The woman's death in the corridor made even Lu Xin feel a sense of panic...
...if realizing the fragility of life could be considered panic.
A person had silently died after that noiseless dance, which gave it a strangely tragic beauty.
Lu Xin still remembered Chen Jing telling him that the most important thing on this mission was to protect his teammates. Naturally, he couldn't feel at ease leaving Han Bing—the only one among them without any abilities—to fend for herself. Even though Han Bing had said she had made preparations in advance, under this strange and terrifying pollution, Lu Xin still felt it would be better to keep her closer to him at all times...
However, only after saying this did he suddenly realize that Gecko, Red Snake, and Han Bing were all staring at him in surprise.
Gecko in particular looked as if his eyeballs were about to pop out.
"Is something wrong?"
He was stunned too and looked at them in confusion.
"No!"
Gecko immediately shook his head. "Even if you asked me to sleep in your room, that would be fine!"
Whoosh!
Han Bing and Red Snake immediately glanced at Gecko.
Lu Xin also realized what he had said. He had been feeling somewhat oppressed the whole time and had forgotten about that detail. He hurriedly explained, "The pollution here is too frightening, so it would be better for us to stay closer together. If anything happens, it'll be easier for us to look after one another."
The others nodded slightly at this.
Gecko nodded along and said, "That's true, but why don't Team Leader Han Bing and Red Snake stay in the same room?"
Lu Xin looked at Gecko in surprise and patiently explained, "If some kind of pollution really appears, Ability Users below the