Questioning

"Teacher, I've brought the person here. I won't attend the rest of the meeting; I already have the information."

After arriving at the meeting place with the still shocked and bewildered Kannari Rin, the fat man wearing a white shirt, Berudo spoke to one of the elderly men with gray hair wearing a white uniform.

The old man glared at him irritably and couldn't help but say something.

"Berudo, listen to this again. If we leave you alone, you'll just hide in your room and never come out. I really don't know what you're studying in front of that computer screen all day!"

After Akaru spoke, Berudo scratched his head helplessly.

Then I'll reluctantly stay and listen.

As the director of the Institute for the Study of Abnormal Affairs, Akaru's words carried weight; if Berudo disobeyed, the institute could withhold his research funding for the second half of the year without hesitation, leaving Akaru no choice but to comply.

Before Kannari Rin and Wilson could even step forward to greet them...

Akaru had already taken the initiative to greet everyone, speaking rapidly and decisively.

"You must be Team Leader Kannari Rin. As the first witness to that monster, we need you to provide a detailed account of what happened. This is extremely important!"

"I don't know if you're aware, but that monster has already appeared in other cities and is showing extreme hostility towards humans!"

His brows were furrowed as he spoke in a deep voice.

"The situation is not optimistic. We have already sent people to Peji and Feilieka City investigations. We don't have much time left, so we urgently need the most accurate intelligence from you. Please come with me!"

Hearing his words, Kannari Rin was taken aback.

However, his eyes sharpened immediately, and without hesitation, he answered in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Immediately afterwards, the group entered the conference hall together.

After briefly reviewing the data I uploaded, I projected it onto the large screen to ensure everyone in the meeting room could see it.

Kannari Rin quickly regained her composure.

She had initially worried that V5's key combat units were not taking the resurrection of the "King of Gondor" seriously enough.

But to her surprise, the monster reappeared so quickly...

They could even destroy a city with a single move.

As expected... Netero, Ian, King, and the others were right in their initial assessment.

If we don't stop that monster, it will cause irreparable and enormous losses to humanity; the power it has displayed is truly terrifying!

When Kannari Rin stepped onto the stage, she attracted the attention of everyone present.

Inside the brightly lit, enormous conference room, these human elites, each holding a key position, scrutinized each other with piercing gazes. On the stage, Kannari Rin, expressionless, spoke solemnly.

"Next, let me briefly introduce the protagonist of this meeting... the Fourth King from the reign of the Gandor Dynasty four thousand years ago. His exact name is no longer recorded, but... he called himself 'Sashado,' which is one of the few pieces of information we currently possess."

"We don't know what unknown methods he used to resurrect himself, but... he undoubtedly possesses immense power. It all started with an Ancient Ruins we discovered in Gugurian..."

Soon, Kannari Rin combined this with the video footage she had recorded while exploring the Gandor Ruins.

As he introduced the event to the crowd, some looked surprised, some remained calm, and others stared at it with scrutinizing eyes.

Until...

In the image projected before my eyes.

Deep within the dark Ruins, amidst the appearance of large amounts of Black Mud and monsters, a charred, withered corpse slowly appeared on the scene, its steps faltering.

The image freezes!

Kannari Rin's eyes narrowed slightly. Her tall, straight body looked very dashing. She raised her hand and pointed to the screen above, saying in a deep voice.

"This is what Sashado looked like when we first met him..."

"As far as I know, he has absolute control over the monsters around him, and... he also has a strange ability to manipulate creatures that approach him. Once a creature enters his vicinity, it may lose its life at any moment."

Kannari Rin said this because she was thinking about the intelligence analysis and judgment that Kim had made at the time.

The other party... killed one Exorcism Team their members without them even realizing it.

After hearing what Kannari Rin said, everyone present was in an uproar.

They all stared wide-eyed at the huge screen in the distance, as if trying to etch Sashado's bizarre appearance into their minds.

Meanwhile, Akaru and Berudo sat quietly in the audience, listening attentively.

They had no idea before that Kannari Rin and her group had gone through so much in those Ruins.

Just then...

Someone in the audience raised their hand in confusion.

"I want to know, this monster was so strong, how did you manage to repel it? In your report, it says the monster escaped, was that your doing?"

Upon hearing the question, Kannari Rin lowered her eyes and replied calmly.

"The one who repelled them was someone else, but he was an accomplice invited by Netero of the Hunter Association. Therefore, please forgive me for not being able to reveal his identity here."

She's not stupid; at the very least, she considers the political risks involved.

If a prodigy like Ian were to reveal his identity here, it would undoubtedly cause trouble for the other party.

After all, the people in front of me are all cunning and shrewd foxes, and who knows what kind of schemes they might be plotting.

Despite not getting along well with Ian.

But whether it's out of respect for Netero or because he helped them, it doesn't matter.

Kannari Rin had no reason to disclose the other party's information here.

Hearing her words.

A group of people below were whispering among themselves.

"As expected, it was Netero who brought in these helpers. The Hunter Association is still very necessary; at a time like this, our secretly trained troops are completely useless."

"Hmm, Netero's value is still increasing, but this monster is so difficult even for him to deal with. If it's this troublesome, I'll probably have to resort to some unconventional weapons..."

"Or we could contact the guy who defeated him before. If he has relevant combat experience, dealing with him should be much easier!"

Everyone chimed in, and soon the discussion was in full swing.

"Smack!"

Just then...

A young man slammed his hand heavily on the table, his face showing displeasure as he stared at Kannari Rin with a sinister gaze.

"Group Leader Kannari Rin, I'm curious, have you encountered any other special operations teams?"

"Was the Exorcism Team deliberately concealing information about the enemy's escape...?"

Upon hearing the young man's words, everyone turned to look at him, and some who recognized him frowned.

I never expected this guy to actually show up!

Akaru stroked his white beard, his eyes deep and calm as he watched the scene unfold, saying nothing in response to the unexpected turn of events.

When Kannari Rin looked at the other person, her gaze sharpened slightly.

The other party is... Bono Netani!

Son of Cabinet Minister Netani!

Despite the other party's terrible reputation, he was her superior here, and whether she liked it or not, she had to answer his questions. Therefore Kannari Rin answered calmly.

"We did encounter a Special Forces, but that was at least a day after the monster was defeated and fled."

"However, that Special Forces also clashed with Netero of the Hunter Association!"

Hearing her words.

Bono paused for a moment, then frowned and raised his voice slightly.

"Conflict?"

"This unit was also sent to support you in dealing with that resurrected monster..."

During this period of time.

He became agitated upon learning that he had lost the Scythe of Judgment.

What's infuriating is that we can't get in touch with them no matter what we do.

Therefore, Bono finally figured out where they had gone; perhaps they had gone to continue their pursuit of the resurrected Ancient Corpse.

Given his status, he didn't need to attend.

He still came without hesitation!

He knew about the conflict between the Scythe of Judgment and Netero; they had already informed him by phone.

That's why.

He didn't understand why he had completely lost contact with them after that.

To this day, they haven't made a single phone call, and we can't get in touch with them...

Where did they go!?

Where is that resurrected monster now!?