The mission continued.
Roy could not abandon his teammates, and Hoke was even less likely to turtle up.
"Fuck it, worst comes to worst, I'll leave my life here!"
"Then Chuck and Yaliting, who already fell, won't be lonely either!" Hoke said viciously.
With Hoke's harsh declaration, the group of five continued onward.
Whether Hoke's crow mouth had been too accurate, or some other factor was at work, no one knew.
As this five-man squad began searching for a suitable new installation point, its members began falling one after another.
The Evil Tide Civilization had, in fact, discovered something amiss recently.
In particular, after one infiltration squad was completely wiped out by the Evil Tide, even the special mechanical device they had not yet had time to install fell into the hands of the Evil Tide Civilization.
Even Level-4 and Level-5 Demon Kings could not see through the mysteries of such a mechanical device.
When a Level-6 Demon Emperor handed it to a Demon Emperor named Babbock, that Demon Emperor's expression changed instantly. The Evil Tide Civilization immediately began a thorough purge and investigation across the entire front.
Roy's squad began their mission to install the second device amid this sweeping purge by the Evil Tide Civilization.
The first to fall was Tester, who had previously insisted on continuing the mission.
This Third-Level Great Magician, whose wife and son had both died in the Evil Tide War, was finally going to find his family.
The savage stinger of a Demigod-level sharp magic beetle pierced Tester's frail body. After erupting into his Elemental Body and buying Roy and the others a brief window to retreat, the only thing this Third-Level Great Magician did was turn his head and look at them one last time.
Though Tester said nothing, Roy and