"Boss, are you sure this is the place we're blowing up today?"
"Yeah! This is it. The address the higher-ups gave me can't be wrong!" The man in the black trench coat checked the address in his hand and confirmed it.
"Remember, once the bombs are planted, we pull out immediately. You all remember how long to set the timers for, right?" The man looked at the henchmen behind him and reminded them sternly.
"We know, we know! Fifteen minutes, right, boss? We'll send those little monsters inside sky-high in a bit."
"Good. Make sure you don't leave any traces!"
"Yes, boss!"
With that, the men crept furtively toward the Manor's entrance.
Watching his henchmen go, the man in black couldn't help showing a cruel smile.
But just as he imagined flesh and blood flying everywhere when the Manor exploded, he noticed that his henchmen had stopped at the intersection, standing there in a daze.
"Hmm? What's going on?" The man raised the binoculars he had prepared and looked over.
His henchmen's eyes were filled with terror, their earlier cruel expressions gone. Every one of them looked as though they had seen something horrifying. Utterly puzzled, he hurriedly grabbed the headset at his chest and shouted in a lowered voice.
"What are you standing around for? Get over there now! Do you idiots want to die? Are you waiting at the intersection for someone to spot you?"
Yet his henchmen didn't answer promptly as they usually did.
Heavy breathing came through the headset, loud and clear.
"H-hey! Boss, this isn't what the mission said! Nobody said we'd run into monsters!"
The voice coming through the headset trembled, verging on tears.
"Blackie! What nonsense are you spouting? What monsters? Isn't there just a road in front of you?" the man in