"Mutant Strain"
The head's office of the Aerial Combat Mage Department.
At this hour, with night approaching, the office was unexpectedly packed with people.
Aside from Furon, the head of the Aerial Combat Mage Department, there were three others.
They were three members of the special operations team at the top of Mistgun: Chloe, Kanata, and Yuri.
The three had been summoned here and were now lined up in front of Furon.
The reason they had been called here was simple.
"Frequent attacks by small Demon Scarabs?"
After hearing this from Furon, all three present furrowed their brows.
"That's right." Furon nodded expressionlessly. "Recently, groups of small Demon Scarabs have frequently been entering Mistgun's air-defense zone. None of the groups is particularly strong, but the attacks have been occurring at a very high frequency."
That seemed to be why Furon had summoned the special operations team.
In other words, Furon wanted to discuss countermeasures with them.
However...
"They're only attacks by small Demon Scarabs. Is it really necessary to deploy the special operations team?"
Kanata voiced his doubts.
Although he acted however he pleased and was less capable at handling affairs than Chloe, Kanata actually had astonishingly sharp combat instincts. When faced with combat or a crisis, he could usually display unexpectedly quick thinking and devise tactics and methods of action that others could never imagine.
So, despite looking careless and good-for-nothing, Kanata was surprisingly skilled at analyzing situations. When faced with a critical situation, he could often demonstrate abilities even greater than Chloe's.
Therefore, Kanata had probably already caught the scent of danger and realized that things were not as simple as they seemed.
After all, Mistgun was currently sailing along a route far from the mainland, and its patrol route was not considered dangerous. Although attacks by Demon