"Since these people think we're easy to bully, they definitely won't give up easily. We need to arrange for rotating night shifts to prevent any problems." Kanna looked at the lobby. Although the lockdown had been lifted, the hotel owner and his staff hadn't returned, so currently, only her group remained in the hotel.
Coupled with the approaching dusk outside, the small town, having lost its city lighting, gradually became enveloped in darkness.
Right after escaping a Catastrophe, when most people were still celebrating, there would always be a small minority of people with ulterior motives who would take advantage of this opportunity to do some 'zero-dollar shopping' to make up for their losses.
Even if others found out later, it would be attributed to the Catastrophe and not their fault.
As the targeted fat sheep, Kanna didn't believe those people wouldn't try new tricks against her group and their two large carts full of supplies.
"No need. Just have Yuki install alarms around the area, and we can sleep peacefully. Besides, with the two of us here, are you still afraid something will happen?"
Nian, who was beside them, heard Kanna's words and seemed unimpressed. With her abilities, even if she were slightly serious, let alone a living person, not even a fly could get in.
Kanna thought about it and felt that Nian's words made sense. Even if some people here were blinded by greed, they were still just ordinary people. Being overly concerned would be a sign of distrust towards her teammates.
"Alright then, after dinner, Yuki, Rope, and Mousse, the three of you, set up the perimeter. Then, everyone should still sleep according to outdoor standards tonight."
Because many city facilities were damaged by the Catastrophe, everyone ate their own emergency food this time, but the atmosphere was not dampened by the daytime Catastrophe.
After dinner, Yuki and the other two left with a backpack full of equipment, while Kanna, Anto, Folinic, and the remaining people gathered to discuss the next steps.
After discussing, they decided to go find Wolumonde's official, Captain Sefirin, tomorrow morning to see if a vacant lot could be cleared for Rhodes Island nearby.
Every Catastrophe unfortunately causes many ordinary people to contract oripathy. Rhodes Island needed enough open space to provide treatment for those with oripathy.
According to Anto and Folinic's estimates, the currently available equipment and medicines could meet the emergency treatment needs of approximately one-third of a city.
"Wolumonde is such a large city, and there are so many Infected. It must also have its own medicine supply. At that time, we can ask Captain Sefirin to gather all the Doctors and medicines in the city, then categorize the patients and prioritize treating the serious ones. In my estimation, the Infected's condition won't fluctuate significantly for at least two months."
Anto calculated and then told Kanna her plan for the upcoming treatment scheme.
"No problem, I don't understand medical matters. Just discuss it with Anto-sis and Folinic-sis, and I'll listen to you two on this." Kanna, completely unfamiliar with medical work, waved her hand and left everything to the two medical Operators to handle themselves.
On the other side, Yuki and the other two quickly completed the setup of the cordon (security perimeter).
Upon returning, Rope immediately found Kanna.
"Kanna-chan, just now I discovered someone monitoring us nearby!"
Hearing Rope's words, everyone tensed up, and all of them instinctively placed their hands near their weapons.
"Do you know who it is?" Kanna was not surprised that Rope could detect someone monitoring them. As an "experienced" thief, one needs to be observant and attentive in a crowd, so it's normal to develop such reconnaissance skills.
"It should be that group we met in the safe passage." Rope's ears twitched, indicating she was recalling.
"Are you sure?"
"Although he changed his clothes, I'm eighty percent sure I saw him in the safe passage today." Rope said with certainty after her recollection.
"It seems we weren't wrong, those guys haven't given up." Kanna stroked her chin, thinking about how to solve the problem.
"I think instead of waiting to be attacked, it's better to strike first. Let's catch that scout first, then extract information about the participants from him, and then we'll take advantage of the dark and windy night..." Although she was the heavy defender in the team, Nian clearly believed in the protection creed of "as long as all opponents are eliminated, then teammates are successfully protected." Hearing Rope's words, she made a downward chopping motion with her hand, as if wielding a knife.
"It just so happens that it's after the Catastrophe now. In such times, a few deaths due to un-discovered active Originium suddenly exploding are normal. What do you say, want to do it?"
Nian stood on the table in a bandit-like posture, revealing her fair thighs, her eyes glinting with golden light.
Kanna subtly glanced at her teammates and noticed that, except for Yuki, Anto, and Gloria, whose personalities were softer and showed some hesitation in their eyes, the fervent gazes of the others clearly supported Nian's plan.
"Then can you guarantee that the captured scout will tell the truth and not deliberately deceive us, thereby accidentally harming innocent people?" As a fan of spy thrillers, Kanna was somewhat worried about such a situation occurring.
"Uh, those people's brains shouldn't be that good, right? If they had that ability, how could they be just ordinary rich people in a small town like this? They would have long been leaders in Leithanien's intelligence agency." Nian was a bit speechless at Kanna's wild imagination, as such a plot seemed like something only found in movies.
"Alright then, Rope, you and I will go out together. You point out the person, and I'll catch them. After catching them, we'll interrogate them first. If they haven't committed any major evil, there's no need to be so bloody. After all, our Rhodes Island is a medical organization that aids in disaster relief, not a band of mountain bandits who kill and set fires."
Considering that there were still many children in the team, constant fighting and killing were not conducive to everyone's physical and mental health. Kanna ultimately compromised on the outcome.
"That works too. I think there's still a lot of stuff in the kitchen that can be used to start a fire. I'll go get a set of Yan torture tools. I guarantee that as soon as they see these things, most people will honestly spill everything clearly."
Kanna went to apprehend people, and Nian didn't plan to rest either; she jumped off the table and walked towards the kitchen at the back of the house.
"See you in a bit!"
After waving, Kanna followed Rope and, under the cover of night, slipped out the main door through a nearby window.
At this moment, not far away, a man was crouching in a hidden corner, observing the situation at the inn. When the merchant representative found him earlier, he was actually unwilling to do this, after all, the Catastrophe had just passed. Although a large number of active Originium had been cleared, who knew if there might be active Originium that hadn't been completely cleared in this place.
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