Clare, Miria, Tabitha, Cynthia, Deneve, Helen, Yuma.
The seven Claymore Warriors who had survived the Northern Rebellion seven years ago and hidden in the snowy mountains to escape the Organization's control.
Known simply as the Seven Swords.
When they decided to head south, Inuzuka Ban and Xuexi Kazahana, along with four ninjas, followed close behind.
But that did not mean there was no one else left in these freezing northern mountains.
On the mountainside where Clarice and the other three had previously encountered three Awakened Beings.
Only vast, horrifying bloodstains and large chunks of flesh remained.
After all, they had merely been unconscious.
Though they did not know what had happened after waking up, they still returned to the Organization at once.
As for the seemingly severe puncture wounds, they were not a major issue given the regenerative abilities of these Claymore Warriors.
Yet only ten minutes after Nina's team left.
Five more figures, entirely shrouded in black robes, appeared.
Judging by the faces exposed when they raised their heads, all of them were men.
"Have all three Awakened Beings been taken out? Looks like we underestimated No. 9 Nina's strength."
The leading black-robed man swept his gaze across the devastated battlefield and spoke in a deep voice.
"Indeed." The black-robed man beside him nodded in agreement.
Based on past experience.
Dealing with one Awakened Being required a current single-digit-ranked Claymore Warrior leading three Claymore Warriors ranked within the top thirty.
Of course, Awakened Beings had once been Claymore Warriors as well, so their former rankings could also serve as a reference for their strength.
Thus, seeing the corpses of three Awakened Beings at the site Nina's team had hunted.
Naturally left these Organization logistics personnel greatly shocked.
Not knowing the reason behind it, they simply assumed Nina had grown