Chapter 942 Mountain Recon

A wave of sadness hit me as I spoke. Lucas... if he had sunk to such depths, what struggles must he have faced recently? After a moment of thought, Astoria suggested, "Let's head to the main street then." We trudged to the busier part of town. Our eyes peeled, but the streets were empty of any homeless souls. Exhausted, we considered calling it a night and taking cabs home. "Hey, stop! Don't eat that..." I was about to hail a cab when I spotted an elderly figure, hair in tangles and clothes in rags, reaching into a trash can. She pulled out a half-eaten cake and moved to eat it. I instinctively shouted to stop her. However, she did not hesitate, shoving the deformed cake into her mouth and swallowing it with barely a chew. With a shy look my way, she hunched over and shuffled off. I watched her hobbling retreat, a tightness forming in my chest. After a brief hesitation, I dashed into a nearby convenience store, grabbed an armful of bread and milk, paid in a hurry, and followed th