The Vena Ice-Free Port, shrouded in the Mist of Strangeness, was silent and still.
Lu Li and his companions waited in the ward.
Now was not the best time, the Mist of Strangeness was not safe, especially for Lu Li.
Their time to act would be near dawn.
The presence in the mist would diminish, and the guards surveilling the hospital perimeter would grow lax.
Katerina and Barry rested in their seats. As time passed, the clock's hands in the corner overlapped at the lowest point.
In the Old Era, even in winter, it would have been morning by now, but it was still deep night. Nearing 7 o'clock would they be able to see without an oil lamp outdoors.
However, they should prepare to leave.
The doctor, who checked in every hour, knocked on the ward door again, carrying the scent of disinfectant. Lu Li told him that they would rest next and there would be no need to check again before morning, as well as asking the guards outside to leave.