The world was shaking.
It wasn't just a vibration, it was a real and tangible shaking that made Xia Zhi struggle to stay steady on her feet.
All four of them were affected by the shaking, having to crouch down to avoid being knocked over.
"What is this Time Clock trying to do?" Xia Zhi exclaimed. "Is it trying to shake us to death?"
"Don't bring out your sense of humor at a time like this," Bai Huan said cautiously as he moved towards a figure.
Jiang Ying reached out to grab him. "Don't take unnecessary risks. I don't want you to die like this."
"If I die, then so be it," Bai Huan stopped and retreated. "I've already died once when I was a child."
"Don't be so pessimistic," Jiang Yu pulled him over. "None of us want you to take risks."
"Stop it! We didn't come here to chat," Xia Zhi said. "We might as well go and see what's going on."
"What are you thinking?" Jiang Ying said. "How about throwing a grenade over there to test it?"
Jiang Ying opened his bag and took out a round object. "Where should I throw it?"
"Throw it wherever there are fewer people," Bai Huan said while taking the grenade from him, pointing it at the hole in front of him. "There are only two over there."
Bai Huan pulled the pin and threw it quickly.
As soon as the grenade hit the ground, it exploded, releasing a cloud of black smoke and splattering some clumps of dirt.
Jiang Ying focused his attention on the hole, the black smoke gradually dissipated, and he exclaimed in shock, "That figure... I saw him move, but the speed was too fast, I couldn't see clearly!"
As they spoke, all four of them looked around vigilantly. Bai Huan felt a slight tremor behind him and turned his head, "Jiang... Jiang Yu?!"
Jiang Yu was holding his waist with his hand, his face filled with extreme pain, blood seeping through his fingers, dyeing a large portion of his clothes red.
Xia Zhi and Jiang Ying also noticed that something was wrong. Jiang Ying pulled out a bandage, "Bai Huan! Quickly bandage him up! It seems that the black figure moved very fast, and Jiang Yu must have been injured by him!"
Jiang Yu moved his hand away, revealing a horizontal wound on his abdomen that was deep enough to see the bones. Bai Huan carefully disinfected it and wrapped it with a bandage.
Jiang Yu took a couple of minutes to recover and said, "I only saw a black figure pass by, and I thought it was an illusion. I wasn't fully prepared, so I ended up getting injured by him. The black figure... moves very fast, and the wounds it inflicted felt like they were burned at high temperatures... as if they had a corrosive effect."
After hearing this, Xia Zhi said, "Everyone be on high alert, hold onto the 'Dark Night' weapon. Attack immediately when you see the black figure, without hesitation. Bai Huan, make sure to take care of Jiang Yu, he's injured."
All four of them became vigilant, their eyes constantly scanning the black figures.
Time seemed to stretch on endlessly for Xia Zhi, feeling like only a few moments but also an eternity had passed.
Then, the black figure moved.
The black shadows from all directions began to sway and slowly move towards them.