Chapter 249: Sixty-Fourth Floor, Intelligence (8)
[Support the agent in their espionage mission. Time remaining: 84 hours 27 minutes.]
After our encounter with the Blade, we ran for another fifteen minutes. Thankfully, that last fight had practically been a checkpoint, and other than one large fight, we encountered far fewer enemies in the time since.
Besides the decreased enemy count, our journey became easier once we stumbled upon a wide cart path. A group of thirty agents—including three Blades—had also been traveling along it, but they were just a slight nuisance; nothing slowed us down for long.
It seemed like the Empire had realized that we weren’t trying to escape, and were likely waiting for us at the location of the secret.
Because of that, just before arriving at the objective, we finally slowed our pace and took a moment to steady our breath.
“Ready?”
“Yes,” Langley answered promptly.
Parein nodded firmly, although he had an unusually solemn look. Deciding not to ask about it, I resumed walking.
Just as I had expected, the demonic ant nest’s entrance loomed ahead, nestled in the mountainside. Though the landscape had been excavated slightly, it was unmistakably familiar. Seeing it with my own eyes erased my last inklings of doubt.
The Empire had constructed barracks outside the cave, covering it in leaf-patterned camouflage. Besides the barracks, five massive tents were lined up off to one side.
These can’t only be for the agents, can they? It feels a bit much for lodging.
Suppressing my curiosity, I inspected the camp more closely. A figure clad in chainmail armor with a crimson cape stood in the front, most likely one of the Blades.