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.

medicine. You won’t last

seemed to brighten, a subtle but noticeable improvement.

glance at the towering ancient

at the darkening sky. “We need to leave the city quickly. If the gates

“Does Beast City not

not that, but there’s a curfew at night. If we stay in the

have a place to stay, the authorities will pick you up. They don’t allow anyone to wander the streets

town for the night. We can rough it for a bit and come

in. What a waste of time! Besides, I’m not exactly strapped for cash. Let’s find the finest inn and

respond but nodded silently, leading Jared through the bustling streets in search of accommodations. Before the sky had fully darkened, they

the matter?” Jared asked,

in all of Beast City,” Mia explained.

all? I was expecting something outrageous.” Without another word, he strode

sighed and had no

a room?” a young innkeeper