Chapter 177: The Hunter
The felines didn’t show any reaction at all to the news that the other five were dead, and Alpha didn’t expect them to either. Death was something they were all used to in their line of work. Sometimes people died because they didn’t think properly before going on a mission, or because they attacked someone that was just far too strong for them to handle. There were even those who died out of sheer bad luck. And Alpha didn’t really care about what caused the death of the five phantoms. The only thing that mattered now was making sure that the mission was complete!
The felines nodded in agreement to Alpha’s orders, and Alpha told them to leave and get ready. They were expected to start immediately. The felines quickly left the tent, and Alpha sighed harshly as she considered her next course of action.
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On the other side of the Phantom hideout, a few hundred meters away from the campsite, a Dimensional Tear tore open across the air and five figures appeared from inside it. The five dead Phantoms looked around the region curiously, and it wasn’t long before they heard a voice coming from in front of them.
"Hey, you’re back."
The shadow in front of them bulged and a figure appeared from inside it. It was a woman who wore a white mask over her face. She had on the same black outfit as the others, as well as the sais that were attached at her hips, but there was also a long katana attached behind her. She was one of the lookouts in charge of ensuring there were no ambushes on their campsite, and she had been waiting here since the five left on their mission so that she could report back once they arrived.
The woman looked at all five of them with a curious look on her face and she raised a brow behind her mask when she noticed that there was something off about them. It felt like they were a lot more intimidating than they had been the last time she saw them and she could also feel a lot more mana coming off their bodies! The woman decided not to think too much about that for now and she hummed when none of them spoke.
"Is everything okay? Did something happen with the mission?"
The woman immediately thought that they had failed the mission. It was the only reason she could think of for them to be looking so emotionless. Every Phantom knew what Alpha would do to anyone who failed a mission! Coming back without completing the mission would be no different from signing your death warrant!
But rather than getting an answer from them, the woman was surprised when one of them immediately charged towards her! She took a step back in shock and reached for her sai! She was a B Rank who was confident in her speed, so it was easy for her to pull her sai and stab it forward into the man’s neck! But instead of the man going down, he continued forward and grabbed her! Her eyes widened in shock when she didn’t see any blood leaking from the wound, and before she could do anything, two other men grabbed her as well! The woman was strong, but she couldn’t do anything against three B Ranks holding her down and she was easily disarmed!