Fair enough.
Masked Guy's plan was obviously sound. With all this blue-rose flair right in front of them, it was hard not to think something was off.
Even if they took the most optimistic view and the blue glow turned out to be harmless, simply treating the search as a team-building exercise would still be worthwhile.
A newly formed team clearly needed a shared goal. But the "mission" hadn't appeared yet, and without direction, it would be easy for the group to lose focus.
"Although we haven't seen any living people along the way, the traces around us suggest that someone was active here not long ago. This place isn't some long-abandoned ruin... I think that, without a clear lead, we should try to find people next."
The team members were all seasoned mission-takers, and none of them objected to Masked Guy's plan. Ms. Star was even the first to speak, offering her assessment with careful reasoning.
"Agreed. Everyone's abilities are limited right now, and there may be hidden dangers. Taking things step by step is a good choice."
Red Dragon agreed with her suggestion as well.
"That makes sense."
Masked Guy, who had clearly taken on the role of the team's spokesperson, listened with a serious expression, then smiled and endorsed Ms. Star's suggestion.
It sounded like the others hadn't been here long either. When they arrived, things around them were already like this.
As they discussed and made their decision, Fu Qian naturally pieced together what had happened.
He had to admit, even among all the missions he'd encountered so far, this scene was absolutely one of a kind.
Thankfully, his teammates were all acting like professionals. Even in such an eerie situation, none of them had panicked.
Of course, they weren't blindly trusting each other, either.
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