Chapter 6 SurvivorSun City
Eastern Gate
By afternoon, half of Sun City had gathered near the eastern gate.
rchants.
Cultivators.
Curious civilians.
Everyone wanted to see the hunter who returned alive from the eastern forest.
Unfortunately—
Sun City citizens loved danger almost as much as gossip.
Xu Yuan stood near the back of the crowd while lazily holding roasted at in one hand.
Beside him, Lin Hao looked visibly nervous.
"You're eating at a ti like this?"
Xu Yuan looked confused.
"Fear increases hunger."
"That's absolutely fake."
Nearby guards continuously pushed civilians backward.
"Move back!"
"Stop crowding the gate!"
"Make space!"
The atmosphere felt far more tense than usual.
Even several city cultivators had arrived already.
Xia Yu quietly walked over beside Xu Yuan afterward.
As usual—
many people nearby imdiately looked toward her unconsciously.
Xu Yuan noticed again.
And once again—
he felt this world was extrely unreasonable.
"What's happening inside?" Xia Yu asked calmly.
Lin Hao answered first.
"The survivor apparently lost his mind."
Xu Yuan swallowed his food before speaking.
"That's encouraging."
"You're still eating…"
"I paid for this already."
Several monts later—
the crowd ahead suddenly beca noisy.
"He's awake!"
"The hunter woke up!"
"Move aside!"
The large crowd imdiately shifted toward the front gates.
Xu Yuan sighed.
"Humans truly enjoy dangerous situations."
Then he still walked closer anyway.
Inside the guarded area near the gate entrance—
a wounded middle-aged hunter sat against a wooden cart while trembling violently.
His clothes were covered in dried mud and blood.
More importantly—
his eyes looked completely terrified.
Like soone who had seen sothing impossible.
A city guard crouched beside him.
"What attacked your team?"
The hunter remained silent.
Breathing heavily.
Sweating.
Then suddenly—
his pupils shook violently.
"Eyes…"
The surrounding crowd instantly beca quieter.
The hunter's voice trembled.
"Red eyes inside the forest…"
Several nearby civilians imdiately stepped backward nervously.
The hunter continued mumbling almost unconsciously.
"They watched us…"
"From the trees…"
"From underground…"
"From everywhere…"
Xu Yuan's expression slowly beca thoughtful.
This no longer sounded like ordinary spirit beasts.
The city guard imdiately continued questioning him.
"What attacked the caravan?"
The hunter suddenly froze completely.
Then—
very slowly—
he lifted one shaking finger toward the eastern mountains outside the city.
"There's… sothing alive beneath the forest…"
Silence instantly spread across the entire area.
Even nearby cultivators frowned seriously now.
Then suddenly—
the hunter scread.
"DON'T LOOK AT THE LIGHTS!"
BOOOOM!
Spiritual energy exploded wildly from his body while several nearby guards instantly restrained him.
The crowd panicked imdiately afterward.
People quickly retreated while shouting erupted everywhere.
Xu Yuan calmly stepped backward before the chaos reached him.
Lin Hao almost grabbed his arm.
"We should leave."
"That's probably smart."
For once—
even Xu Yuan agreed imdiately.
As the three quietly moved away from the eastern gate—
the atmosphere throughout Sun City already felt different.
Not chaotic yet.
But no longer relaxed either.
People spoke more quietly now.
Several shops even started closing earlier than normal.
Fear spread faster than rumors.
"You think the hunter was telling the truth?" Lin Hao asked nervously.
Xu Yuan thought briefly.
"Partially."
"What does that an?"
"Terrified people exaggerate things."
Lin Hao looked relieved briefly.
Then Xu Yuan calmly added:
"But fear usually cos from sothing real first."
"…You really enjoy ruining my mood."
Xia Yu quietly walked beside him while the noisy streets slowly passed around them.
Then suddenly—
she stopped walking.
Xu Yuan imdiately noticed.
"What is it?"
Xia Yu silently looked toward the distant eastern mountains.
Her silver eyes narrowed slightly.
"…Did you feel that?"
Lin Hao imdiately panicked.
"Feel what?"
For several seconds, Xia Yu remained silent.
Then quietly answered:
"Spiritual fluctuation."
Xu Yuan's relaxed expression faded slightly again.
Because this ti—
he felt it too.
Very faint.
Like sothing briefly pulsed beneath the earth far away.
Then disappeared completely.
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