Chapter 2614: You're in a Good Mental State, Right?
Xu Huo followed the people from District 001 to a temporary safe house near Xia City. To avoid drawing the Night Tour group by gathering too many people in one place, the temporary safe houses were set up near the outskirts and spaced well apart. Most of the people staying there were government staff responsible for coordinating operations, along with some injured Players who couldn't be moved in time. Other city residents were told to take shelter nearby and forbidden from leaving the city.
They had apparently realized that space-type items couldn't completely shield people from those hoods, so the safe houses were made of lightweight metal tents open on all four sides. The wide-open views made it easier to keep an eye on things and for people to escape if necessary.
"Things are urgent, and our resources are limited. We can only have several people share a tent." The white-haired elder personally brought Xu Huo and the painted woman to the safe house. The tent was low, and several Players were already waiting inside. When they saw the group approach, they immediately stood and saluted the white-haired elder.
The white-haired elder waved them off, telling them only to look after their two friends from another District before apologizing to Xu Huo and leaving.
"Look after them" really meant that their main duty was to protect Xu Huo and the painted woman. They had to fend off attacks from the Dungeon's hoods while also staying alert for assaults from people with ulterior motives.
The water Rubik's Cube inside Xu Huo and the strands of Space Power had reached a balance. The Time Power hadn't affected him too badly while he was passing through that spatial passage, either. The earlier shock had