“We need to go!” Haidong Lin grabbed Lu Yun and the two vanished where they stood. An enormous roar split the void the second they left, drowning the spot they were just in.

……

Haidong Lin didn’t stop for a very, very long time. If there’d been any light to be found in their surroundings, Lu Yun would’ve seen that his face was ashen and sweat pouring from his brow. Lu Yun’s own clothes were drenched in sweat too.

“Did, did you take something else as well just now?” Haidong Lin asked in a trembling voice.

Lu Yun opened his hand; his consciousness traced the outline of a black flower glowing with a black hue that bloomed delicately in the dark. Haidong Lin could naturally see it...