Chapter 236 - 236: Mothers (1/2)

Chapter 236 - 236: Mothers

"You guys look like you've been through the mines"

Adia decided to exit the Portal to calm and better prepare themselves for whatever was still out there They have probably already killed more than a hundred la as how they already lost all of their Silver-ranked Explorers in just a single Portal, continuing with the Portal was not the wisest decision

"Where… is the rest?" Charlotte slightly leaned over her chair as she noticed that the Royal tea htly bit her lips as she heard Charlotte's words Out of all the people to see her failure, it was her idol that first noticed it "The lamias ambushed us deep into the Portal and…"

While Adia continued to tell her story, the Standby Unit leader was recording everything she was saying into his device Finally, after a fewbetween stutters and wry chuckles, she finished her storyhe

"So the ressive?" The Standby Unit leader placed his hand on his chin, before looking at the person who checked the Portal before the Explorer team went inside, "You said the monsters were docile?"

"Y… yes There was already a lamia a few steps froot near to it The monsters outside the Portals are also still not hostile"

"Could it be they were threatened by the numbers that went inside the Portal?"

The Standby Unit were trying to figure out what could have triggered the sudden change of the monsters inside the Portal

Van, on the other hand, re their opinions He was deliberating whether or not he should say the contents of the s that popped out in front of him, but in the end, chose not to do so

'Never tell thehts, he suddenly heard Angela's words in hisyour unique Systeeline asked you to follow ht breath as he turned his head towards Evangeline

'Maybe,' Evangeline replied, not looking towards Van, 'I do not really knohat Master Evangeline is thinking'

"Do you have their licenses?"

Their internal conversation was interrupted when one of the members of the Standby unit approached Van

"Licenses?" Van could not help but slightly tilt his head from the man's words, "What do you—"

"Ah, I have it"

Before Van could say any more, the Gold-rank Explorer, Kamia, approached the two of them and handed 3 cards to the member of the standby unit Van curiously looked as thetwo holes on theently inside a black box

So once an Explorer dies, a uild or team has to retrieve their Explorer card? What if there was no one to retrieve it anymore?

Come to think of it, he was not even aware of the na to think that perhaps if they have introduced theroup, maybe they would still be alive

"…" Van let out a light chuckle froht So as to not let the others hear his misplaced chuckle, he looked towards Adia and said, "Should we go back inside noith a slight clearing of his throat

"Let's rest for a while," Adia shook her head, "We need to refresh our team since we can't enter the Portal with just the three of us"

Adia then glanced towards Angela, as if insinuating that she should fill the spot Angela, however, just let out a sh, "Just let the boy clear it by himself, I am sure he could do it"

"That's…" Adia's expression was starting to get complicated If Van were to clear the Portal by himself, then ould the White Imvubu think? 3 have already died in her leadershi+p, if she wasn't able to redeeer approve of her

"I'd rather have a team with me," luckily, Van just shook his head as he round beside her

"Ho…" Charlotte let out a slight breath as she heard Van's words, "Following procedure now, are you boy? That's quite unlike you to do so"

"…Embrace other people's cultures," Van nonchalantly said as he waved his hand

"…"

The others could only look at each other as they pondered his words Culture? What does that even have to do as happening now? 4-man teams were one of the universal laws of Explorers Adia wanted to rebuke, but she just had no y to spare anymore