Divine Sleep Spell

(New Annihilation proxy run somehow crashed—did my wife get mad?)

"His name is Mudrock. He's an Infected we encountered in Leithania... I'll submit a report later with the specific details, as well as the details of this commission."

Bai Ye leaned close to Closure's pointed ear and spoke.

"Looks like you've been through quite a lot..." Closure said, tilting her head back to look at the tall Mudrock before her.

Then she approached Mudrock's huge, burly frame, narrowed her eyes, and circled the giant once before saying,

"A Sarkaz... and a Sarkaz who came from Kazdel. That makes him one of my kin, in a sense..."

Although blood demons were merely one branch of the demon race, they could still be considered Sarkaz in the broader sense.

"Closure, help me get them settled... I still have matters to discuss with Kal'tsit and Logos." Bai Ye glanced at the Leithanian Infected and Sarkaz warriors, who were quietly waiting on the deck, and spoke to Closure.

"Doctor Kal'tsit... she's been run ragged lately, but it shouldn't be a problem if you go looking for her."

Closure then lowered her gaze to the emerald-green bracelet on Bai Ye's wrist, leaned closer, and whispered,

"Bai Ye, I heard from the operators that you have a very sharp, very sturdy sword. Could we borrow it for some research?"

In the compiled reports on the Chernobog incident submitted by the operators, quite a few had mentioned the sword in Bai Ye's hand—gorgeous, slender, and deadly, capable of effortlessly cutting through rock strata, city defenses, and metal.

Quite a few researchers in the Engineering Department had taken an interest in Bai Ye's weapon.

Hearing that, Bai Ye lowered his head to look at his bracelet, gave it a shake, and shook his head.

"She doesn't want anyone