"Now that we possess this power, we must be cautious in both word and deed."
Red Candle stared steadily at Silver Willow.
This was an unspoken meaning that only Contract Anomalists could understand.
Madness, loss of control, contamination.
Weird energy could grant Contract Anomalists immense power, but it could also bring them loss of control and destruction.
Compared to those Anomaly Tamers, Contract Anomalists were already rational enough. At the very least, they did not need to guard against the Weird suddenly lashing back at them at any moment.
Yet Contract Anomalists still needed to remain firm in themselves and not lose their way under the influence of Weird energy.
That influence slowly seeped into the soul, inseparable and impossible to strip away.
Once one lost control and went mad, no method could undo it.
Just like the aberrants in the Aberration Association. Their bodies had mutated, turning them into half-human, half-Weird creatures. This mutation was irreversible; not only their bodies, but their souls had mutated as well.
Even though the Aberration Association's technology had advanced enough to replace bodies, the newly replaced body would only remain normal for a short time before quickly mutating again.
"Sister Red Candle, I understand, but... I haven't lost control. I'm very clear-headed. I know exactly what I'm doing."
The superhumans had come after him of their own accord.
He simply could not stand the way those superhumans conducted themselves, especially their illegal human experiments and the cruel things they did.
The Defense Force members remained silent nearby. They had neither the standing nor the right to step forward, but they stood with Silver Willow.
After all, they had joined the Defense Force precisely to fight against those superhuman organizations.
There were superhumans in the Defense Force, but ordinary people actually made up the