The three looked at each other before explaining what had truly happened.
Russell spoke first.
"We actually saw him, Kai. The cloaked figure was inside one of the ruined buildings. He had luggage around him, so we contacted you immediately about it. We're sure that it was the Gene Trader… But as soon as we stepped into that area, the mutants started appearing out of nowhere."
Gabby added quickly, "It wasn't random. I'm sure it was the moment we crossed into what felt like his territory that they came at us. Dozens of them at first, but they keep appearing when we try getting closer to the cloaked figure. We couldn't even get close to him."
Dylan shook his head. He was really frustrated about this.
"We thought we could approach, but it was like the place itself was guarded. Just like what Gabby said, every time we tried to move forward, more mutants showed up…"
