After sacrificing five Blood Servants, one unlucky Sanguine, and a full day and night, the exploration team finally completed its investigation into the "ordinary rules" of the town called Netip. As the light of dawn illuminated Netip once more, the Beyonders began exchanging uneasy looks.
The Blood Servants brought by the Sanguine had been exhausted, leaving only a little over twenty on standby aboard the Scylla.
But the Scylla required Sailors to operate it on its return voyage, and with the Blood Servants' strength, it would be difficult to guarantee that they could pass through the forest unscathed. As for sending people back to guide them... no one could guarantee that they would not develop the thought of "leaving" on the way back. The instant that thought arose, they would never be able to have another thought again.
Although a day's time had given them a certain understanding of the town, actually entering it...
"Let's go." Just as the Beyonders were struggling over whether to advance directly or have Bruce hypnotize a few people into returning for the Blood Servants, Integra suddenly stood up and led Lily and Helene toward the town.
This action caught everyone off guard. By the time someone opened their mouth to try and stop Integra, the three women had already vanished amid the not particularly tall buildings.
"Master, is it really alright for us to enter like this?" After turning several corners and entering an alleyway, Helene asked cautiously. Integra did not answer. Instead, she suddenly turned around, took several more turns, and returned to the outside of the town.
"That's why you're too dumb, meow. Master obviously wants to use them to scout the way. Why would she scout it herself?" Lily mocked Helene from the heights of intellectual superiority. Faced with Lily's