Chen Ping watched from afar as the battle ended. He saw the gaunt, black figure with a severed arm break into a house, grab a person, and immediately drain their blood to heal. Without hesitation, he dashed back along the houses.
The wind rustled through the shadows along the way.
Clearly, these were the Nightwalkers…
They too were terrified by the battle at the riverbank; they dared not engage in any risky business now.
Escape quickly and return to their hideout was the only sensible thing to do.
As he walked, not a single light shone from any of the houses along the street.
The entire area fell into silence.
Even the faint sounds of stringed instruments in the distance had diminished considerably.
“Hurry up! What are you still lying there for? It’s dangerous outside. The constabl
