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The Royal Palace.“…What?”Julian shot to his feet, his face filled with disbelief.“The War Minister went to the front line himself?”He stared at the messenger.“I thought he was only going there to inspect the situation in Marquis Reyzar’s territory.”Cage had only just returned to the palace himself. His expression was no better.The Prime Minister frowned deeply.“This is reckless.”“The War Minister is putting himself into an extremely dangerous operation.”He slammed a hand against the table.“What is he thinking?”“Does he have no regard for his own life?”“And what about Her Highness Grace?”“Did he not consider the danger she would be placed in?”Normally, Matthew would have been the one explaining the military situation.Now that he wasn’t present, Cage stepped forward instead.He raised a hand, asking everyone to calm down.“Prime Minister.”“Please.”“As the War Minister, no one understands the risks better than Sir Matthew.”“If anyone knows how dangerous this mission is
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“So… what’s going on?”Mirova looked around the gathering point in confusion after rushing back from her tunnel.Her eyes quickly found Meave and Laura waiting nearby.“Oh.”Laura lifted a hand and greeted her with a smile.“You’re back.”Mirova walked over immediately.“What happened?”“We were suddenly ordered to return.”Laura simply shrugged.“We’ve talked about this before.”“It looks like things finally got worse.”She let out a sigh.“At this point, I honestly have no idea what’s coming next.”She paused before adding with a straight face,“Maybe an Alpha Class Abyssal.”Meave immediately glanced at her.“Don’t jinx it.”Laura rolled her eyes.“I’m past jinxing things.”“I’m outright cursing us now.”Mirova blinked.For a moment, she remembered the conversation they had a few days ago.Back then, she’d thought they were exaggerating.Now…She wasn’t so sure anymore.The fact that they could still joke about their terrible luck after everything they’d experienced together was ho
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“…Damn.”Rhys clicked his tongue and immediately turned around.I knew everything had been going too smoothly.His mind raced.I have to tell the others.But how?If he went back himself, he could only reach one tunnel.Even if he spread his Familiars out, they would only be able to cover a few of the thirteen tunnels before the armies reached the exits.Not all of them.And if this information wasn’t delivered in time…The entire operation could collapse.Should we abort the mission?The thought surfaced for only a moment before he rejected it.No.If they withdrew now, the Abyssals would immediately realize something had gone wrong.The tunnel network would remain intact.Worse still, the enemy would know humans had discovered their plans.That would only make the next attack even harder to predict.We can’t retreat.But we can’t keep advancing blindly either.Rhys clenched his fists.There was only one choice left.He looked at Captain Lance.“Captain.”The captain stepped closer.
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The moment the report arrived that the first tunnel had broken through, Rhys and the War Minister exchanged a single glance.Neither of them needed to say much.The operation had officially begun.The War Minister immediately issued his orders.“Assemble every unit.”“Have them begin digging through the remaining tunnels and prepare for combat.”He looked toward the messenger.“Assign one Beast Tamer to the front of every advance team.”“I don’t care what happens.”“If anything unusual appears, I want it discovered immediately.”“Yes, sir!”The messenger saluted before sprinting away.Within moments, the entire camp burst into motion.Soldiers who had been waiting for days grabbed their equipment and hurried toward their assigned tunnels.The decisive battle they had been preparing for was finally here.Rhys and the War Minister separated, each heading toward their own command group.As they walked, the War Minister spoke one last time.“Keep an eye on the pace.”“The exit isn’t far f
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“How’s the situation?”The War Minister looked at the scouting party that had just returned from the tunnel.The captain immediately stepped forward and saluted.“Sir.”“We’ve confirmed the existence of the tunnel beyond the excavation point.”“It stretches much farther than we expected.”“We didn’t continue any deeper.”He paused before explaining.“We were concerned that advancing further might alert the Abyssals.”“As for the remaining tunnels…”“We haven’t inspected them yet.”“They’re still occupied by large numbers of Abyssals.”The War Minister slowly folded his arms.“I see…”“This complicates things.”After a brief moment of thought, he asked,“How many tunnels have we confirmed so far?”“Thirteen, sir.”“So the number hasn’t changed.”He turned toward Rhys.“What do you think?”“Kill them all?”Rhys nodded.“Yes.”“We clear every tunnel first.”“After securing them, we measure the remaining distance between both ends.”“We also need to confirm whether all thirteen tunnels ar
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Outside the tunnel entrance, Meave, Laura, and Mirova had already begun setting up a temporary camp.There wasn’t much reason to return to the city.Meave was convinced Rhys would come straight here after finishing his business with the Marquis, so they decided it was better to wait near the tunnel instead.Mirova finished hammering a stake into the ground before letting out a sigh.“So…”“We’re really staying here until the tunnels are finished?”She looked toward the forest surrounding them.“I guess we’ll spend most of the time sitting around doing nothing.”She shrugged.“Although we were supposed to stay here for two weeks anyway.”“I guess it’s not that bad.”Laura looked at her strangely.“Hmm?”“Isn’t that obvious?”Mirova blinked.“What do you mean?”Laura crossed her arms.“Why do you think Rhys specifically gave us a two-week time limit?”She smiled knowingly.“Because he already expected something to happen during this mission.”“…Huh?”Mirova frowned.“What are you talkin
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