Published: March 2, 2025
"Bang."
The rubble above was violently pushed aside, and a figure floated down through the large hole in the ceiling.
Seeing the descending figure, Arthur immediately relaxed.
Everything was just as he had anticipated. With Qin Shiyuan in tow, there was no need to rush out and charge through the demonic creatures' defenses. Doing so would be even more dangerous. It was better to quietly wait in this empty sewer for reinforcements from the military or Qin Tian.
With the locator in Qin Shiyuan's possession and the loud commotion caused by the demonic creatures' attack, Qin Tian would definitely know what was happening here.
"How is my sister?"
Before Qin Tian could even take in his surroundings, he spotted Qin Shiyuan lying nearby.
Arthur shook his head slowly.
"She's fine; she just got scared by the bloody scene."
From Qin Shiyuan's reaction, this explanation made the most sense.
Ignoring Arthur's comment, Qin Tian stepped forward to carefully check Qin Shiyuan's condition.
Everything appeared normal.
After a brief inspection, Qin Tian finally felt relieved and nodded at Arthur.
"Thank you..."
Hearing Qin Tian's gratitude, Arthur felt a little shy.
"This is still my fault. If I hadn’t brought Qin Shiyuan to the market, this wouldn’t have happened."
The exchange between the two was merely polite banter between a boyfriend and a brother. Who was right or wrong was not something that could be easily clarified in just a sentence or two, and at this moment, they didn’t bother to discuss such trivial matters further.
Seeing Qin Tian pick up Qin Shiyuan, Arthur immediately followed behind him.
"I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly..."
Without looking back, Qin Tian nodded.
"The situation got pretty serious. I received news even in Eternal Sky City. As soon as I heard, I rushed over. By the way, why didn’t you contact me?"
"The time was too tight. By the time I calmed down, both Shiyuan and I had already fallen into the sewer. There aren’t many demonic creatures here, and with the military already responding, I didn’t want to disturb you..."
In truth, when Arthur and Qin Shiyuan fell into the sewer, sending out a communication was no longer necessary. The narrow environment of the sewer provided Arthur, whose combat capability was not strong, with a perfect battlefield. Under these circumstances, he was confident he could ensure Qin Shiyuan's safety.
Moreover, the military's response speed was incredibly quick; even if Qin Tian arrived, it was likely only for a fruitless trip.
One could only say that everything happened too fast and too suddenly, and ended just as quickly...
A ten-meter-high hole was like a small step for sequence four and sequence fifteen.
With a simple leap, the three of them landed on solid ground outside.
In the distance, a demonic creature gnawing on a corpse noticed the noise, its mouth filled with sharp teeth, letting out a chilling howl before being shredded by a sword qi.
It was only Arthur, alone amidst the chaotic battlefield and a group of sufficiently high-level demonic creatures, that felt some pressure while guarding Qin Shiyuan. But with Qin Tian joining, it was no longer a simple addition of one plus one.
To say the least, the combination of Qin Tian and Arthur was enough to dominate this area.
Moreover, reinforcements had arrived...
Before Arthur and Qin Tian could run far, they encountered military personnel.
"Brother Qin Tian."
In the distance, a boy in military uniform waved his hands joyfully at Qin Tian.
Sequence eighty-seven.
A sequence-level expert belonging to the military.
Though young, strength at level five was not necessarily proportional to age.
"Little Wang."
Qin Tian nodded at sequence eighty-seven, and then decisively moved toward him with Arthur.
"What happened?"
Sequence eighty-seven—Little Wang, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy named Wang Feng—looked at Qin Tian, who was holding the foul-smelling Qin Shiyuan, and asked with a puzzled expression.
"My sister was wandering around at the market when the incident occurred."