The alleys on both sides are in the rich area. The little mansions of the rich are warmly lit.

From the building came the sound of heartwarming dance music. The nobles were reveling all night, so out of place with the bloody streets just a wall away.

The joys and sorrows of humanity do not coincide.

The man in front of me was full of the smell of blood, but it seems like I have no other choice but to follow him.

If I were to rush out of this alley alone, in less than ten minutes, I would be hunted down by countless masked men.

Following him perhaps gives me a slight chance of retaliating, should he decide to turn on me.

The light in the alley was too dim, and Chen Yan suddenly stopped.

He turned around, placed his index finger on his lips, and made a gesture telling me to be quiet.

Following his gaze, I saw several masked men tying an old lady with white hair to a lamppost, laughing as they poured gasoline on her.

My heart suddenly tightened—this was Shulan Ah Nai, who lived next door to me.

When I was starving, it was Shulan Ah Nai who shared her only food with me, allowing me to survive.

My only thought at that moment was: I need to save her.

But just as I took a step forward, Chen Yan jerked me back and covered my mouth with his big hand.

He whispered in a low voice in my ear, "You can't save her."

The masked men laughed as they lit a lighter, and the flames formed an arc before landing on Shulan Ah Nai.

In an instant, Shulan Ah Nai was engulfed in flames.

Several masked men laughed and started filming on their phones: "Exciting, come, look at the camera."

Chen Yan's hand covered my eyes, but the hoarse cries for help from Shulan Ah Nai before she died resonated in my ears.

My heart ached and my entire body trembled, and the screams in my throat turned into hot tears, pouring out.

What was most chilling was that the masked man wearing an Ultraman mask suddenly turned his head and looked at us.

Then he opened his arms and walked towards us, saying, "Chen Yan, perfect timing. The game is just getting started."

Chen Yan pulled me back, rudely wiped the tears from my face, and said in a low voice, "No crying allowed!"

"If you want to survive, you have to listen to me, understand?"

I nodded through my tears, and he lifted me up and pushed me against the wall. I groaned in pain.

The Ultraman masked man crouched in front of me, blew smoke into my face, and said, "Don't be afraid, it will hurt a little, but my knife skills are precise, so you won't hurt for long."

The Ultraman masked man stood up and handed the knife to Chen Yan, saying, "Your prey, you make the first cut?"

Chen Yan's face was indistinct under the mask, but his voice was devoid of warmth.

"My prey, it's not your turn to control her."

The Ultraman masked man suddenly leaned close to Chen Yan, gritting his teeth and saying, "Chen Yan, I've been patient with you for a long time. Lucifer really likes you, but if he knows you broke the rules to protect a slave, he would be very disappointed, right?"

Chen Yan took the knife, and the Ultraman masked man smiled with satisfaction, "That's more like it."

But the next moment, Chen Yan's knife pierced his throat. The action was so swift that I didn't react, and the masked man fell to the ground, clutching his throat in agony.

The other masked men, having seen this, rushed at us with their axes, and my heart leaped into my throat.

"Be careful!"

Chen Yan grabbed one of the men's arms, and with a strong twist, he took the short-handled axe from the man's hand.

He was swift, and in just over ten seconds, he used the short-handled axe to behead the other four masked men.

Seeing this scene, my legs had already gone weak.

I ran to the corner of the street, but my steps were unsteady, and I fell heavily to the ground.

Chen Ye, holding the bloodied short-handled axe, came towards me, his killing intent looming in his entire body.

I was panicking, unable to catch my breath and fainted.