"Lily! Over here!" one of the red-haired SSS-rank female Hunters barked with a huff. "The scratch on my shoulder hasn't fully healed yet. Hurry up!"
Validia—using the alias Lily—approached with heavy steps. Her face was as flat as pavement, but her eyes flickered with a faint, murderous intent. In her hands, she pretended to chant a low-level healing spell, though she was merely manipulating a tiny bit of energy to close the wound.
'These human pieces of trash...' Validia thought. 'If it weren't for Nathan, I would have snapped her neck the moment she used that commanding tone with me.'
David, who had joined the fray, could only sigh, while Fiona took notes with a professional demeanor—though her eyes kept darting back to Nathan. He was standing at the very back, carrying a logistics bag like some lowly intern.
