(Heartfelt thanks to 'Long Lian Qingxue' and 'Lei Xiang' for the rewards!)
A heavy stench of blood permeated the entire room.
Looking at Soma Munekazu lying in a pool of blood, utterly devoid of breath, his eyes wide open as though he had seen something unimaginable and died with his grievances unresolved, Noah fell silent while Rentaro's expression grew uglier by the second.
"Who was it?" Rentaro forced out through gritted teeth.
"Who the hell was it?"
Noah did not answer.
It was not that Noah was being mysterious. The situation had happened too suddenly, and even he could not determine who the killer was.
There was only one thing he could be certain of.
The other party was definitely no ordinary person.
In this military camp, practically the headquarters of the Self-Defense Force, someone had not only come and gone freely but had also effortlessly killed every Self-Defense Force soldier without a single hint of information leaking out. That was not something just anyone could accomplish.
With that thought, Noah stepped forward, crouched down, gently pressed Soma Munekazu's neck, and spoke.
"The body still retains some warmth. He was probably killed not long ago."
"Then the killer might still be nearby?" Rentaro hurriedly asked.
"Should we go after them?"
"The question is, how do we pursue them?" Noah stood and looked at Rentaro.
"After entering the camp, we saw no traces of gunfire, ammunition, or even a fight. That proves the killer took the Self-Defense Force soldiers' lives before they even realized what was happening, leaving the entire camp in an eerie silence. Only Soma Munekazu seemed to have seen something before he died. Someone like that definitely would not leave behind clues for others to follow and find them."
"You mean..." Rentaro began uncertainly.
"There was only one