A Man Like None Other

He handed the pill to Ezio. “I have a feeling that those cultivators who passed away, they all died after their spiritual energy was completely drained.”

“Suction? I can’t sense anything,” Mia said, clearly puzzled.

Ezio nodded fervently. “I don’t feel the pull either, but I can tell my health is deteriorating. Those who died… they turned into something like mummies.”

“Where is this force coming from?” Mia asked, her voice tense with worry.

Jared shook his head. “I don’t know either. We can’t use our spiritual sense here, and tracing the source of the suction won’t be easy.”

Just as Jared was about to examine the prison cell more closely and ask Ezio for more details, a voice suddenly rang out.

“Time’s up!” Ricky’s loud shout echoed from outside.

“Ezio, hold on. I’ll find a way to get you out,” Mia said, gripping her brother’s hand tightly.

“Okay,” Ezio replied with a nod.

take the medicine. You won’t last

his complexion seemed to brighten, a subtle but noticeable improvement. Seeing this, Mia let out a relieved sigh, her anxiety

towering ancient

at the darkening sky. “We need to leave the city quickly. If the gates close, we’ll be stuck

eyebrow. “Does Beast City

a curfew at night. If we stay in the city, we’d have to find an inn to spend

authorities will pick you up. They

town for the night. We can rough it for

leave the city, we’ll have to queue again tomorrow just to get back in. What a waste of time! Besides, I’m not exactly strapped for cash. Let’s find the finest inn

through the bustling streets in search of accommodations. Before the sky had fully darkened, they arrived at an extravagant inn that

Jared

the most luxurious inn in all of Beast City,” Mia explained. “But it’s… expensive. A single night costs three

“Three coins? That’s all? I was expecting something outrageous.” Without another

and had no

young innkeeper asked,