After finishing my conversation with the Celestial Stream Sect Leader and returning, the sun had already set.
I entered the base without any inspection and headed straight to the quarters prepared for usâa relatively spacious area set aside for our unit.
Hah-!
Hoo-!
Shouts echoed in my ears, coming from the training ground within the quarters.
It seemed they were absorbed in their training.
I turned my steps toward the source.
The training ground wasnât particularly large, so there werenât many people inside. I countedâjust over ten.
Moreoverâ
âExactly the ones I expected.â
None of the men assigned by the Alliance were there. Only those I had personally selected were present.
They wouldnât be openly practicing their clanâs secret techniques here, so this was likely just basic physical training.
I waved my hand lightly.
Whooshâ!!
The aura gathered inside dispersed and flowed out through the window.
The eyes of the trainees turned toward me, reacting to the disturbance.
âLeader?â
âI told you to rest. Youâre really bad at listening.â
âOh, youâre back.â
âYeah. Nothing happened while I was gone, right?â
âNo, the baseâs accommodations have been quite comfortable.â
âThis doesnât look like resting, but⦠Anyway, where are the others?â
âTheyâre probably resting in their assigned quarters.â
âIs that so?â
I asked a question I already knew the answer to while scanning their faces.
I needed to memorize their appearances for future use.
âDeputy Tang.â
I called out Tang So-yeol, who was among the group training.
She looked up with widened eyes at being singled out.
âYes?â
âI need to talk to you. Come see me after training. By sunset should be fine?â
âAh, understood.â
After delivering my message, I turned and left.
I had no further business at the training grounds, so I strolled around the quarters, keeping an eye out for people.
It wasnât long beforeâ
ââ¦Hmm?â
I witnessed a strange scene.