The return journey was far quieter than when they had left.
The two boats cut slowly through the murky floodwaters, their speed not too fast but not slow either.
No one spoke for a long time. The earlier battle still lingered in their minds and the loss of the members of their base pressed down on everyone's thoughts.
Behind them, the massive corpse of the mutated leader had already sunk beneath the surface.
Leng Pan sat on one side of the boat, her eyes scanning the water with heightened vigilance.
Even though the immediate danger had passed, she didn't dare to lower her guard down
After what they had just encountered, she wasn't taking risks.
"They're gone for now," Lu Tao said, his voice unusually subdued as he leaned slightly over the edge of the boat.
"But those things will definitely be back." Lu Hao said, sitting beside his younger brother.
No one argued with that because they all knew it was true.
