Returning from the Gloxie Station far from the Midnight City Main Station to Luo Kou Station, they didn't encounter any forces coveting the Crystal Currency.
Perhaps it was because the leader's mother terrified them, or maybe the Steam Contour held them back—or perhaps both. Partly, it was also because the Worms gave enough aid.
If faction favor existed, Lu Li would be friendly with the forces of the Eye Demon Worm—as passing through the Insect Path no longer subjected them to corrosive, sticky, face-melting stomach acid digestion.
Ophelia guessed that some bizarre hive-like group consciousness existed among the worms, like that in the Elm Forest at Seaview Cliff.
Returning from the branch path to Luo Kou Town, under the wary and peculiar gazes of the local church group, the team—now missing half its members—retreated to the beach and boarded Andrea, waiting.
If enemies pursued from the old sewers, the array on the coast would delay them, allowing Andrea to leave leisurely.
