Red magical energy filled the air. As it touched the people busy with their own affairs, they all stopped what they were doing, grabbed their clothes as quickly as possible, and left their locations, heading out of the city.
Wanda had controlled their minds with magic, imprinting a command they could not disobey:
[Leave immediately. Go somewhere safe outside the city.]
Lin Ze and Xiao darted between buildings, rushing into homes and warning people loudly, "The city is about to come under attack. Please leave the city immediately and take shelter."
Most residents cooperated with the evacuation, but with so many people in a city, they were bound to run into one or two stubborn mules determined to be different.
"Who are you? I haven't received any notice. You can't force me to leave my own home!!"
A tall, burly Black man glared at Lin Ze, his tone belligerent.
Lin Ze had lost count of how many times he had encountered this on the way. At first, he had patiently explained things, but experience had proven that people bent on arguing wouldn't change their minds no matter how much he talked.
"Paimon!"
"Leave it to me!!"
Lin Ze's three-person team had already developed a polished routine for dealing with situations like this.
Hearing Lin Ze call, Paimon answered and flew over from the evacuating crowd.
"Wait, what are you doing? Ah! Wh-what is that!!"
Lin Ze pinned the man against the doorframe with his sword while Paimon rushed inside, fished a piece of clothing out of the wardrobe as fast as she could, and threw it toward him.
"Catch, Traveler!"
Lin Ze caught the clothing Paimon had thrown and stuffed it into the bewildered man's hands. Then he cupped one hand around his mouth and used the Traveler's unique skill: