"Should we follow them?" Niu Armor asked, staring at the seamless ground. It was impossible to tell that a large, automated staircase was hidden there.
Yuan Xiaobo wrestled with the decision for a moment before looking to Lin Kong.
Lin Kong's mind raced. He quickly replied, "No! We're not going down just yet."
"We'll go back and pack up, erase all our tracks on the surface, and then come back here to wait. If no one comes up by tomorrow, we'll go down ourselves. But that's a huge risk. If someone does come up, we can use the opportunity to sneak down. The risk will be much lower that way."
After a moment's thought, Yuan Xiaobo agreed with Lin Kong's plan.
The group cleaned up all signs of their presence on the ice, packed all their gear into their backpacks, and returned to the building's lowest level. They used the Illusion Generator to conceal themselves and settled in to lie in wait.
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