Chapter 11

At Mu Jeongwon’s command, the spatial-transport esper opened a door in midair without any visible effort. The waiting squad members walked through it one by one. Yoon Monan meant to go in last out of courtesy, but Jeongwon volunteered to take the rear and leaned in to murmur low against his ear. “It’s been a while since you’ve seen the real thing, hasn’t it?” “Yeah.” “Today’s hunt won’t take much out of you. It’ll be relatively easy.” They emerged into a forest lashed by brutal winter rain. The moment they stepped into the zone, a low, irregular thud sounded from somewhere, making the ground tremble faintly. Jeongwon’s elite team members fanned out through the trees in formation, moving on their