The infinite starry sky covers everything.

In just a blink of an eye, this area was completely isolated from the world. The sky disappeared, replaced by an infinitely shining galaxy and stars emitting mysterious light. The sun's light shone straight down, leaving behind thick and distinct shadows of white and black on the ground like an incandescent lamp.

Looking around, the whole city looks like a frozen ruin on the surface of a planet, filled with an extraordinary sense of strangeness.

"This is……"

Even the old man in a suit was attracted by the change in front of him and his eyes widened in surprise. At the same time, a voice sounded in front of him.

"I never thought that I would see another Red World member so soon. Are you here to hunt as well?"

"Um?"

Hearing the sudden voice, the old man turned his head hurriedly, and saw Fang Zhengzheng holding a plastic bag in one hand and pointing at him with his left hand.

"To be honest, I'm a little surprised. I didn't expect to run into a Red World guy here..."

"Human?"

Looking at Fang Zheng in front of him, the old man's face clearly showed an expression of surprise.

"I never thought that there would be a human being able to move in this sealed area..."

But soon, the old man raised his hands.

"Please don't do it, young man. I mean no harm."

"So I didn't send you back to your hometown to get married right away. Tell me, who are you? What are you doing in Yuqi City?"

"Please allow me to introduce myself."

In response to Fang Zheng's question, the old man smiled slightly, then took off his hat and saluted to Fang Zheng.

"My name is 'Corpse Collector' Lamy. As you said, I am a 'Red World Disciple'."

"My name is Fang Zheng. As you can see, I am a human."

Since the other party did not show hostility immediately, Fang Zheng certainly would not attack directly.

"To be honest, I really can't believe that there are actually humans who can move around in the Seal... Wait, this Seal should be released by you. No wonder, I was wondering why the fluctuations felt a little different from those of the Fire Mist Warriors and the Red World People. So that's how it is. There are actually humans in this world who can do this... And, there should be a Fire Mist Warrior next to you, right? I can feel his aura."

"oh?"

Hearing the old man's sigh, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say much. He just continued to look at the old man quietly.

"It is like this, sir. I hope you can understand and also convey to the fire mist warrior that I am harmless... Although I know this may be hard for you to believe, I really have no ill will towards this city."

"harmless?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng became more interested.

"Tell me what I'm talking about. The Red World Cultist I met before was a madman who was willing to do anything for himself. Although I'm not sure if that's a common problem among you Red World Cultists, at least for now, I feel that Red World Cultists are not easy to deal with. Perhaps you can change my mind?"

"It's great that you understand."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the old man named Rami also smiled with relief.

"Indeed, as you said, most of the Red World's followers are dangerous to humans, but the only thing I can guarantee is that I don't eat humans."

"Don't eat people?"

Fang Zheng looked at the bone collector in front of him curiously.

"Then how do you maintain your existence? Logically speaking, if the Red World disciples do not devour the power of existence, they cannot exist in this world."

“Like this.”

Lamy opened his arms and displayed the power of his previous existence in front of Fang Zheng.

"I don't eat people. In fact, I only absorb the power of very weak torches that are about to go out. Even my body is the same. Unlike ordinary apostles, I only exist with the help of the torches, and it hardly consumes the power of existence..."

"I see. No wonder you're called 'Corpse Collector'. It seems like you specialize in chasing after others and picking up corpses."

At this time, Fang Zheng finally understood. To be honest, if the old man had not personally absorbed the power of the torch, he would not have realized that the old man in front of him was a Red World disciple. But soon, Fang Zheng had a new question.

"Why did you do that?"

"Because I need a huge power of existence."

“……???”

"That's right."

Noticing Fang Zheng's doubt, the old man explained with a smile.

"A long time ago, a human friend made a gift for me personally, but before I could accept it, it was destroyed and could never be repaired. What I want now is to see with my own eyes what gift he prepared for me. To do this, I need to write a free-style to bring the existence that had disappeared without a trace back to this world. This requires a huge amount of existence power, but..."

"If you absorb it directly, it will attract the encirclement and suppression of the Fire Mist Warriors, right? I understand."

Fang Zheng nodded, understanding what the old man meant. To use an analogy, it was like an old man saw a treasure and wanted to buy it. But it would cost an astronomical amount of money, and the old man himself was penniless. To achieve this goal, he would either risk robbing a bank, or beg on the street or pick up other people's dropped coins. The former had high returns, but also high risks. The latter was almost risk-free... Of course, the time consumed was also immeasurable.

"That's right. Although I don't know what happened here, I think you may have noticed that for me, Yuqi City with so many torches is like a treasure mountain. Here, I can collect a large amount of the remaining power of the torches without affecting the world or hurting others... By the way, if possible, I would like to ask who is the contractor of the Fire Mist Warrior in this city?"

"Heavenly and earthly fire."

"Oh? It's him?"

Upon hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the old man showed unmistakable joy on his face.

"I never thought that he would be here. Then the Fire Mist Warrior must be the 'Flame-Haired Killer with Burning Eyes'? That's great. I never thought that this place was under its protection..."

What a killer! That girl can probably only kill chickens.

"Do you know each other?"

Seeing the old man's reaction, Fang Zheng was very curious. He originally thought that the relationship between the Fire Mist Warriors and the Red World People was just that of cat and mouse, but now it seems that is not entirely the case.

"We can be considered acquaintances, so I can rest assured. I hope you can let them know that I will be staying in this city temporarily..."

"That's certainly no problem."

Since this Red World guy named Rami was so sure, Fang Zheng didn't mind letting him go for the time being. After all, he said that he knew Alastair, so he just needed to go back and ask Shana, and he would be able to get the answer.

But before that...

"Old man, do you know much about the Dharma?"

Looking at the old man in front of him, Fang Zheng asked curiously. Hearing his question, the old man smiled.

"Haha, I know a thing or two about the Dharma of Freedom."

"oh!"

Hearing this answer, Fang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Then I wonder if you have time to chat with me? We can go to the cafe over there... Of course, it's my treat."

With such obvious and iconic lines appearing, Fang Zheng could be sure that the person in front of him was none other than the legendary urban grandfather!