Why was there cremation ash here?
Everyone realized something had gone wrong. There was probably a Supernatural Invasion of this Safe House... Or perhaps it had already invaded, and they simply had not noticed yet.
For a moment, everyone's expression turned extremely grim.
They had originally thought they could hide underground in peace. The Safe House had been equipped with protective structures against supernatural phenomena, so as long as everyone was careful, they could hold out until the Fishbone Temple incident ended.
They had not expected that they would start losing their grip after only two days.
"Do you think this place is still safe?" Li Xin asked, turning to glance at Wan Ling.
His words sounded a little harsh.
Anyone who did not know better might think he was mocking Wan Ling.
After all, Wan Ling had just said that this Safe House was extremely safe, only for reality to slap him in the face moments later.
But in truth, any Awakened with even a little survival experience understood that after encountering Supernatural Events, who had time to mock anyone?
No matter what fatal mistakes they had made before.
Now was not the time to assign blame.
The most important thing was to unite every force that could be united, find a way to patch the breach, and let everyone survive.
Wan Ling naturally understood this principle, so he was not angry.
"Hard to say."
He pondered for a moment before giving a very vague answer.
"That's true." Li Xin nodded.
There were, essentially, two paths before them. One was to remain in the Safe House, on the premise that the cremation ash was merely an isolated accident and no Supernatural Invasion had actually occurred.
It was like a hole appearing in some corner of a house, allowing small