Shadow Crow plopped down on the ground, covering his head with both hands, his face filled with self-reproach.
He was the team's scout, responsible for providing intelligence. He was also the person who should have been most aware of the dangers around them. Yet the Hidden Dragon had been lurking beneath everyone's feet, and he had been completely unaware of its existence.
In the midst of his guilt, Shadow Crow saw a pair of pitch-black military boots appear before him. He looked up and saw Two Tails looking down at him.
"This is a problem with our abilities, not with any individual." Two Tails' voice was hoarse and magnetic as it rang out through the silent Calamity Shadow Ruins.
Tiangou also came over, knelt down beside Shadow Crow, put an arm around his shoulder, and gently shook him. "Brother, don't blame yourself. The captain is right. The Hidden Dragon was hiding underground. With the terrain restricting your Domain Tear, you naturally couldn't detect its traces."
Two Tails looked at the somewhat dejected Shadow Crow and continued, "It was right beneath our feet. Me, Da Sheng, and Diao Ling—we all have Star Perception skills, but none of us noticed anything unusual. Our abilities were insufficient."
Tiangou consoled him softly. "You've read the information on the Hidden Dragon. It must have activated Stealth Body, hiding its body, Star Power fluctuations, and life aura all at once. No one would have been able to detect it."
Two Tails obviously couldn't change the way she spoke. Her attitude toward the members under her command had always been like this.
But Tiangou was a smooth operator. With his cooperation, the two of them had directly adopted the "one plays the bad cop while the other plays the good cop" approach—one stern and serious, the other