When Jeremy and Ritchie arrived at the outskirts of Valley City, the sun had yet to rise. The soldiers stationed along the defensive lines on both sides of the city were still on high alert.
As soon as they spotted Jeremy and Ritchie, the soldiers immediately braced themselves for a potential confrontation.
"Who are you two? Don't come any closer! If you keep moving forward, don't blame us for being harsh!" one of the soldiers shouted loudly at Jeremy and Ritchie.
Though the soldier could clearly tell that Jeremy and Ritchie were both human, the arrival of the Apocalypse Game had led to the rise of creatures capable of assuming human forms.
Jeremy and Ritchie didn't take another step forward. While they could easily defeat the soldiers they encountered, both of them knew that once they engaged in combat, the situation would spiral out of control, and there would be no way to salvage it.
