Chapter 468 - 461. Onward
"When I got your report, I couldn’t really believe it, but...you went through a war, huh?" Ashur said the moment Hagalaz’s squad members entered the tree fortress, glancing past the closing wall to the piles of burning corpses at the far side of the valley.
"We’ll have to face it sooner or later anyway; now we have an example," Bassena looked at the squad members who, just like anyone else, stared at the shards and the dome with parted lips and pure amazement. "How’s the journey?"
"Thanks to you, it was even easier than dungeon raiding--except for the miasma level and the perpetual darkness," Ashur shrugged and pointed at the crates and chest they brought. "Where should we put this?"
"Just pile it near the wall; we’ll take everything to the ruin tomorrow anyway. Give your recording to Kei, and we’ll send the report together. Have you guys eaten?"
While the espers were busy with logistics and whatnot, Zein was welcoming the three guides who looked like they wanted to cry at the sight of him. They didn’t go as far as hugging him as Dheera did, thankfully, but they did look like kids who finally saw their parents at the end of the school period.
"Captain!"
"Captain, I miss your nagging so much!"
"Not hearing the sound of your scolding feels weird..."
Zein rolled his eyes, but he also patted the three guides one by one. "Was it hard?"
"Not the guiding," Brisk shook his head. "There’s not much battle anyway, so no one went past yellow. It’s just..."
"The miasma level is..." Silva let out a heavy exhale that was mixed with a breath of relief since she could finally take off the goggles. It wasn’t fun wearing one when you were already in glasses to begin with.