Adrian did not consider twenty-four hours tough. During the Battle of Azure Creek, he had gone with little rest for a whole week. Throughout that time, he had only occasionally rested for about two hours at a time. At that moment, he needed to be extremely careful with every single move he made.

As they drove toward the outskirts through Groundton, a security camera at the city's headquarters caught something. They had found Adrian's car driving out of the abandoned bridge, which was grounds to