Chapter 145 (1/2)

Chapter 145 Pointing to One Thing (4)

Chi-Woo was searching for the eighth recruits while running outside again when he got a e that pro his bag froh the corridors until he saw a familiar room

Clack

The door opened A couple of people came out with a stretcher It was covered with a white cloth blotted with blood everywhere Chi-Woo stopped walking and watched as the stretcher passed by hiht came to his mind, but he decided to head to the room for now When he opened the door, hot air rushed out, and a fishy smell assaulted his nose Each of the familiar faces appeared downcast

“…You are here,” Zelit said weakly after seeing Chi-Woo

“The injured hero is…”

“He just passed away”

Chi-Woo clenched the water bottle in his hands tightly If only he had cohts haunted hiain any information, and there were no records left in his device,” Noel said while sighing and plopping down on the nearest seat

“I’m sure that was how dire their situation was,” Zelit quietly retorted

“Even the second, third, and fourth recruits didn’t recognize this person,” Noel said calmly and looked around her “It’s the sah I am not part of the fifth recruits, I’roup, either”

“Neither have the seventh recruits seen hi Noel spoke, “…Then, this person hth recruits He must be a recruit since the device responded to him” The device was an exclusive property of the Celestial Realm, and the fact it responded meant this person was one of the recruits The event they had feared occurred Noel licked her lips

“This is perplexing The natives sighted him from only a few days’ travel froe than that,” Noel said

“I agree The fact that this hero ca seen by usa headache

Eshnunna spread out a large map on the table “Could you tell us where this hero was found?”

“About here” Noel pointed at one spot Eshnunna’s eyes gradually dragged across the map frohth recruits were transmitted to, but they could start from the location the hero was found and move away from the capital to deteraze shi+fted, and her eyes narrowed All surviving members of the seventh recruits and before were now at the former Salem’s capital Each side of the capital bordered the territory of the Abyss and the Dehth recruits were in neither of these places They were closer to the Demon Empire, but a little below its land

“It’s between the Demon Empire and the Alliance of Native Monsters” Haa—Noel let out a long sigh Chi-Woo was also disappointed If the eight recruits were near the Abyss, he could’ve at least tried to get the their way here froht have been attacked” Noel looked up from the map

It was no easy feat to track someone based on the trails they left if one wasn’t apt at sensing presences The only exceptional cases were those who had species-related specialties like Nangnang, those whose class was an archer or an assassin, or those who had recovered a bit of their power as heroes Furtherhth recruits had landed wasn’t an area where the recruits had tread into until now; in other words, it was completely unexplored territory

Since they didn’t knohat kind of dangers could be lurking there, heroes had been reluctant to search the area It seemed like a pointless risk to take for no reason and would put the that’s definite though,” Noel continued “This eighth recruit had dragged their dying body all the way here—”

“He must have escaped or come here to request help,” Zelit finished the sentence for her

“…It could be both,” Noel added

“Is that a real possibility? Hoould they even know that we’re here?”

“They uel showed us the map before ere transmitted as well”

“Ahh,” Ru Hiana said with her mouth open

“We don’t have time to dilly dally here,” Noel raised her voice and said to alleviate the heavy atht recruits’ arrival, there are things we hth recruits’the recruits safely to this place

“We don’t know the prophecy’s intention yet…but it’s clear they have been brought there for a reason,” Noel said And if they successfully wrapped this situation up, they would be able to gain many benefits like the seventh recruits For now, there was one thing that was on their i what Sir Choi Chi-Hyun told us,” Noel said while straining her voice, “I suggest we send a rescue teaht recruits, the first thing Noel Freya did was to gather all the recruits who had gone outside, as well as those who had gone to the fortress to use the yongmaek Nevertheless, the capital was still quiet They had all felt froe would befall them, and they would need to overcome it Thus, Noel had called a couple of people separately, including Chi-Woo, to discuss how large the rescue tea to be dispatched should be

There were now about 2,000 to 3,000 recruits They obviously couldn’t take everyone They didn’t have the resources to do so, and success wasn’t a guarantee They needed to prepare theh forces left in the main base should the entire rescue tea this, Noel said, “There will be many people ould volunteer theerous mission, but their current situation was different frorowth systeain merits Many heroes would want to seize this opportunity Additionally, they would betheir lives

“If we gather a group of heroes who are at least bronze level…” Zelit stated

“Then there will be too few people,” Noel disagreed “Even if we take everyone above iron level, it would be less than 10 percent of the recruits”

“Is that why you also called back the people who had gone to the fortress?”

“Yes Even if they hadn’t chosen a denoood support if they can use their energy”

They narrowed down the criteria for selecting members for the rescue team somewhat Now, the question ould lead the team Noel couldn’t do so because she didn’t eventhe team; and if possible, they would like to choose one person froroup to do the job This was extremely crucial Every meh pride in theroup must have the appropriate ability and reputation ‘If Sir Chi-Hyun were here, there would have been nothing to worry about, but…’

Noel Freya scanned the three people in front of her one after another The second, third, and fourth recruits were in a different situation compared to the fifth, sixth, and seventh recruits The former was united under Chi-Hyun, while the latter…was a curious case One hero did stand out fro’

Noel Freya aled to suppress it because people would think she was crazy if she suddenly laughed in such a serious atmosphere In any case, Noel Freya recalled how the fifth recruits had reacted when she sought theinally, they had been sent to the central base from the Celestial Realm and thus should have seen Chi-Hyun as their leader However, their stance changed after joining the later recruits One of the seventh recruits had apparently captured their heart—and that hero was the youngidly in front of her

Despite the fact that the fifth recruits had the fewest survivors, it was certainly noteworthy that Chi-Woo was able to push back the legendary Chi-Hyun by at least a little bit and earn the fifth recruits’ trust and loyalty Since the fifth, sixth, and seventh recruits followed Chi-Woo, and the second, third, and fourth recruits wouldn’t co as she stepped forward, there wouldn’t be a problem if Chi-Woo was tasked to lead the rescue team But…

‘What’s with hiaze Noel didn’t knohy, but he seemed reluctant to be the leader ‘Since he’s a hero, fear must not be the reason… Is he simply wary? Or does he feel too pressured?’

It was hard to wrap her mind around the possibility; no ht a God one-on-one before And she heard fro devil and restored a World lost hundreds of years ago recently There must be a different reason why he was reluctant to lead the rescue teaain lint appeared in Noel Freya’s eyes, and she said, “We’ll have to decide who’s going to lead the rescue teaazes moved toward one person

Chi-Woo blinked furiously and immediately replied with a smile, “Well, what about Mr Ru A Ru Amuh, widened their eyes