"I can teach you."
Ines sensed danger.
If her shadow had its head bitten off—
Then perhaps her own head would really be gone.
What kind of monster was this?
The female mercenary wondered.
The Sarkaz mercenaries' shadows quickly returned to normal.
Zerg had just developed a Psionics technique that could use shadows to harm the actual body.
"A wise choice, Ines. Also, you still have people who haven't come over yet, right?"
W stroked the Blast Bug's head.
"Bring those people here. I need a complete mercenary regiment."
Her smile was filled with malice.
The battlefield scavengers had been keeping an eye on these Sarkaz mercenaries.
Especially this one called Ines.
She was quite a famous figure in Scar Market—
Her head was worth a great deal.
Some basic intelligence had also been marked on the bounty notice.
For example, her Originium Arts were related to shadows.
Although W had walked some distance away just now, she had still noticed the shadows' strange movements.
"..."
Ines looked at the Sarkaz girl, then at the tiny child.
Intimidated by Zerg's threat, she had no choice but to nod.
"Looks like Ines and Hoederer are done for."
Inside the safehouse, the pink-haired girl paced back and forth.
She could guess which faction had issued the mission they had accepted this time.
The reward was generous, but the risks were high.
During the communication two sessions ago, Ines had already reported the losses from the initial exploration.
Some of the Sarkaz mercenaries had directly turned into walking corpses.
Yet the team had gained nothing.
During their final communication—
Hoederer had told her to prepare to receive the team.
Yet there had been no response until now.
As expected—
Those two were finished.
This mission ran far too deep.
There was absolutely