The two squads stood puzzled in front of the tower.

They were smart enough to know that this could not be a good sign.

If the small baddies were absent, that meant that there had to be a big baddie around...

"The tower, for now..." Jiang Qing'e said after some hesitation. "When the purification light clears the area, we can search it better."

There were no objections. Sure, it was strange that the Others were missing, but that was no reason to abandon the mission at this point.

Reactivating the tower would also give them a measure of safety.

They moved into the purification...