Lin Ye's steps grew ever lighter as he ventured deeper.
He moved like a stone melting into the night, devoid of presence or warmth. Only his eyes, still bright in the darkness, scanned every inch of his surroundings, alert for any potential danger.
A terrifying, deathly silence hung in the air.
It was the silence of a vacuum, left behind after all life had been utterly purged.
Before long, Lin Ye came to a halt.
He crouched behind a half-collapsed low wall, his silhouette merging perfectly with the shadows of the ruined structure.
In the distance, at the end of a street several hundred meters away, a massive, grotesque silhouette prowled slowly through the darkness.
It was one of the two Fusion Monsters.
Its form was even more imposing than when Lin Ye had glimpsed it from afar. Each movement sent a slight tremor through the ground beneath it.
Merely watching it from a distance was enough to stir a primal fear, an instinctual dread.
Lin Ye held his breath.
Level 17.
