Beast Market
The heat and daylight began bearing down on them the moment they stepped out.
Hao Xuan had to close his eyes for a minute to adjust to the blinding difference.
"Over here," Luz ushered into a small back alley.
It wasn't even a proper alley but the empty patch of space between houses that was used as a buffer during sandstorms and earthquakes when there was too much movement.
Hao Xuan had to walk sideways and even then he was barely able to make it through.
"Are you sure this is safe?"
"Mhm! Very safe, if the city don't move or stop."
*creak*
The walls around them began to moan and screech for a few seconds before calming down.
'Huh, death by getting squished between two structures wasn't even on my radar...'
Luz wanted to show him around every important neighborhood and he managed to do so in record time thanks to his shortcuts. After every 3-4 minutes of VERY risky traversal, they would come out to a brand new area.