"What should we do? It's clearly inviting—provoking us."
"There's only one thing we can do. Our mission."
"Stay alert, everyone. And don't engage without instructions."
The group of soldiers slowly followed the trail of Unknown Ores while keeping their presence concealed to the best of their abilities.
Meanwhile, not too far away, Yuan just finished clearing a tunnel all by himself. But before he could even exit the tunnel, he sensed several presences outside the tunnel.
'They are…'
Once he exited the tunnel, he could see several familiar-looking soldiers gathering the Unknown Ores that he'd left behind outside.
When Yuan came out of the tunnel, these soldiers stopped their movements to look at him.
"Huh? Aren't you that corporal with the Ironwoman? Did you just come out of that tunnel?" one of them asked out loud.
These soldiers were the ones that Yuan had encountered while he was still with the Ironwoman.
"Indeed, I did come out of the tunnel," Yuan replied.
"..."
