Kill Them

The Black Radiance Squad members, having finally recovered their energy after a night's rest, were fully dressed before the morning sunlight streamed through the windows. Even though they had no choice but to rest here temporarily, they still maintained their habit of taking shifts on guard. The fifty of them were divided into three groups, each standing watch for three hours, ensuring that everyone got at least six hours of sleep.

After such a night, the fully equipped Xiao Kun began his routine inspection of the night watch. "Anything unusual?"

"Nothing unusual during the first three hours," answered the first group on watch.

"Nothing unusual during the second three hours." The second group had likewise found nothing out of the ordinary.

"Nothing unusual during the third three hours." The third group grinned, looking full of vigor. "Are we heading out now?"

Just as Xiao Kun was about to give the order, his voice abruptly stopped. He sharply raised his head, a cold gleam shooting from his eyes. "Nothing unusual for a full nine hours?"

Guan Ping paused, somewhat puzzled by Xiao Kun's grave expression. "Isn't it a good thing that nothing happened?"

Xiao Kun's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. "Tell me, after we arrived yesterday, didn't we immediately rest? We didn't even have dinner together, did we?"

Zhang Bohan nodded blankly. "Yes. The first group on watch was made up of those who still had stamina left. I was in the first group. We really didn't notice anything unusual. What's wrong?"

Xiao Kun suddenly lowered his voice to the barest whisper. "When we were on the seventh floor yesterday, didn't that woman say that survivors who had gone out would return? We're on the twelfth floor. With everyone's reconnaissance abilities, we should have been able to detect movement from