Kyle didn't have to wait long for the fallout.
A team from the Stark Brotherhood was killed during a routine mission near the border of the Shoreshells.
After investigations, the conclusion was that the team had received false information from the scout.
The target was a powerful black cat, which was a Mid Ferocious Beast.
When the team arrived and saw the black cat at the expected location, they attacked without checking.
Yet, the black cat had turned out to be a Peak Ferocious Beast.
The person who had scouted the cat had been put under extremely close investigation.
Was it on purpose?
Were they an agent from their enemies?
Sadly, the scout wasn't prepared for things to go this wrong, which was why they hadn't documented every single one of their steps.
There was no proof of their innocence.
However, there was also no proof of their guilt.
It was difficult to come to a conclusion.
They could only make guesses.
Two days later, another team didn't return from their mission.
Another instance of bad luck.
The team had been on their way to apprehending a Peak Sorcerer deserter.
Sadly, somehow, that Peak Sorcerer had become a Grand Sorcerer in the meantime.
Within just a couple of days, ten people had died.
Some days later, another incident occurred, but this time, the team had noticed beforehand.
They had been hired to deal with a couple of Earth Elementals in a mine.
They had already killed two Earth Elementals when the leader of the team got the feeling that something wasn't right.
Luckily, the team had an insanely talented scout, who excelled at staying hidden.
That scout went deeper into the mine, going past two more Earth Elementals without being noticed.
That was when the scout noticed a dead Earth Elemental.
Behind the dead Earth Elemental was a new tunnel that led much deeper into the underground.
Even more, there was no ore near this place.
An ore mine with no ore in its depths.
Either someone had mined all of the ore while being surrounded by several Earth Elementalsโฆ
Or a Metal Elemental was here.
One didn't need to be a genius to realize that fighting an Earth Elemental was quite different from fighting a Metal Elemental.
This was a team comprised of Peak Fighters.
In order to kill the weakest Metal Elementals, the Stark Brotherhood would need to send the Ace Team, and they might not even succeed.
Luckily, this time, nobody died, but this was the third incident of extreme danger within one week.
When Kyle saw Naga and Shore during the next meeting, he could tell that something was up.
Naga refused to look at him, while Shore kept smiling at him with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Kyle didn't say anything to them.
This was not his fight.
Everything was up to the Stark Brotherhood.
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