The group turned abruptly and sprinted toward the city gate, only to find the massive, heavy doors tightly sealed. Thick, viscous black blood seeped from the gaps between the grey bricks. Behind them, the discordant wail of suonas drew closer, accompanied by the faint, rhythmic jingle of bells—a sound that seemed to bore directly into their marrow.
"Damn it! They’ve actually sealed the city gate!" Yan Jinan slammed his fist against the blood-seeping wood, his knuckles instantly corroded and reduced to a mangled mess of flesh.
Cao Wenyu drew her longsword, its cold light glinting under the eerie green lanterns. "Shall we turn back and fight them to the death?"
Chapter 414