Night fell.
The sky was black as ink.
The rails clanked as a grayish-blue streetcar traveled along its fixed route, passing one concrete building after another.
Finally, with a piercing screech,
the streetcar slowed to a stop, arriving at the North Street station platform.
A mechanical, automated announcement sounded from within the car, and the metal and blast-proof glass doors slid open.
[The train has arrived at Iron Ring North Street. Please exit in an orderly fashion.]
WHOOSH!!
As the doors slid open, a chilly autumn breeze blew in from the platform.
Most of the disembarking passengers hunched their shoulders, instinctively pulling their jackets tighter.
Amid the crowd, Lu Chao's expression remained unchanged. He didn't feel the slightest bit cold, even in a thin, gray, hoodless sweatshirt.
His vitality was high, his physique robust.
With over thirty points of Life Energy, he was powerful in every respect.
TAP! TAP!
Without breaking his stride,
