Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 291 The City That Never Sleeps 2

"All right."

Blood Princess seemed accustomed to these scenes. With a sudden flick of her slender hand, a crystal glass appeared out of thin air in her palm.

The glass was filled with a thick, scarlet liquid that clung to the sides of the glass and was slowly swirling.

A pungent, fishy stench assaulted my nostrils, making me want to vomit.

She handed the cup to Guan Xun, her red lips parting slightly as she spoke with a captivating, irresistible tone: "Come, drink it, and you'll be a member of the City That Never Sleeps."

The smell was so strong it made your tongue tingle. You didn't need to guess what it was; it was fresh blood, and it even came from a human body.

Guan Xun glanced at it, his expression remaining calm. He took the cup and, without hesitation, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

The warm liquid slid down her throat, and the strong, bloody taste exploded in her mouth instantly. The rusty, astringent taste burned all the way down her esophagus to her stomach, as if fire was raging through her internal organs, making her frown involuntarily.

The fishy smell lingered between my teeth for a long time.

"This is the first time I've seen someone so decisive." Blood Princess watched her finish her drink, clapped her hands, and her smile deepened as she playfully announced, "Congratulations, you will become the number one new member of the City That Never Sleeps."

As the two stepped through the city gate, a stench of decay, even stronger than that outside the city, immediately assaulted their senses.

The stench, a mixture of blood, rotting flesh, and even feces, along with many other indescribable smells, caused Guan Xun to instinctively hold his breath, his eyes growing increasingly cold and somber.

It would be one thing if it were all just the smell of blood, but it was also mixed with so many disgusting odors.

The scene inside the city was a hundred times more terrifying than the town above.

The ground, crisscrossed with gullies, was covered with thick scabs of blood, which crunched underfoot.

Along the way, you can occasionally see pools of blood that haven't completely dried, filled with severed fingers, broken bones, and even some twisted organs...

Along both sides of the street, the ruins were piled with the skeletons of monsters, some of their horns still gleaming coldly, their sharp claws deeply embedded in the stone walls.

The fur had long since rotted into fluff, turning into dust and scattering when the wind blew it away.

Among them were several human corpses, their flesh rotting and exposing their stark white bones, which were crawling with white maggots.

Screams mingled with maniacal laughter and the clashing of blades.

Guan Xun's gaze swept casually, and he saw many ragged people tearing and biting each other, their fingernails digging into each other's flesh, tearing off pieces of bloody flesh and stuffing them into their mouths to eat with relish.

The crimson liquid splattered on their faces, making them laugh even more wildly, their eyes filled with only beastly desire, as if the people in front of them were not their own kind but a delicious delicacy.

Someone lay on the ground, groaning as his arm was severed, but his voice was quickly drowned out by a cacophony of screams. Those around him didn't even bother to look up, preoccupied only with fighting over the severed limbs on the ground.

"..."

Guan Xun lowered his eyes, not paying much attention to his surroundings, and followed Xue Ji through the chaotic streets.

Just as they turned into a deep alley, a small, thin figure suddenly darted out from the end of the alley.

He was a little boy who looked to be no more than ten years old. His face was covered in mud, and his messy hair was stuck to his forehead, covering most of his face.

Her large eyes blinked, revealing a hint of timidity.

He was dressed in rags, revealing his thin, bony arms and legs, and looked harmless.

As if startled, he rushed over with his short legs, spreading his arms as if to pounce on Guan Xun's thigh.

"Sister, save me!" The little boy's voice was trembling with tears, sounding pitiful.

Guan Xun frowned and subconsciously shifted his body to the side.

"Pfft!"

The little boy missed and fell onto the muddy ground, splashing up a cloud of murky water.

He lay on the ground, his small body twitched, and his shoulders shrugged as if he were crying.

Guan Xun lowered his eyes, his gaze scrutinizing.

Blood Princess tilted her head, spun around, and stepped forward. She lightly brushed her fingertips across her bright red lips and deliberately raised her voice: "Oh dear, what an adorable child. Should we save him or not?"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly floated to Guan Xun's other side, her warm breath brushing against his ear, and coldly reminding him: "This is a killing field. Compassion is the least needed and cheapest thing. If you dare to reach out, he might bite your throat in the next second."

Before Guan Xun could speak...

Blood Princess stepped forward and looked down at the little boy, casually warning, "Number 894, you've got the wrong target. This is a new member, currently protecting Shichen."

The little boy looked up abruptly, clearly startled at first. Then, the harmless expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloom that was incongruous with his age.

Without saying a word, he glared fiercely at Guan Xun, then scrambled to his feet and darted into the darkness at the end of the alley, moving as nimbly as a wildcat, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Number 894?" Guan Xun raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly.

With such a high number, I never expected a little kid to be such a shrewd old fox.

"Don't underestimate him. Look over there, those are all his achievements." Blood Princess gestured for her to look into the alley.

Her gaze swept across the alley, where the heads hanging on the walls after being dried were unrecognizable, their eye sockets staring blankly at the sky, their hair tangled together, still stained with dried blood, like a silent accusation.

The alley walls are covered with crooked and distorted writing, mostly words like "help," conveying an atmosphere of despair.

Guan Xun's expression shifted slightly, and he turned to ask, "How much time is left?"

Blood Princess naturally knew that the question was about the two hours of protection the newcomer needed. She raised her hand to adjust her red dress, a hint of regret on her face: "The time is almost up, so I wish you a good life. After all, in this place, a newcomer's life is as fragile as paper."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me now. Once the time is up..."

“Here, everyone will be my target, right?” Guan Xun suddenly interrupted her.

She glanced sideways, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Seeing this, Blood Princess felt a chill run down her spine, but she still forced herself to remain calm and nodded: "Yes, of course, you will become..."

"That's fine."

Guan Xun's voice trailed off, and before he could finish speaking, he raised his hand and struck Xue Ji in the chest!

The palm strike was fierce, carrying the scorching heat of dark flames. The air itself seemed to be distorted by the heat, emitting a sizzling sound.

The speed was so fast that Blood Princess had no time to react. Her pupils suddenly dilated, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

She is the leader of the City That Never Sleeps, and one of the city lord's subordinates; no one has ever been able to touch her.

Now, caught off guard by such a sudden attack, she couldn't possibly react so quickly.

"puff!"

The palm strike landed precisely on her chest, and the blood that gushed from her mouth splattered onto the ground, its vivid color almost blinding.

Her body went limp and fell to the ground, her red dress spreading out like a blood-red rose that had suddenly withered.

Before she died, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she was too weak to utter a word.

Guan Xun lowered his eyes and saw a red light float out from Xue Ji's body, disappearing into her brow like a nimble little snake.

Instantly, a series of bloody dots appeared in my previously empty mind, the numbers jumping around and finally settling on 107.

This is a blood point of 107.

"You're quite valuable." Guan Xun raised a single eyebrow and couldn't help but sneer.

Having said that, he ignored the corpse on the ground and the noise around him, and walked towards the alley where the little boy had run away.

With such an impressive record, there must have been quite a few bloody incidents...