The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

"Walk."

Chen Guan didn't force him, and patted the fur beneath him.

The leopard stretched out its limbs and began to run wildly across the barren land.

Its speed was incredibly fast, leaving the surrounding twisted black rock pillars far behind.

With a mount for transportation, Chen Guan no longer needs to consume ash energy, greatly reducing the consumption required to maintain the membrane.

He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, allowing the recovery and loss of gray energy in his body to reach a delicate balance.

"How long will it take to reach the first city?" he asked himself.

The navigation system provided the answer: "At the current speed, it will take another hour to reach your destination."

An hour later, a jagged outline indeed appeared on the horizon ahead.

The outline becomes clearer as the distance increases.

It was a very dilapidated city, without even a decent city wall.

Only a few twisted spires stood crookedly in the soil.

Several huge platforms of rubble float in the sky, upon which simple stone houses are built.

Two enormous statues stand at the city gate.

The statue was made entirely of white bones, with four arms and three heads, making it impossible to tell what species it was.

Leopard slowed its pace and stopped a few dozen meters from the city gate.

It quickly shrank back to its original size and nimbly darted back into Chen Guan's pocket.

Chen Guan casually patted the dust off his trench coat.

Guan Jinyue walked to his side.

"We've arrived. First stop: Gluttony City."

Baal's voice echoed in my mind again, this time with less of its frivolity.

"Don't embarrass Lord Baal."

Chen Guan strode forward, with Guan Jinyue quietly following behind. Only two massive guards stood guard at the deserted city gate.

The two monsters stood upright, each about five meters tall. Their rough, black carapaces were pieced together like rocks, with sharp bone spikes protruding from the gaps.

The guard on the left took a large step forward, his massive body completely blocking the way.

The ugly head peeked down, its yellow vertical pupils locked onto the coffin, and a nauseating stench emanated from between its jagged fangs.

"Humans?"

His rough voice sounded like a broken gong, making people's eardrums hurt.

The guard on the right remained silent, silently swinging his thick bone club, which was still covered with dried, blackened bits of flesh.

Chen Guan stopped in his tracks, his gaze quickly sweeping over the two guard dogs, who were roughly at the fifth rank.

If you don't resolve the issue within three seconds, even if you use a top-tier skill to destroy it, it's an extremely foolish decision to waste your mana bar.

"Simply reveal the mark, raise your hand, and use your mental power to project the mark belonging to Lord Baal from within your mental space."

Chen Guan raised his right hand, palm facing the guard who was still spitting, and did as Baal said.

A faint, dark red light flashed, and a terrifying pressure, purely belonging to the leader of the demon gods, poured out from the palm.

The guard blocking the way seemed to be frozen in place; his rough bone club clattered to the ground, and his massive body hunched over uncontrollably.

Its knees slammed heavily against the stone slab, and its head stubbornly burrowed into the soil, its once prominent bone spurs now cowering and clinging tightly to its carapace.

In the corner of his eye, the other guard didn't even bother struggling; he simply curled up into a ball of flesh on all fours, trembling like a sieve on its highest setting.

Chen Guan lowered his arm, letting the red pattern retreat back into his palm.

"Go and call your manager out."

The two monsters lying on the ground dared not utter a single word. The one on the left scrambled to its feet and, with its rear end sticking out, fled into the city like a madman.

Less than a minute later, heavy footsteps came from inside the city.

What arrived was a bloated demon, as bulky as a mountain of flesh, resembling a giant toad walking upright. Its tattered red robe was stretched taut by its bulging belly, almost bursting open.

Sweating profusely, it stood before the coffin, its two bulging eyes darting around, keenly sensing the lingering oppressive aura in the air.

Undisguised horror welled up in the toad monster's eyes.

Bearing Lord Baal's mark, this is practically a walking get-out-of-jail-free card in this godforsaken place.

If the city lord of this little shabby city dares to be negligent in the slightest, tomorrow the city of Gluttony will not even have ashes left.

The toad monster immediately bent over like a shrimp, rubbing its two short, thick claws back and forth, and squeezed out a nauseatingly fawning smile on its face.

"Honorable guest."

Its voice was high-pitched and shrill, revealing an undisguised humility.

"I am the lord of Gluttony City. I was unaware of your arrival and have failed to greet you properly. Please feel free to ask me anything."

"Lead the way, I need to use the teleportation array."

"No problem, absolutely no problem!"

The Toad City Lord turned around, bowing and scraping, and walked quickly on his short legs, afraid of neglecting this plague god.

Chen Guan and Guan Jinyue walked through the filthy streets, stepping on the unknown, foul-smelling liquid as they went. From the dilapidated stone houses on both sides, many greedy eyes could be vaguely seen.

But after seeing the cowardly manner of the city lord leading the way, all the demons fell silent.

Not far along, a circular stone platform covered with intricate red patterns came into view.

The Toad City Lord stopped at the edge of the stone platform, clasped his hands together, and murmured a few words with his thick lips.

"Guest, according to the rules of the Demon Realm, you'll have to pay a small toll if you use it."

It didn't even dare to straighten its back, keeping its posture extremely low.

"It's really fine to accept anything, anything at all. If I don't accept it, I'm afraid it will break the rules and make you suspicious."

After listening to this fallacy of equivalent exchange, Chen Guan pondered for a moment.

The demon realm probably doesn't accept paper money, and he came in such a hurry this time that he didn't bring any AD calcium milk.

However, since this place is called Gluttony City, it must be quite gluttonous, right? Thinking this, Chen Guan took out some dried meat.

The leopard, hiding in the pocket, thought it was feeding time and immediately nuzzled its furry head into his palm, only to watch helplessly as the jerky arced through the air.

The Toad City Lord hurriedly caught the jerky, and his ugly face immediately broke into a wide grin.

"Thank you for your kind offer!"

It tucked the dried meat into the depths of its robe like a precious treasure, making way for the platform.

A faint protest came from the pocket. The leopard, having lost its snack, scratched at the fabric with its paws in dissatisfaction. Chen Guan patted its little head through the clothes as a gesture of reassurance.

Chen Guan stepped directly onto the stone platform, and Guan Jinyue followed quietly.

The moment the gray stone in the Toad City Lord's hand embedded itself into the groove, the runes on the stone platform lit up layer by layer from the inside out, and the dazzling red light engulfed the figures of Chen Guan and Guan Jinyue.

Unlike the tearing pain of the first time, this teleportation felt more like a brutal compression, as if an invisible giant hand was trying to compress their bodies into a compressed package.

The squeezing sensation lasted for less than three seconds before abruptly disappearing.

As the red light faded, Chen Guan found himself still standing on the stone platform, but the surrounding scenery had been completely transformed.