"We're back."
"Team Three is back."
"Mm..."
Just as I was thinking about all this, the teams that had gone off to explore returned. Knife Five, the leader of Team Three, who had headed downstream, looked at
Wild wolf and shook his head.
"No good. The passage gets narrower up ahead, and eventually all that's left is an underground river. We can't go that way."
"Wu San... what about your side?"
Wu San shook his head. Our brows all furrowed at once.
Wu San hadn't noticed. He continued, "The passage doesn't end. There are lots of forks."
Uh... okay, I'll give you that—you sure know how to make us wait for the bad news.
"Let's go... Seven, explain the situation."
Wild wolf frowned and got to his feet, then started toward the upstream passage.
The members of Teams One and Three were clearly confused, but even so, they followed the group. Meanwhile, Qiao Seven walked along and
explained the situation to the others.
"So that's what happened."
"Only four hours?"
"Oh my god... That's really not good news."
"Quit wasting time and get moving. I'm not dying in this underground sewer."
Wild wolf kept silent as he walked at the front. I had no idea what was going through his mind, but it was obvious he was in low spirits.
That was only natural. The waterway was deep, and the underground rivers ran everywhere. Add in the hidden mutants and zombies, and anyone who could still smile must have been
crazy.
Maybe because wild wolf was so quiet, the others gradually fell silent too. The people from Team One took the initiative and moved to the front to lead the way, while Team Three
returned to the rear. As they rearranged their formation, wild wolf didn't say a word. The