The foul stench kept wafting into her nose, filling her with a deep sense of disgust. Why couldn't these things look more environmentally friendly like Eric and his friends?

Gu Li gripped the silver-white longsword in his hand, a cold glint in his eyes. A pair of black wings, exuding an evil aura, suddenly unfurled from the opening in his clothes on his back, and the veins on the back of his hands throbbed.

This time, there was no need to wait. Gu Li directly extended his sharp canines and bit down on the back of his hand. The bright red blood that slid down his fingers circled up the silver-white sword.

She strode toward the fearless, low-level creature.

Sent to the warehouse, where she was about to be placed alongside the still-writhing flesh and blood, He Wei stared wide-eyed in despair and struggled frantically once more. This was the first time she had used her power continuously like this, and even her usually excellent energy output became intermittent.

The starlight within her was almost exhausted. If she couldn't break free before then, she would be corrupted by these low-level creatures and remain in this dark and sunless city forever!

"I don't want to stay here! I can't stay here like this!"

Suddenly, a large burst of starlight erupted from He Wei's hand, enveloping her in countless points of light. The low-level creature could no longer withstand the intense starlight and its body began to disintegrate, while countless other low-level creatures around it were originally fused with it.

Before He Wei could even show any joy, she was quickly overwhelmed by despair and regret.

"...This godforsaken place! I'm the number one ranked genius among the Children of Light at the Federal University. Am I really going to die here in a place where nobody knows?"

She failed her mentor's expectations, and she carried the hopes of countless people on her shoulders. She hadn't even truly been on the battlefield yet.

Through her teary eyes, He Wei suddenly heard a slightly deep female voice that penetrated the pollution around her ears and entered her mind. It seemed as if a huge shadow of some kind of winged creature had covered her eyes.

"Hey, are you still alive? People who live in places like this are here to rescue you. Just to be safe, I suggest you close your eyes first."