Ross saw that the girl had no intention of letting go and immediately backed down.
Only then did Yuxuan release Ross's head and shake her own... Most people couldn't keep their hair as smooth and silky as hers after going several days without washing it. Ross's head,
on the other hand, was covered in grease...
She waved her hand in disgust. Ross saw it too, and his face turned ashen, but he didn't pursue the matter. Instead, he looked
at the girl.
"You're sure?"
"It's a fifty-fifty chance. If you want to bet your teammates' lives on those odds, I have no objection."
Ross lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then he raised it and glared at the girl.
"Fine... We'll do it your way. But even if we retreat now, are you sure we can get away at the monsters' speed?"
"You don't need to run. Just retreat to outside the town and wait."
Ross paused. He knew the girl in front of him had come to deal with the monsters, but could she really handle them alone?
Recalling the girl's confident smile, Ross frowned and lowered his head, thinking for a while before nodding.
"Okay."
With that, Ross turned to look at the maggots surging toward them and pressed the radio earpiece at his ear.
"Notify the whole team. Pack up immediately. Leave all nonessential supplies behind and get in the vehicles. The first and second squads will lead the way; the third and fourth squads will
cover them."
After speaking, Ross turned back to look at the girl, only to find that she had returned to the piece of reinforced concrete where she'd been sitting earlier.
She had her hands folded and her head resting on them, eyes closed. The white katana lay across her