"Those who agree, raise your hands."

Su Mo said solemnly.

Kalinsha raised her hand, followed by Qian Chengxue. Su Mo pondered for a few seconds before finally raising his hand as well.

Then, an unexpected scene occurred: Lin Ming also raised his hand.

Wittke saw the outcome of the vote and finally sighed, not saying much. He was well aware of their current situation; there really wasn't much choice left.

"Since the vote is settled, let's disarm," Su Mo said simply.

"Alright."

Lin Ming and the others nodded in agreement.

Su Mo didn't hesitate any longer. He turned and walked up to Galan, saying to her, "To show our sincerity, we are willing to disarm, but I hope you can promise to guarantee our safety."

Although promises are usually about as useful as toilet paper, it's better to have one than not.

Galan readily replied, "As long as you are willing to disarm, I, Galan, can promise to guarantee your safety."

"Disarm!"

Su Mo turned and shouted to everyone behind him.

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, the expressions on everyone's faces were conflicted. At that moment, Lin Ming and the others took the lead in throwing their weapons on the ground.

Immediately, the others stopped hesitating and tossed their weapons down as well.

Galan's companions behind her stepped forward and picked up the weapons from the ground. The disarming was quickly completed.

Without further delay, Galan said to Su Mo, "Come with us; it's not safe here."

"Okay."

Su Mo nodded in response.

Then, Galan and the others led Su Mo toward a direction on the east side.

Soon, they reached a small alley on the edge of the city.

Galan opened a manhole cover and led the way down.

"You're all hiding in the sewers?"

Su Mo followed her down, asking indirectly. It wasn't that he didn't want to ask other, more valuable questions, but he was afraid of arousing her suspicion and displeasure.

"What animal do you think is most suited for survival?"

"A cockroach."

"If you want to survive, you have to be prepared to be a cockroach."

Galan replied coldly.

Su Mo carefully pondered Galan's words. He could basically guess that Galan and her companions were probably not in a good situation.

Just as Su Mo was about to ask something else, Galan, who had descended into the tunnel, bent over and began to run quickly.

Su Mo could only give up temporarily and bend over to run as well.

The space in the underground sewage tunnel was very narrow, and the air still had a strong, pungent odor. Su Mo's helmet display didn't show any negative energy virus contamination, but it did pop up a warning about harmful air pollution.

Then, a red alert appeared, indicating that there were traces of SDW-type biological gas in the air.

"How is it that the air in the underground tunnels is toxic, but there's no trace of toxic gas on the surface?"

Su Mo, closely following Galan, ran for a while and asked in confusion when she slowed down.

"Didn't I tell you? If you want to live, you have to play the role of a cockroach well. Since we are cockroaches, isn't it normal to be sprayed with insecticide by AI robots?"

Although Galan's tone was cold, she was unexpectedly patient and provided an explanation for Su Mo's doubts.

"I understand."

Su Mo nodded in response.

An hour later, Su Mo and the others followed Galan, winding east and west, until their heads were almost spinning.

Finally, they arrived at a seamless pipe wall. Galan gently knocked three times and whispered, "I'm back."

Immediately, the pipe wall opened.

"You're finally back. Come in quickly," a guard said hastily.

"Yeah."

Galan nodded and led everyone behind her inside.

Soon, they arrived at a huge abandoned underground sewage treatment area.

At this time, guards inside, fully armed, noticed Su Mo and the others and immediately raised their light beam guns, aiming at Su Mo and his companions as they entered.

Galan immediately stepped in front of Su Mo and the others, blocking them, and said in a deep voice, "Boli, put down your weapons."

The defense captain, Boli, was somewhat annoyed and questioned directly, "Galan, who did you bring back?"

"These are guests I brought back."

"You're playing with fire."

"They've all disarmed; there's no danger. Besides, I'll take responsibility for the people I bring back. Put down your weapons, and I'll explain it to the Elders Council myself."

Galan's attitude was very firm.

"Hmph, you explain it yourself."

Seeing Galan say this, Boli waved his hand and ordered the people around him to lower their weapons.

Galan turned her head and instructed Su Mo, "Wait for me here and don't make any ambiguous movements. Don't conflict with the guards either. I'll go communicate with the Elders Council."

"No problem."

Su Mo nodded in response.

Then, Galan walked alone to the wall of the sewage pool opposite them. She reached out and pressed her hand on the ordinary-looking wall.

*Ka!*

A passage suddenly opened in the wall.

Galan slipped inside, and then the passage closed again, fitting together seamlessly and providing excellent concealment.

Su Mo and the others took advantage of the gap in time to observe the defenders. Their equipment was not much different from Galan's, and the styles were the same.

However, one thing made Su Mo feel very uncomfortable: the way these defenders looked at them wasn't just cautious; there was even a hint of hostility.

This made Su Mo wonder if they had encountered other intruders before, and if there had been unpleasant encounters. If that was the case, then the situation might be a bit bad.

At this time, Qian Chengxue also noticed the unfriendly gazes. She walked to Su Mo's side and said in a low voice, "I feel like these guards are quite hostile towards us."

"Stay calm and adapt to the situation."

Su Mo didn't have any better ideas at the moment and could only place his hope on Galan.

More than an hour later, the hidden passage opened again, and Galan came out. She shouted to Boli and the others, "The Elders Council has agreed to let them in."

Boli frowned tightly after hearing this, but in the end, he waved his hand.

"Let them pass."

Su Mo and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

So, Su Mo and the others walked over and followed Galan into the hidden passage. Inside was a very long tunnel, probably more than a hundred meters long.

There were many metal shutter doors in the tunnel, which could be used to seal off the passage in a critical situation.

At this time, Galan instructed, "Let me be honest with you. The Elders Council has a polarized attitude towards your visit. If you want to stay, you have to convince the Elders Council. Don't be foolishly arrogant and conceited. This is your only chance. I can tell you responsibly that if you can't stay here, then you can only wander outside, and it's only a matter of time before you're wiped out by the security guards."

"Well, we'll do our best."

Su Mo coughed and replied. He felt a bit of pressure.