Although they had agreed to meet again half a day later, they still put some distance between themselves, moving beyond the range of the white-haired man's group, at least.
The Wasteland District was difficult to navigate. They had no communication devices, and their map showed nothing. All they had was a simple signaler, which could only connect them once they entered a certain range.
In these circumstances, splitting up made it easy to lose each other, so forming an alliance was out of the question.
Of course, that was under normal circumstances.
Before leaving, the white-haired man gave Xu Huo a long look. He had seen Xu Huo's abilities. Without items or instruments, the others would be impressive if they could sense activity a few hundred meters away in advance. But spatial evolution was different. Given the extent of Xu Huo's evolution, his range of perception should be enormous.
The white-haired man couldn't find him, but Xu Huo could find them.
They could still help each other. It was just a matter of whether Xu Huo was willing.
Xu Huo gave him a discreet nod.
The armed squad's appearance dealt a heavy blow to Wood and the others. They had shut down their Personal Panels and lost their items and most of their instruments. They had risked their lives coming to the island in hopes of finding a new way forward. Now, that blow made them realize that even if they really made it through the Wasteland District, what awaited them afterward definitely wouldn't be a new beginning. For a while, they all felt somewhat dejected.
"Don't lose heart, everyone," Love Orange said, trying to comfort them. "Things will work out when we get to the bridge. Maybe things will get better once we're out of the Wasteland District."
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