Shelter No. 9 was filled with rising steam. After coming into contact with the cooling pipes above, the steam gradually condensed into droplets that clung to the metal tubes.
Shelter No. 9 was far from peaceful today. The three armored doors leading to the surface were tightly sealed, and no one was allowed in or out. Large groups of hunters also stood guard near the three exits.
The civilians inside Shelter No. 9 were not panicking. Although situations like this did not happen often, they occurred several times every year.
In Area A, more than a thousand hunters were lined up in front of an Impact Cannon station. Hunters were the collective term used by the various shelters for extraordinary individuals.
There were naturally differences in strength between hunters, but with mechanical exoskeletons assisting them in battle, there was no clear division of power levels among them.
A hunter's own abilities, the performance of their mechanical exoskeleton, how many Shoke energy coins they carried and thus how long they could maintain their exoskeleton in battle, as well as their combat experience, the terrain, and the mutual counters between abilities—all of these affected their combat power.
Therefore, in most cases, hunters had to fight before they could determine who was stronger. But in the wilderness, the cost of battle was too high. If things went wrong, everyone could end up dead, becoming dinner for Mutant Beasts or alien beasts.
At that moment, the hunters lining up before the Impact Cannon station were all waiting to receive healing potions. The news had already spread throughout the hunter circles of Shelter No. 9.
Leader Yahada's actions had taken everyone by surprise. In most people's minds, Yahada was synonymous with greed and brutality. Yet this time, he had actually taken out healing potions unconditionally