Chapter 884: What On Earth Is This Place

"Please, the hungry Ning Qing, come and taste the tomato and egg stir-fry I made myself."

The evil wolf brought a plate of tomato and egg stir-fry, politely placing it in front of Ning Qing, speaking with a courteous tone.

Ning Qing was stunned.

She felt overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.

Was this really the legendary terrifying demon wolf?

Everything before her felt so unreal.

A group of demons was actually being so polite to her, speaking so gently.

Although their tone was slightly nauseating...

Was this a trap?

But that shouldn't be the case.

According to the reports from experts who had explored the Level 6 Forbidden Zone, there was once a horned demon wolf that wiped out an entire exploration team.

And that team included a master at the Harmony Realm.

Since the horned demon wolf was so powerful, capable of easily killing her, what was the point of all this elaborate show?

"You... you all..."

After regaining her composure, Ning Qing quickly took two steps back, looking at him with fear.

"Oh, heavens, what a blunder. I forgot to introduce myself."

The evil wolf placed a hand on his chest, performing an extremely gentlemanly gesture, and said gently, "My esteemed Miss Ning Qing, allow me to introduce myself."

"I am the Evil Wolf. Please call me Little Wolf."

After saying this, the evil wolf smiled at Ning Qing.

But he noticed that Ning Qing was still looking at them with caution.

Seeing this, the evil wolf kicked Gou Da and Gou Er, scolding, "Hey, you stupid groundhogs, hurry up and introduce yourselves!"

Gou Da and Gou Er quickly introduced themselves.

After the two finished their introductions, the evil wolf spoke gently again, "Oh, my esteemed Miss Ning Qing, we are all friends of Mr. Yi Feng. Before he left, he instructed us to take good care of you."

"Yi Feng?"

Ning Qing was shocked.

She finally remembered the superhuman in white robes who had slaughtered the Demon Sealing City.

She began to understand why these demons not only hadn't harmed her but had been so polite.

It was because of Yi Feng.

Just how strong was Yi Feng that even the demon wolf, who was on humanity's list of extreme dangers, would treat her with such courtesy?

But according to the evil wolf, Yi Feng had already left.

She lowered her head, feeling a bit dejected.

Yes.

They were from completely different worlds. The fact that they had crossed paths at all was already a miracle. How could there be more?

Still, she was curious. Why would Yi Feng entrust her to demons for care?

And how dare these demons openly transform in a human city?

But she couldn't bring herself to ask these questions.

Although she understood the reason for the evil wolf's politeness and knew she was likely safe, she didn't want to have too much interaction with these demons.

"Thank you for your hospitality. My injuries have healed, so I'll take my leave now."

Ning Qing said expressionlessly, pushing open the window to leap into the air and leave.

But as soon as she opened the window, she froze.

The entire sky was gray, filled with faint black mist, and the spiritual energy in the air was pitifully scarce.

This feeling was exactly the same as when she was in the Demon Sealing City.

A sense of extreme unease rose in her heart.

In truth, she should have noticed the abnormality of the environment earlier, but when she first woke up, her attention was completely captured by the evil wolf and the others, so she hadn't paid attention to her surroundings.

"Where... where is this?"

Even though she didn't want to interact with the evil wolf and his companions, she couldn't help but turn back and ask.

"Demon City!"

Gou Da blurted out.

As soon as he finished speaking, the evil wolf slapped him on the head, "What nonsense are you spouting? It's Ink City, yes, Ink City."

Then he turned to Ning Qing to explain.

"Hey, esteemed Miss Ning Qing, don't listen to this unlucky fool. This is Ink City."

"Ink City?"

Ning Qing's eyes flickered as she searched her memory for the name "Ink City."

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't recall any place called Ink City.

"I'll take my leave now."

Without waiting for the evil wolf's response, Ning Qing leaped out of the window. At this moment, she was desperate to figure out where she really was.

When she reached the streets, she saw many humans passing by and numerous street vendors.

But for some reason, Ning Qing felt that they were all subtly paying attention to her.

And these humans felt... off.

They made her uncomfortable, different from normal humans.

Coupled with the gray, misty environment similar to the Demon Sealing City, a terrible premonition rose in her heart.

Could it be that this city wasn't a human city at all?

But a city similar to the Demon Sealing City?

The thought made Ning Qing shiver. If that were true, then the humans she was seeing now...

She didn't dare to think further, instead speeding up her pace.

Just then, a massive structure in the center of the city caught her attention.

It was a huge altar, and in the middle of the altar stood a towering stone pillar that reached into the clouds.

An altar wasn't unusual, and neither was a towering stone pillar. After all, every city had its own unique features.

Some cities had statues of great figures or masters who had emerged from them. Others had specific structures built to form enhancement arrays.

But what made Ning Qing's heart clench was that this stone pillar was identical to one she had seen somewhere else.

An even more impossible possibility rose in her mind.

"No, no."

"This can't be."

Her thoughts were in chaos as she shook her head vigorously, speeding through the air toward the city gates.

The city gates weren't closed.

Before she even reached them, she saw the pitch-black expanse outside the open gates.

That all-too-familiar darkness—the Black Domain.

Her steps grew heavy, her entire body breaking out in goosebumps as she approached the brink of collapse.

Because her guess had been confirmed.

This was indeed not a human city, but a city similar to the Demon Sealing City, located within the Black Domain.

The only reason she was still dragging her heavy steps forward was because a final shred of belief urged her to confirm whether another guess was true.

She wrapped herself in spiritual energy to resist the Black Domain's erosion outside the city.

She stepped outside the city gates.

Summoning her courage, she peered through the limited visibility.

Above the city gates was a massive sculpture of a wolf's head.

Seeing this, Ning Qing's face turned pale. She stumbled back several steps before collapsing to the ground.

Regarding the only Level 6 Forbidden Zone designated by all of humanity, the city that struck fear into hearts and claimed countless human experts, aside from the clues about the horned wolf tribe, there were some other vague records.

A painting had even been made of its appearance.

In an era coexisting with the Black Domain, and with information about the only Level 6 Forbidden Zone, who wouldn't know about it?

At the horizon's edge stood a black city.

Its dark walls stretched endlessly, and above the towering city gates was a massive wolf's head sculpture. From outside the city, a towering stone pillar rose from within, piercing the clouds...

Combined with the horned wolf tribe, all of this was enough for Ning Qing to confirm where she was.

Ning Qing never expected.

Her guess had come true.

She was currently in the Level 6 Forbidden Zone that struck fear into all of humanity in the Heavenly Domain—the Demon City.

She felt like she was going insane.

What's more.

She was not only alive in this sole Level 6 Forbidden Zone but had also been treated well and even served a plate of tomato and egg stir-fry?