"We really were careless."
In the Military Town Office of Black River Town, a tall, slender Black-Clothed Man sat quietly in a hard wooden chair, reading his subordinate's report. His handsome, pale face creased slightly.
The Sea Mist had many functions. Besides blocking outside forces, it could conceal elemental energy, create a suitable magnetic field for the Sea Naga, and even produce special environments for nurturing certain creatures. Monitoring was one of its functions as well.
He had noticed the squad the moment it entered the town. The Sea Mist's neural perception let him see them clearly. After realizing that the leader was merely a Fallen Angel officer, he had paid them no mind, believing his subordinates could handle them easily.
The facts had proven that he had indeed been insufficiently cautious this time.
The Black-Clothed Man glanced at his injured subordinate. The Star Chapter's injuries still had not fully recovered. According to the medical officer, the energy that had invaded its body was highly active, causing a large portion of it to leap through the wound and into the body, wearing down numerous cells.
The Star Chapter was a seventh-level life-form. Although it was not considered a high-grade species among the Sea Naga, it was still one of the stronger Naga species. Yet it had been injured this badly by an auxiliary soldier?
Then there was the other one.
The Black-Clothed Man cast a sidelong glance at the other Black-Clothed Man beside him. Under his gaze, the man lowered his head in shame. He truly could not understand it either. How could someone with the title of a first-level officer directly purify its curse?
Purification was exclusive to priests and clerics. Logically, these two rare professions should not have appeared among an officer's troops. More importantly, the priest under