The cold rain was like countless poison-quenched steel needles, pricking down from the lead-gray sky.
The A-13 ruins area was as silent as a huge tomb forgotten by the world.
Gu Chen huddled behind a broken concrete load-bearing column, letting the cold rain wash away his worn combat uniform. The air was mixed with the fishy smell of rust, the sweetness of decaying fungi, and a hint of... Ruins. The kind of purple miasma that can drive ordinary people insane has long been a common occurrence for him.
His gaze, like a patient lone wolf, was fixed on the mountain of garbage not far away.
There, there were two scavengers rummaging for something. The movements were urgent, but with a sneaky vigilance. They are the hyenas in this ruins, and Gu Chen is a ghoul that no one dares to approach.
"There... There seems to be something over there!" A tall and thin scavenger lowered his voice and excitedly pointed to a corner of the garbage mountain.
His companion, a man as strong as a bear, immediately glanced around vigilantly, his eyes paused in the direction where Gu Chen was hiding, and then quickly moved away, as if one more glance would be contaminated by something ominous.
"Keep your voice down! Do you want to attract the beast?" The strong man growled, but he couldn't wait to reach out his hand.
