Soon, Ye Feng was lifted onto a wheelchair and pushed forward by Shuang, with Yue Yan, Qiao Ying, and even Shen Potian, who was leaning on a crutch, following.
...
"This... Arcanum City..."
Ye Feng, led out of the room by Shuang, was taken aback.
The once prosperous Arcanum City, with its many modern buildings, now resembled a giant ruin. Even the unusually tall city walls in the distance had collapsed in several places...
Everywhere he looked, thick smoke billowed from raging fires. At the collapsed sections of the wall, crowds of people, roaring zombies, were present...
"Varil's altar created by Tu Li made the people in Arcanum City lose their minds, fall into madness, and slaughter each other... Hua Xin, Lin Ba Sen, and their crazed subordinates... coupled with attacks from hordes of goblins..."
"The Gluttonous Flies also gnawed away at Arcanum City's protective formation, leading to a massive influx of zombies... and a multitude of treasure hunters taking advantage of the chaos..."
"That's how Arcanum City became like this..."
Yue Yan sighed helplessly.
"The destructive power of these gods is too terrifying... That Ares guy..."
Ye Feng muttered, then turned to Yue Yan with a questioning gaze.
"Don't worry, Ares was beaten so badly by you that he fled in disarray... He won't be thinking of coming back! At least not for a considerable time!"
Yue Yan quickly interjected.
"Speaking of which... it's the first time I've seen gods cry out in pain... and it was Ares, the God of War among the twelve main gods!"
Shen Potian's expression became quite excited at the mention of this.
"Jee!"
"Boom!~"
Suddenly, a red signal flare shot up and exploded in the distance.
"Fifth Squad, it's Yun Yao and the others, they've encountered a peak sixth-tier zombie!"
"With the massive influx of zombies this time, there are quite a few high-tier zombies. Bing, Shen Yun Yao, Jiang Shi Shan, and others are leading their squads to clear them out one by one. That was their signal flare for help!"
Yue Yan explained to Ye Feng.
"I'll go check!"
Shen Potian said, nodded at Ye Feng and the others, then his figure flashed and he headed straight towards the direction of the red signal flare.
...
Afterward, Shuang continued to push Ye Feng around, with Yue Yan and Qiao Ying following closely.
"By the way, Shuang... how did you suddenly appear and then disappear before?"
Ye Feng tilted his head and looked to his left. Shuang, who looked almost identical to Bing, had been replaced by Qiao Ying who was now pushing his wheelchair.
Shuang did not answer immediately but looked at Yue Yan opposite her for confirmation.
Inevitably, Ye Feng also looked to his right.
"It's the Divine Concealment Talisman!"
Yue Yan sighed softly. "The Divine Concealment Talisman is a type of Divine Rune Talisman. It is similar to Arcane Talismans, but there is a world of difference between them!"
"Arcane Talismans are carved with arcane runes on a certain medium, while the Divine Concealment Talisman is carved with legendary divine runes!"
"The Divine Concealment Talisman can make a person's aura vanish without a trace... undetectable even by the so-called gods..."
As she spoke, Yue Yan nodded at Shuang.
Shuang immediately understood. With a flash of light in her hand, a purple talisman instantly appeared.
The next second, her figure vanished from Ye Feng's sight... exactly as he had seen when he was watching fireworks before...
While Ye Feng was astonished, Shuang reappeared, right in her original spot...
"Actually, I was there quite early when you were fighting Tu Li, the Six Howling Hounds of the Underworld, Hua Xin, Lin Ba Sen, and the others."
"It's just that because of the Divine Concealment Talisman, you couldn't detect me!"
"And during the explosion that flattened the City Lord's mansion, I left the mansion immediately to find Shuang and get the Divine Concealment Talisman from her..."
Yue Yan explained quickly.
"Whoa, that's amazing?"
Ye Feng was very surprised.
"There are a total of three types of Divine Rune Talismans. The Divine Concealment Talisman is only one of them. The other two are the Divine Guard Talisman and the Divine Tribulation Talisman!"
At this moment, Yue Yan's voice rang out again. "The Divine Guard Talisman means what it says, it's for defense. The purple talisman that blocked Ares' divine power attack earlier was precisely that one!"
"And the Divine Tribulation Talisman is used for offense, but I haven't seen it and don't know the specifics!"
"Hoo!!~"
Saying this, Yue Yan paused. "There is only one Divine Concealment Talisman and one Divine Guard Talisman in the entire Arcanum City... Now only one Divine Concealment Talisman remains..."
"Divine Rune Talismans... I've never heard of them before... Truly, there's always someone better, and there's always more to learn..."
Upon hearing Yue Yan's words, Ye Feng couldn't help but mutter.
He had thought he knew a lot about talismans after obtaining the Fire Seed Record, but...
"Yue Yan... you treat Shuang so well, actually giving her the only Divine Concealment Talisman..."
Ye Feng looked at Yue Yan, puzzled. "But why did you let Shuang live in the abandoned district... the environment there is bad, and there are so many zombies..."
"Sister Yan is very good to me, it's my own problem, I can only live there!"
Before Yue Yan could answer, Shuang interjected, her tone somewhat urgent.
"Your own problem?"
Ye Feng blinked, his expression confused.
"Shuang, like you, Xiao Xiao, me, and Bing, is a survivor!"
Yue Yan let out a soft sigh. "But for some unknown reason, Shuang's situation is a bit special..."
Saying this, Yue Yan frowned. She pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "You should know that if survivors overuse their bracelets, the Dark Holy Sect's 'Nether Lamp,' which is a type of red-eyed mouse, can track them, right?"
"That's where it gets strange..."
Yue Yan looked at Shuang. "Shuang rarely uses the survivor bracelet, yet people from the Dark Holy Sect still track her..."
"Later, I specially conducted experiments with Shuang. Even without using the survivor bracelet, Shuang can still be tracked by the Dark Holy Sect's Nether Lamp!"
"So, I gave Shuang the only Divine Concealment Talisman... that thing can evade the tracking of the Dark Nether Lamp..."
Yue Yan quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"I see..."
Ye Feng understood. He looked at the purple talisman in Shuang's hand and a question arose. "Yan, there's only one Divine Concealment Talisman... but you and Shuang seem to be able to... use it multiple times?"
Ye Feng was quite surprised!
Because Arcane Talismans are consumed after one use, at most with some special settings to make their effects manifest slowly... although it takes longer and isn't an instant burst, it's still consumed after one use...
But the Divine Concealment Talisman doesn't seem to be like that?
...