Darkness descended.
Even outside the cave, it was the same.
Inside a light-blocking tent, Bane was dining under the lamplight.
The "Return to Ruins" was plagued by spatial distortions and all kinds of mysterious, unpredictable dangers at night.
Only in the light was it relatively safe.
Moreover, Freedom Wings had a mission to carry out and did not dare light a fire outdoors, fearing they would attract attention.
Thus, Bane and the others could only stay inside a tent capable of blocking outside light, turn on a lamp, and use this method to get through the night.
Soon, Bane finished an entire field ration. Just as he was clearing away the utensils, the walkie-talkie rang.
"There's been an incident."
"Zaren escaped."
The image of a young man immediately flashed through Bane's mind.
A man in his early twenties, with silver-white hair and a smiling, harmless-looking face.
Zaren.
A former major of Freedom Wings.
A genius Tier 4 Transcendent.
At only seventeen, he had received four Revelations and become God's Emissary.
The God's Projection he had awakened was Artemis, granting him the ability to control beasts and survive in the wilderness.
After all, the Greek goddess Artemis was known as the "Mistress of Beasts and Lord of the Wilderness."
Originally, Freedom Wings had held extremely high hopes for this major.
But later, no one knew whether it was because he had been affected by his God's Projection or because there was something wrong with him to begin with.
In any case, Zaren's mental state gradually grew abnormal. Last year, he even killed several high-ranking officials.
But because he bore a God's Projection, he was not executed after his arrest. Instead, he was sent to the United Base in the "Return to Ruins" and imprisoned there.
For this mission, Morton, the base's