Side Story Chapter 86: Eve (1)
"There are… four more of those monsters?" asked Lilith in shock.
"No, there may be more." Oh Kang-Woo shook his head as he took a bite of a piece of fruit Han Seol-Ah cut for him.
"More?"
"Akart called Salvatore his fifth retainer. It might be referring to the order in which he became Akart’s retainer instead of a rank."
"Oh."
"In that sense, the third and fourth might be weaker than Salvatore, and the sixth might be stronger."
They wouldn’t know for sure unless they faced the retainers.
"But since we won’t get anywhere if we think about it that way… let’s just interpret them as ranks for now. It’s simpler to think there are four individuals stronger than Salvatore."
They couldn’t prepare for all variables; it would be enough as long as it was to a point where they wouldn’t be caught too off guard.