They saw Ashkelon starting to leave towards the east, precisely to the Times Square area; Seth guessed the game center would be there. He and Alice began to leave the roof to return to their room to retrieve their stored bags.
There was no chance of the group keeping the shards of life, especially after they realized the outer boundary line began to advance, making the battlefield shrink even more. Leaving the shards of life behind would be tantamount to them resigning from this game.
Bags already strapped behind their backs, Seth led the pursuit of Ashkelon silently, hoping the group would not notice. Alice walked behind Seth with great alertness.
"Why are we walking towards that window?" asked Alice, confused.
"Hold on to me," Seth pleaded.
The man took the grappling gun from his bag, pointing the weapon forward with the aim towards the wall inside the building corridor, no longer the wall outside the building.
