Qi Lingwu led them in another direction.
Everything along the way seemed normal, just as before. They found nothing.
His superpower covered their surroundings as he remained constantly on guard.
The more normal this place looked, the more suspicious it was. He raised his vigilance to its highest level, yet he still felt something was wrong without being able to pinpoint it.
Hao Jingye sensed something was wrong too.
Staying close to Yu Feng, he lowered his voice. "There should be plenty of Otherkind in Stone City. Some came to C9 Shelter, and before that, others might already have come here. How can it be this quiet?"
Stone City was deserted. Apart from the Scientific Research Team that had arrived earlier, they were the only people here.
If there really were Otherkind here, there was no way they would fail to notice them.
And where exactly had the missing Scientific Research Team gone?
Yu Feng had no idea either. He could only shake his head.
Just then, Qi Lingwu, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped. The others snapped their gazes forward, their pupils contracting in disbelief.
Ke Jiaxue and Liu Yue were fighting, while Zhang Kun lay on the ground, barely breathing.
Dr. Zhao and the others had already stopped breathing. Blood covered the ground. Captain Zhuo was fighting a stranger whose strength was immense, and he was close to losing.
Ke Jiaxue was nearing her limit too.
"What's going on?" Li Wanyun frowned.
Ke Jiaxue looked frantic. "Help me! Liu Yue has turned into an Otherkind! Zhang Kun is dying! Save him-"
As she spoke, Liu Yue's flames caught Ke Jiaxue.
She had exhausted her superpower and could only watch herself catch fire. She collapsed and rolled on the ground in agony, her face contorted.
Liu Yue panted