The next day.
After running wildly through the night and hiding from place to place, Jiwei—
—finally found a relatively concealed, safe spot in a corner of the city after exhausting himself completely.
A filthy dumpster abandoned in an alley.
Though it smelled awful and came with the company of all sorts of little animals, it was enough for him to sleep without worry and recover his strength.
By evening, as the sun began to set—
—he opened his eyes again. He first observed his surroundings through a crack, then lifted the lid and jumped out.
This startled the orange cat nearby that was gnawing on rat innards.
"Ah, sorry. I interrupted your meal."
Jiwei watched the fleeing cat and sighed. "Sigh, I'm really hungry too."
He then took two tender green seeds from his jacket pocket.
These were the last Gourmet Plant Seeds he had left after several years. Unfortunately, they needed cold water to grow.
At the same time, yesterday's terrible scene resurfaced in his mind.
"Go!"
"With my strength, I definitely can't escape, but you can. You have to get out!"
Mata, completely surrounded by the mechanical army, had desperately covered his escape.
Jiwei smiled bitterly. "Seriously, shouldn't the man be the one sacrificing himself for the woman in this kind of situation?"
But now that things had come to this, he needed to figure out what to do next.
First—
He had to find out who the attackers were and rescue Mata, if she was still alive.
"Grrr—"
His stomach reminded Jiwei that his top priority was to find food and settle down.
"I'd like to go out, but with technology that powerful, they must be able to control the surveillance cameras, right?"
"Besides, they're probably high-ranking figures on this planet. There could be people looking