As Li Huowang approached, he startled the flies on the corpse, which buzzed into the air. Many of them even landed on Li Huowang's wounds to suck.
Under the scorching sun, Li Huowang squinted and briefly observed the flies' flight patterns. He nodded toward them, stepped over the body of Chen Hongyun, whose seven orifices were filled with maggots, and continued walking.
He walked from day into night, and from night back into day. At last, Li Huowang once again saw the familiar karez well and went inside.
Upon returning to the factory, Li Huowang saw that the fire he had started earlier had not yet gone out, though it was much smaller now. Inside the smoldering factory, some people were bustling about on an assembly line.
Upon spotting Li Huowang's arrival, several bandits wrapped in bandages surrounded him menacingly, brandishing various firearms.
