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.

You won’t last long without it,”

seemed to brighten, a subtle but noticeable improvement. Seeing this,

prison cell, Jared cast one final glance at the towering ancient tree before walking alongside Mia as they left

Mia remarked, glancing up at the darkening sky. “We need to leave the

“Does Beast City not allow

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

you don’t have a place to stay, the authorities will

head out of town for the night. We can rough it for a bit and come back the next

leave the city, we’ll have to queue again tomorrow just to get back in. What a waste of

sky had fully darkened, they arrived at an extravagant inn that radiated

the matter?” Jared asked, noticing

inn in all of Beast City,” Mia explained.

eyebrow, then chuckled. “Three coins? That’s all? I was expecting something outrageous.” Without another word,

sighed and had no choice

innkeeper asked, stepping forward with a welcoming