Chapter 190: A test of his mettle
Inside the Qing Town Mystic Realm, everyone from the France Branch used the Emergency Transit Spell Formation, consuming nearly half their precious magic power to reach the Association Headquarters through the passage in the Mystic Realm Ring.
For most of them, this was their first visit, but none were in much of a mood to look around.
Everyone was dejected, disappointed, and anxious, with an unavoidable measure of unease and shame.
This was the first independent mission against a demon that the Sage had entrusted to the France Branch.
Their previous work gathering intelligence online and in the real world, along with rescuing and recruiting suitable people, had only been routine operations.
In the heart of every Dawn Association member, although no role was inherently superior or inferior, fighting demons inevitably stood as their foremost mission and highest honor.
Although the France Branch members had generally lacked confidence before, once the mission was issued and everyone was fired up, that mindset had instead become an even stronger drive to prove themselves.
But things had not gone as hoped. Even if circumstances beyond their control had played a part, their carelessness and inadequate investigation had contributed to the outcome.
Not only had they failed to complete the mission, they had lost Brown in the process!
Unlike them, Qin Xiaoxia did not feel the responsibility lay with them.
If things really were as they described, this mirror was absolutely beyond their ability to handle. Everyone, himself included, had misjudged it.
The moment he received the call, Qin Xiaoxia had considered the mirror's dangers and hesitated over how to deal with it.
In the end, however, he had gritted his teeth and activated the Mystic Realm Link, bringing Philier and the others directly to the