Published: March 2, 2025
Star was eager to return home, even the frequency of her wingbeats quickened a bit.
Soaring in the vast sky, Star resembled a black arrow, shooting straight towards the distance, with a massive sonic boom sending shockwaves sweeping towards the once Ch Town.
From the moment of takeoff, it took less than a minute for Star to fly out of the M City urban area.
In the distance lay an endless expanse of mountains and forests.
...
Looking at the scenery below, Wen Yu stood on Star's back with a blank expression.
The one-eyed creature and Victor were playfully tussling at Star's head, seeming very happy.
Just as Wen Yu was observing the ground from Star's back, the ruins of dilapidated buildings came into view.
Recalling everything that had happened in HL Town and Ch Town, Wen Yu suddenly spoke.
"Wait a moment, Star, let's go down and take a look."
"Ah? Oh..."
Star looked somewhat confused as she glanced at the ruined buildings below, then gradually slowed down, spiraling down from the sky and landing on the ground.
The familiar landscape made Wen Yu feel a bit dazed.
This was indeed HL Town.
...
"What's wrong, big boss?"
Star and Victor didn't understand why Wen Yu had called for a stop, but the one-eyed creature had an inkling. Looking at the familiar scenery, its nose twitched vigorously.
After a moment, the one-eyed creature spoke up.
"Big boss, there's no life here, no demonic creatures, nothing at all."
Wen Yu nodded.
"That's right, there shouldn't be anything."
Indeed, there should be nothing, because the impression that HL Town left on Wen Yu was quite profound.
Here, Wen Yu had met Sun Ruixing and Li Quan'an, but there was also something else that remained vividly in his memory.
With that thought, Wen Yu slowly closed his eyes.
...
A powerful perception ability began to spread.
At the same time, darkness slowly emanated from his body.
The thick black mist rapidly spread across the entire HL Town.
It was just like the vines that once enveloped HL Town, but this time, it was Wen Yu's dark world that wrapped around HL Town!
Infinite darkness, as if extending Wen Yu's limbs, meticulously examined this land.
There was nothing on the ground...
Realizing this, Wen Yu decisively manipulated the dark world to seep into the ground.
...
Star and Victor were digging around idly, completely unaware of the current situation and Wen Yu's intentions.
However, the one-eyed creature made a serious expression, perking up its ears to listen intently to the surrounding sounds.
Star and Victor didn't know what Wen Yu was doing, but the one-eyed creature was fully aware!
Recalling everything that had happened in HL Town, the one-eyed creature's skin tensed up.
It had been stabbed by those vines to the brink of death back then...
Now, it was time for revenge!
...
The darkness infiltrated the soil without any gaps.
Ten meters underground, there was nothing!
Not only were there no insects or other small underground creatures, but even the roots and stems of plants were nowhere to be found.
Feeling all of this, Wen Yu's expectations rose even higher!
This could no longer be explained by mere coincidence.
The only explanation was this:
The vines still existed in the HL Town area.
With that thought, Wen Yu focused his mind, and the spread of darkness accelerated.
Twenty meters underground...
Thirty meters underground...
All the way down to fifty meters deep.
Just before Wen Yu's darkness approached a certain spot, a slight tremor suddenly emanated from beneath his feet.
The one-eyed creature felt its fur stand on end at this moment.
Star and Victor straightened up in response to the tremor.
Wen Yu, sensing this, couldn't help but smile.
"I found it! Get ready for battle, the opponent is a peak-level five, a mutated plant creature."
Wen Yu spewed out a barrage of information, then slightly bent his legs, retreating nearly 30 meters like a cannonball.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, a nearly one-meter diameter pit suddenly appeared where Wen Yu had been standing.
Amid the billowing dust, Wen Yu vaguely saw a hint of green diving back underground.