'The targets carried out a terrorist attack on the city, killing fifteen civilians and four hunters, and injuring several others.'
'Their goal?'
'We don't know—not that we ever did. While they were running, they left a trail of destruction in their wake. Our squad chased them all the way until they vanished into the rift two days ago.'
'Why did they run into the rift?'
'Who knows? All that matters now is that they've been targeted for elimination—and that's your job this time.'
Lake slowly opened his eyes, finishing the recollection of the mission details.
His steel-blue eyes stared coldly at the swirling vortex of mana ahead. His hands repeatedly clenched and relaxed, his breathing slow and heavy.
Standing alone amid the gathering hunters, everyone instinctively kept a wide berth around him. The oppressive aura radiating from him unconsciously drove them away.
***
'What's his deal?'
