Yun Meilan nodded in agreement, her eyes scanning the surroundings with a heightened sense of alertness. "Indeed. It's as if they've been deliberately drawn away."
A sense of unease settled over them. The unnatural quiet, the absence of stronger creatures of chaos, it all pointed towards a deliberate strategy, a calculated move by the enemy.
"Could this be a trap?" Yun Yi pondered, his voice low and cautious.
"It's possible," Yun Meilan replied, her grip tightening on her dagger. "But we can't turn back now. We need to find out what's happening."
With a shared determination, they pressed on, their senses heightened, their movements cautious yet swift. The deeper they ventured into the ruined city, the denser the chaotic energy became, clinging to them like a suffocating shroud.
