No one knew how much time had passed.
In the darkness, a Truth Society member—the Long-haired Woman—slowly came to.
When she opened her eyes, she felt intense pain throbbing in her forehead. She tried hard to recall what had happened before she lost consciousness, but there seemed to be a blank spot in her memory—one moment, she had been running and was just about to succeed, and the next, she had suddenly passed out and ended up here.
What had happened?
After pondering for quite a while without reaching any conclusion, the Long-haired Woman decided not to waste any more time. Warily, she scanned her surroundings and examined the environment she was in.
She saw that she was in an ordinary room. With her were three unconscious men: one with a red nose, one with thin lips and a sunken mouth, and the last with a slightly crooked neck.
She recognized them as the three Xika spies assisting her in this operation.
They were all useless. They had actually all been captured.
The Long-haired Woman could not help feeling anger. She walked over to the three men lying on the floor and violently slapped them awake.
The three Xika spies slowly woke up and spent about a minute figuring out the situation.
Red Nose's eyes flickered. He touched his nose and said, "Have you noticed... this house we're in doesn't seem to have any spell effects. Our abilities haven't been affected either. In other words, we can leave easily."
As he spoke, Red Nose headed for the door.
The Long-haired Woman spoke up then. "Foolish!"
"Hm?" Red Nose stopped, a flash of anger appearing in his eyes. But after thinking it over, he did not lash out. After all, they were all in the same boat now; infighting would not