"The Second Faction!? Another team!?"
He Zheng and Lin Yu jolted, instinctively reaching for the weapons on their backs.
Ye Lin's gaze sharpened as well, and he raised a hand, signaling everyone to prepare for battle!
Their strength meant they had little to fear, but judging by the teleportation glow and technological equipment on them, this team of ratmen was clearly formidable.
"Fuck, how extravagant. They're actually using teleportation just to travel? Are these rats trying to solve the questions and escape?"
"Huh, but they seem pretty scared of us. Could they know who we are?"
He Zheng raised an eyebrow. Seeing that the ratmen intended to avoid them, he lowered the hand reaching for his battle axe. He wanted to kill them, but they couldn't afford to cause too much commotion at this critical moment.
Ye Lin likewise noticed that the ratman team had no intention of fighting them, but instead of lowering his guard, he began thinking rapidly.
He wasn't worried about them, nor did he wonder why they wanted to solve the questions and escape.
Judging by the bloodstains on them and their use of teleportation to travel, this team had clearly hunted down quite a few other teams. They most likely wanted to quit while they were ahead and leave early.
But the moment the ratmen appeared, he suddenly felt that he had overlooked something.
"Lia! Has your organization brought people like us into the Virtual City before?"
"When did your contact inside last send a message?"
Unsure why Ye Lin was suddenly asking this, the others grew tense at the urgency in his voice.
"What's wrong, Ye Lin!? Did something happen!?"
He Zheng blurted out the question, while Lia also grew nervous under Ye Lin's questioning.
"I don't know. Maybe they've brought other people in?"