"Huff, huff... Let's rest here first."
Arnold panted heavily, his clothes already soaked with sweat as he looked at the people behind him.
Of the team he had been with, only the newly joined William was still following close behind. The others were nowhere to be seen.
When they had withdrawn from the cemetery earlier, Suah the Abomination had endured the True Creator's gaze and launched a frenzied attack on everyone.
Many had either turned into plump white pigs, condensed Fireballs and stuffed them into their own mouths, or lost control on the spot and become Monsters.
As a Sequence 7, Arnold could not help but praise the True Creator for being able to escape.
Sifa, who had been secretly following Arnold, snorted when he heard him praising the True Creator. "The one you should thank and praise is me."
If Sifa had not secretly protected him earlier, Arnold would never have escaped. Naturally, Sifa had done so to pave the way for Mr. William's next actions.
"We can't return to Trier. It's too dangerous. Let's go straight back to Mr. Jerry's villa," Arnold said after catching his breath.
Then, while passing through the woods, Sifa took the opportunity to switch places with his projection and continued playing Mr. William.
They returned to the villa.
Sifa secretly counted. Only one-third of the original group had returned.
Everyone hung their heads in dejection. The battle at the cemetery had dealt the Iron and Blood Cross Order a heavy blow.
Especially after Suah the Abomination appeared, they had directly lost two-thirds of their manpower.
Thud, thud, thud.
Heavy footsteps approached.
Sifa looked up and saw Jerry Collins walking out. He had fought a Wraith without being defeated, but he had not managed to kill it either.
Jerry swept his gaze across the