Unaffected by the atmosphere on the field, Xia Nan and the others, who were originally squeezed to the outer edge of the crowd, neither wanted to act so hastily nor rush into the first wave of the most fanatical adventurers' charge.
So they simply slipped into a Grocery Store by the roadside, looking out at the packed crowd on the street.
"There are way too many people. There weren't this many at the fishery this morning, right?"
Alton stood on tiptoe, his gaze sweeping over the adventurers hurrying back and forth outside, a puzzled look on his face.
"A lot of them are just here to join the fun." Ellison shook his head. "They're not actually participants in the event."
The truth was exactly as he said.
