Shi Yen, Yuan Shun, Fang Qi, and the rest of her team had split up from the others, searching for Shi Ailin's precise location. She had received word that some of her comrades met dead ends, while others didn't respond.
What was going on? She wondered. She didn't have time to waste, so she kept moving. She trusted the other teams to stand on their own. She believed in them.
Making a sharp turn, Shi Yen followed the path she engraved in her mind of the narrow alleys and passageways. She smelt salt and iron in the air and noticed they were nearby a water treatment facility. "We're close," she said, running at the head of the group.
