"Where is she?"
Number Four looked around, puzzled.
The Chaos Curtain was still in effect, but as he continued forward, he noticed the black mist around him gradually giving way to another kind of fog—a white one.
Unlike the heavy, ashen gray of the mist, this white fog looked exceptionally pure and carried a damp chill.
[Mist Concealment]? Number Six was here too? How did she find her way here?
Unlike Number Eight, Number Four couldn't see in the dark.
He'd found his way here with a compass made from Radiance crystals, paired with a specially made telescope. Even then, he could only just make out the direction through the Curtain.
On his way here, he'd only seen Li Huan. Jiang Mian was nowhere to be found.
Could she have been swept away somewhere by the Calamity horde?
Or had Number Eight succeeded?
Number Four's thoughts were a tangled mess. There wasn't much time, so he decided to find Number Eight first.
Although they were both on the [Chaos] path, his abilities were mainly physical. He relied on Mutant Remains for stealth, and couldn't match Number Eight, a pure assassin.
However, when he reached the area, the compass in his hand suddenly began to tremble. Its needle spun wildly, as if something were interfering with it.
"Damn it, it has to break down now?!"
Number Four tapped the compass. This thing had cost almost as much as a Three-star Mutant Remains. How could its quality be so poor?
He had no choice but to keep moving.
Number Four raised the telescope. Through the white fog ahead, he could just make out a faint female silhouette. She was tall, and looked like...
"Number Six?"
He quickened his pace without giving it much thought.
As he drew closer, Number Four sensed something