"What the hell?" Alex thought. He thought he read it wrong for a second and reread it, but it said the same thing as the first time.
Scarlet City was under attack and the disciples were to stay inside.
Alex's heart started beating fast. 'Did the beasts come back?' he feared. He took a deep breath to calm himself and see if there was the feeling he got when the beasts were agitated.
There wasn't any.
If the beasts were back, they were either not here for him, or he couldn't feel the feeling anymore now that he wasn't with Pearl.
Alex feared it was the latter. That was the only option he could come up with.
Alex swiftly walked out of the room. Luo Mei left at the same time as well. "Yu Ming, what's going on?" she asked.
"I don't know, Sister, but I think the beasts are back," Alex said.
"What? Why would they make us stay back then? They will need our help, let's go," Luo Mei said and went towards the front door.
