The people outside the city were all shocked and pale as they watched the squad that had been sent out earlier return in such a sorry state.
They had considered the possibility that this mission might fail, and those who went were prepared to die.
But no one had expected that the squad would retreat after just a single glance.
"What on earth happened? Why did you come back!"
"Yeah, what's inside that could make you come back in such a mess!"
"What are those bluish-black things on you? How did you get them?"
...
Listening to their companions bombarding them with questions, the squad members all kept unanimously silent.
It wasn't that they had great secrecy awareness; it was that they themselves weren't very clear on what exactly was going on inside.
If not for Mr. Long, they probably wouldn't even know how they died.
The commotion here quickly alerted the Young Prince and the others who were in the middle of a meeting.
