Linsey stepped over shattered rubble and climbed onto the ruins.
He activated the Puzzle Game. There were almost no clue lights around him, and even after carefully sensing his surroundings, he found nothing unusual.
"Still, the clues have already pointed the chain of causality here."
Linsey immediately used his skill to dig through the ruins, searching for any clues that might be hidden there.
Behind him, the messenger Eris followed closely.
Unlike Linsey, who was digging with his hands, Eris crouched halfway down and reached out to touch the fallen ruins.
The aura of scorched earth began to linger around his ears.
Of the three-man group, only Ala Song had not joined the other two.
He chose an elevated spot with a broad view, set up his easel, and surveyed the area first.
"..."
"There really are a lot of people."
The one-armed painter sighed.
These village ruins had been excavated for two days, yet they still drew the attention of many people. He had merely sat here with his drawing board, making no unnecessary movements, but people in the nearby tunnels were already casting suspicious looks his way.
If news spread that supplies had been found here—
There was no need to think about it. These people would immediately swarm over to fight for the resources.
"Sigh..."
Ala Song sighed and waved his brush.
Just as he had once concealed his tracks in the Seven Seas Alliance, he painted a ring of pitch-black camouflage around himself before beginning today's artwork.
Further below.
The Law Knights and refugees remained inside the tunnels.
They had no intention of joining Linsey and the others' investigation. They stood split into two groups along the sides of the tunnel, facing one another, and the atmosphere remained as tense as it had been yesterday.
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