"It's already dealt with?"
After dusk fell, Wag looked at the group climbing up from underground with some surprise.
Although the Rotclaw Beasts themselves were nothing much, their burrowing made them troublesome to eradicate. Previous beast outbreaks usually took seven to fifteen days to handle.
Dealing with one in a single day was quite rare.
"Haha, we happened to have someone who'd undergone Rotclaw modification. We found traces of the mother in the very first tunnel we searched, so we pushed straight in and killed it before it could relocate."
Vika laughed, then reined himself in a little. "Unfortunately, we moved too fast on the forced march. A few of our brothers still came to grief."
Wag looked over the group, then swept a displeased glance over Lin Hao and the others. "What good was this cannon fodder? They were supposed to test for danger. How did we lose men while they came out unscathed?"
Lin Hao was a little speechless. He still knew too little about this world and had overlooked something after all. Fortunately, Vika continued defending them. "You really can't blame them this time. The mother was too cunning. Besides, we couldn't have advanced so quickly if they weren't all fairly capable. I'm planning to give each of them a Temporary Residence Permit."
Wag's brow furrowed slightly at Vika's words.
From the sound of it, Vika wanted these people to fill the vacancies among his trusted subordinates?
Without even bothering to be discreet, Wag spoke to Vika right in front of Lin Hao and the others. "I didn't expect this to be settled on the first day either. I forgot to mention that a few old hands have been running errands for me and putting in plenty of hard work. Spare me a few slots. They can