Yet, here they were.

The three women kneeled before Samantha.

Ivy said, "You've lost so much weight, Sam. And Nova must be starving. Let's hurry up and feed her."

Samantha nodded. The only thing she could feed Nova with was milk powder mixed with bottled water. In the meantime, she also ate the food Gloria had brought back.

"Where are the others?"

Eira shook her head. "It's just the three of us. Everyone else is dead. We've been trapped inside the Battle Warrior Department headquarters and only managed to escape today. We then ran into Gloria and followed her here."

"It's so good to see you girls," Samantha cried.

"Although we don't know what's happening, we have to remain strong and find a way to survive. We can't stay here, Sam. You and Nova should come with us," Ivy said.

"But there are monsters everywhere. Nova and I would only hold you back. Where would we go anyway?"

Eira replied, "We found a safer location. We should hide there and wait for backup. We shouldn't bother