The men of this gang, now frozen in place like statues, were in utter despair.
Why would someone like him come to a place this small? Why?
The leader was trembling with terror—because he knew something. The rest of the gang members were equally terrified, but for a different reason: they had no idea what had happened to them or where this mysterious man had come from. The leader, however, had some inkling.
In this line of work, people in leadership positions needed to understand how the world truly operated.
This was no ordinary world.
It was known as the World of the Ancients.
Terrifying beings walked this land. Beings that ordinary people couldn't even begin to imagine. The common folk remained blissfully unaware of their existence, while only the highest echelons of society knew the truth.