Blackfire and Blood Bone's Nighttime Talk: The Threat of Eden

Marauder Prison.

Accompanied by Gus, a Mechanical Augmenter, Executive Blackfire drove away from the prison and headed toward the Northern Wilderness.

Their armored vehicle sped down the street.

"Sir, I'm sorry. I failed to complete the task you assigned me," Gus said, looking uneasy.

Blackfire's face was icy, but he shook his head slightly at Gus's words.

"It's not your fault. I know Blood Bone's temper. Besides, the order from Headquarters came without warning. Neither your position nor your strength would have changed his decision."

"Then... do we really have to leave?" Gus asked, unwilling to accept it.

"Shiva died here. If we leave now and come back later, who knows how powerful the Black Shield Police Department and the Aurora Animal Assistance Society will have become!"

Blackfire said nothing, but Gus had voiced exactly what worried him.

Green Forest City was a city he had high hopes for. It bordered both land and sea and even had a large, ready-made port.

The resources around it were plentiful, too. If they took the city, they could extend their reach across the entire surrounding region.

It would become a major hub for the Mechanical Vanguard Society on the Naxi Continent.

That was why Blackfire had always wanted to seize it.

But the appearance of the Aurora Animal Assistance Society had kept his expansion plan stuck at the very first step.

Blackfire could not stand it.

"Unfortunately, Headquarters won't send any more Mechanical Augmentation warriors. If they sent even one squad, we could deal with the Aurora Animal Assistance Society easily."

Blackfire sighed to himself.

"But I can't bear to just walk away."

The two soon left Green Forest City and raced across the Northern Wilderness.

Two hours later, they finally slowed as they reached the Xianda Feed Factory.

They drove into