After Si An disappeared, everyone exchanged looks.
The young man with the basketball spoke first.
"From here on out, we're companions, more or less. Let's introduce ourselves first. My name is Jiao Xin."
With that breaking the ice, the others gradually spoke up and introduced themselves.
Whether anyone had used a false name, however, was impossible to say.
Among the ten of them, Jiao Xin said he had just been heading out to play basketball when he inexplicably ended up here while walking down the street.
Next was the young woman, named Gu Han, though she did not say how she had arrived.
The boy called himself Xiao Mu, and the schoolgirl was Luo He.
Including Dongguan, that made five.
The remaining five were the middle-aged woman and four men who looked to be in their thirties or forties.
One had quite a large belly and looked like some sort of official.
Of the other three, one was a taxi driver, one was a construction worker, and the last did not give his occupation.
One thing was certain, though: none of them knew one another.
Still, everyone agreed to cooperate, though the fact that none of them had revealed their "talents" showed that they remained somewhat wary.
"Next, let's explore this city. We'll split into three groups. Four people will stay at this square, while the other two groups of three explore in these two directions. Come back promptly if you find anything." The man who had not given his occupation was the one organizing everyone.
Dongguan swept his gaze over him.
In terms of muscular development, the strongest person among them was the basketball player, Jiao Xin. But in terms of the sense of danger he gave off, this man surpassed him.
He called himself "Bai Zaixin."
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