The three survivors exchanged looks before explaining what had actually happened.Corin spoke first.“We actually saw him, Max. The cloaked figure was inside one of the ruined buildings. He had luggage around him, so we contacted you immediately about it. We’re sure that it was the Gene Trader… But as soon as we stepped into that area, the mutants started appearing out of nowhere.”Gabby quickly added, “It wasn’t random. I’m sure it was the moment we crossed into what felt like his territory that they came at us. Dozens of them at first, but they kept appearing whenever we tried getting closer to the cloaked figure. We couldn’t even get close to him.”Dylan shook his head, clearly frustrated by what had happened.“We thought we could approach, but it was like the place itself was guarded. Just like what Gabby said, every time we tried to move forward, more mutants showed up…”Russel continued the explanation. “So we started moving away instead. We realized it a bit too late… For some