Chapter 40: Probing Attack?? [Edited]

Chapter 40: Probing Attack?? [Edited]

The three women’s eyes moved over his face first, but only for a brief moment, and soon their gazes settled on the backpack hanging from his shoulder. They did not stare openly, but Zich saw the pause, and his lips curled slightly.

People who survived long enough in Layer One usually developed sharp eyes for value, and even though his backpack looked plain at first glance, the quality was still far above what most beginners carried around openly. Seeing greed this early was almost reassuring in a strange way, because honest predators were easier to read than polite ones.

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