"It's probably just the scent of the worm's goo, right?"
Brand got goosebumps from Karl's shift of expression. Karl's expression was not aligned with his tone earlier.
However, he did not point it out and just played along. He felt that Karl was just testing him, so he had to shrug it off, acting like he was not affected by his words.
"Maybe?" He replied. "By the way, let's go to Ed's side."
He shifted the topic not only because of finding excuses. There was danger approaching them, from what he saw on the Map. Red dots appeared near Ed's team.
He brought out the outsider's radar to Karl. He felt like an instructor explaining gadgets before they went on a mission.
"There, this is the position indicator of Ed's team." He explained. "The outsiders have a lot of interesting devices."
Karl checked the device, but only briefly, as if he was getting used to it.
"He adapts fast," Seraphine remarked.
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