Be Ready

Soon enough, Rui put the matter aside temporarily as he swiftly headed to the shelter.

The moment he reached, his mind sense was flooded by negative emotions. 

The atmosphere was dark.

The air was curdled with fear, despair, anger, misery, and frustration.

STEP

Rui arrived at the shelter, a massive underground complex that could sustain a huge population within it. It had a shared space system where large groups of people huddled in huge spaces with bedding on the ground among other places.

Rui's powerful sense immediately swept over the entire establishment before finding his family huddled up in one of the shared spaces. 

Fortunately, they were all together.

The security at the place immediately let him pass as the prince of the empire, allowing him to descend underground and head to his family.

"Rui…" Alice widened her eyes when he appeared before them. "Rui!"