A native NPC?
Ye Lin's gaze sharpened and settled on the wrist the girl held high.
Beside him, An Ke realized it too and quickly reminded him in a low voice:
"Ye Lin, she seems to be an NPC in this Examination."
Ye Lin nodded after An Ke finished, understanding what she meant.
The girl had no System Wristwatch on her wrist and gave off no energy fluctuations, so she was most likely a human native to this world.
After hearing An Ke's reminder, everyone lowered their guard slightly, but Ye Lin still refused to let the girl approach:
"Who are you?"
"How did you know what we were going to do?"
"And what do you mean, there's no time?"
Three questions in a row. Everyone turned to the girl being questioned.
The girl was clearly nervous under Ye Lin's scrutiny, but noticing that his killing intent had faded, she relaxed a little:
"I'm Lia, Elizabeth-Lia, a member of the Resistance Army."
"I've been following you for a while, so I overheard your conversation."
"There's no time because it'll be too late if that machine isn't shut down soon. I can't explain exactly what it is right now, but we can talk on the way. Whatever you're looking for definitely has something to do with that place!"
Everyone froze after Lia finished. The words "Resistance Army" brought plenty of possibilities to mind.
Ye Lin frowned slightly. Looking at the girl's anxious expression, he chose not to press her and instead turned to An Ke.
Understanding what he meant, An Ke exchanged a glance with him, then nodded somewhat hesitantly.
She knew what Ye Lin wanted to ask. If Lia really had followed them for so long, as she claimed, how had An Ke failed to sense her?
"Maybe she's too