Seraphina Sullivan was delighted to find the grapes.
The sweet flavor of the grapes filled her mouth, bringing a long-forgotten sense of bliss that belonged to the normal world. It helped the tension in Seraphina Sullivan’s heart unwind just a little.
"This world may have suffered a terrifying Petrification Apocalypse, but it doesn’t seem to have dealt a devastating blow to nature itself."
As Seraphina Sullivan spoke, she popped a few more grapes into her mouth, feeling the faint but real Life Force within them.
Sean Chandler nodded in agreement.
His gaze swept over the lush vegetation that was nearly swallowing the buildings. He added, "True. Other than ’people’ disappearing, other life forms seem to be thriving. They might even be running wild now that human activity is gone."
As he spoke, he struck like lightning, precisely pinching a crawling, abnormally plump beetle from under an exceptionally thick patch of moss. The beetle kicked its legs futilely between his fingertips.
Seraphina Sullivan confirmed this through the vision of the small sparrow high in the sky.
Looking down from above, the city was deathly still, yet it was covered in varying shades of green, displaying a strange but tenacious Life Force.
However, the more closely she observed, the more a strange phenomenon stood out.
The petrified statues scattered across every corner of the city were almost exclusively human in form.
People running, crying out, holding each other... Yet she rarely saw any petrified animals or other creatures.
There were no petrified dogs in the abandoned cars on the streets, nor were there any signs of birds frozen solid under the eaves.
’Could it be that monsters like The Silenti... only petrify humans?’
The moment the thought occurred to her, Seraphina Sullivan’s heart began to beat a little faster.
’If this theory is true, it means the fatal threat in this instance has a certain... specificity.’
She subconsciously looked at Sean Chandler beside her.
’If The Silenti really only attack humans, then Sean Chandler, with his ability to transform into a non-human form, would have an unimaginable survival advantage and room to maneuver in this instance!’
’For him, this place is practically a tailor-made hunting ground.’
Just as Seraphina Sullivan was contemplating how to best leverage Sean Chandler’s advantage in this instance...
High in the sky, the sparrow in charge of surveillance suddenly sent back an urgent visual signal.
’Movement!’
Seraphina Sullivan immediately switched most of her consciousness to the sparrow’s perspective.
In a relatively open square a few streets away, two familiar figures were moving quickly!
It was Chester Donovan, the Player who had been teleported in with them and had tried to lead the group.
And another male Player who was also present at the time.
However, their current situation was completely different. They weren’t cooperating to evade danger.
Chester Donovan’s face was pale and his breathing was rapid. He kept looking back in terror as he sprinted, and his sleeve was torn as if by a sharp blade, leaving him in a sorry state.
And the Player behind him had a ferocious expression, his eyes flashing with undisguised killing intent and an abnormal fanaticism. He was tightly gripping a short, glinting knife, relentlessly pursuing Chester Donovan!
This was no simple escape. It was a blatant, life-or-death chase between two Players!
Chester Donovan never imagined that just moments after a narrow escape from the clutches of those terrifying, petrifying monsters...
Before he could even catch his breath, he was targeted by a fellow Player, Chad Parker, who was clearly going for the kill!


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