At this moment, Xia Pingzhou felt as if the ground beneath his feet suddenly turned into a swamp, and a strange gravitational force pulled him irresistibly downward, as if he was being swallowed by a shadow with gaping jaws.
Soon, Xia Pingzhou and Oda Takashige together slipped into the Shadow Lake under their feet.
The café was empty, with no sign of people.
Because the moving speed was exceedingly fast, Xia Pingzhou couldn't see anything clearly, nor could he hear anything; he could barely squint to glimpse a bizarre gray curtain.
Oda Takashige dragged Xia Pingzhou's body, taking him through the shadow world at high speed.
In less than a minute, they reached the interior of a large mall.