Before long, the Eye of the Sky returned and found a place to land. Li Wei then watched the soldiers carry two more gems out of its cargo hold. They looked no different from the first, and he could see the same golden glow of souls inside them.
Not only that, as the three gems drew closer together, they began flickering, as though sensing something in one another.
Li Wei examined the three gems first. Finding that they weren't causing any other trouble, he set them aside for the moment and turned to the dirt-covered Team B.
"What happened?"
Team A consisted of the little boy, Mrs. Castin, and the kindly-looking old man. Everything had gone smoothly for them.
Team B, on the other hand-the three-person team consisting of Polk, the sisters Carly and Ruth, and Foster, a man who looked as dependable as a lawyer-was filthy from head to toe and utterly bedraggled.
At Li Wei's question, Polk gave a helpless, wry smile, while Foster reached up to adjust his glasses and snapped.
"That madwoman charged straight at the enemy the moment she saw them! We didn't even have time to stop her!"
Polk spread his hands helplessly at Li Wei. He said nothing, but clearly had no objection to Foster's tattling.
"Were the losses serious?"
"Not too bad."
Polk answered this time, extending a hand. As he did, the little fairy Pixie emerged from his hair and landed on his palm.
"With Pixie around, at least nobody died."
"She's a lunatic. She wouldn't listen to a single part of the plan we'd made beforehand..."
Foster continued complaining nonstop. The "pair" of sisters was still wrapped in a robe, and at his words, she shot him an icy glare.
"Shut up. Those monsters are all dead anyway, aren't they?