A silence lingered between them after the young woman's story, each of them immersed in their own reflections. Jake had come to save them, but it was now clear to him that he had virtually no chance of defeating this alien by brute force. The big question was whether he would be able to remain conscious in the face of a soul attack from this creature.
When she fainted in the air, Lu Yan had only regained consciousness at the last moment, a few meters before hitting the ground. The hillside where their base was concealed was more than fifty meters high and stood on a small cliff forcing them to make a slight detour when climbing.
