Li Pan's body tilted as he leaped out of the mud pit on the ground and briskly made his way to the passage leading down to the hunting grounds.
Not long ago, he had taken a loop from here in a Crawler-Step Battle Vehicle, but now the entrance to the forest had been leveled as if swept by a torrential flood.
016001 floated over, her expression grave,
"...What in the world was that thing?"
"Don't know, something I've never seen before..."
Li Pan strode towards the jungle.
016 frowned and followed behind him,
"0791, you should just worry about your own business. I can handle my job."
Li Pan shook his head,
"It's okay, the Sako family referred me to a loan shark, and I've already contacted them. I borrowed some bridge funding, but they also need a little preparation time, about an hour, I guess.
I'll go down first to scout the terrain. If anything happens, I'll use the silver key to escape, and you take care of the back."
