"Just in time."
Xiang Yi picked up the backpack he had just flung aside, quickly repaired the damaged Mind Pulse Generator, and slung it back onto his back.
Shi Tie, who had caught up from behind, stopped beside Xiang Yi. He looked very docile, with none of his earlier ferocity.
However, the clothes on its body were completely shredded, revealing its inconspicuous bluish-gray skin in the darkness. Only its mask and dust goggles were still relatively intact.
'Looks like I'll have to prepare a few tougher sets of clothes for it later.'
Xiang Yi had Shi Tie hoist the unconscious Pingyu onto its shoulder, then turned and left the area.
「Back on the outskirts of the city.」
Xiang Yi kicked open the door to the room where he'd locked up the leader.
The leader in the room seemed to have been awake for some time. Even though he was bound so tightly he could only wriggle on the floor, he was still crawling toward the window, trying to get free.
