Hoodie Woman's condition had progressed the fastest from the very beginning. Li Xian did not know whether some factor was influencing it, causing everyone's skin to ulcerate to different degrees.
Ji Xie and Ke Yi were sent to fetch water and food, while Li Xian and Zhang Yuyao supported Hoodie Woman on either side, intending to take her back to her room.
But as they approached the room where Hoodie Woman had been staying, Li Xian showed no intention of stopping.
"Doesn't she stay here?"
Zhang Yuyao thought he had forgotten which room it was, so she reminded him.
Li Xian replied, "I know, but it's better to move her to another room."
Zhang Yuyao thought about it for a while but still could not figure out his reason. Her curiosity got the better of her, so she kept asking:
"What difference does it make?"
"Someone stays in her old room after the fog rolls in."
Hoodie Woman's condition was visibly worsening. When they had first left, she could still just about walk on her own, but now she had lost most of her strength.
If they let her lie down in her original room, she would undoubtedly die once the fog rolled in and the crew discovered her.
Putting her in an unoccupied room would give her a better chance of surviving.
Once Zhang Yuyao understood Li Xian's intention, she could not help marveling:
"Do you really need to go that far?"
She had never met such a good Samaritan in the Advanced Zone. If anything, the kindness Li Xian displayed was more like what she would expect from a newcomer experiencing his first Instance.
No, even a newcomer probably would not go this far-after all, Hoodie Woman had secretly stashed food earlier. If it were up to Zhang