“That’s why it won’t be particularly difficult so long as you’re wary of sneak attacks by the pterodactyls from the air.”


  Everyone began to write something down on a note paper once Sungjin finished speaking.

  “The name of the Boss…… is a bit unique, but in any case, it was some kind of Tyrannosaurus. This guy has raptors…… You know, right? What raptors are? They’re small and fast……”


  Baltren spoke up.

  “I know, they appeared in movies as well.”


  Franz also raised his hand.

  “Yes, I also know.”


  It seemed that everyone had some idea of what raptors were.

  “Okay, in any case, the boss has raptors following him around, but these raptors are rather fast.”


  Sungjin then glanced at Serin for a moment before he continued saying,

  “Because of this, the attackers in the backline have to be careful, since they can turn around in the blink of an eye and charge towards you with incredible speed.”


  “Okay.”


  Baltren also drew a circle on his note paper as he said,

  “Okay, then I have to be careful as well, and pay attention to the attackers in the rear.”


  “If you pay attention to that, then it shouldn’t be that difficult.”


  Nada asked,

  “And the Hidden Boss?”


  “Ah. The Hidden Boss…… If you look at the map, there’ll be a volcano-like place. If you walk on the road leading upwards, there’ll be a big egg.”


  “An egg?”


  “Yeah. It’s an egg, but…… hrm…… Its height is about five meters? It shouldn’t be particularly hard to find it.”


  “Okaay.”


  “When you find it, you just have to simply hit it a few times as if you were knocking on a door. If you do that, then the mother will appear from far away.”


  “The mother?”


  “Yeah. It’s a pterodactyl, but it’s almost larger than a dragon…… Ah, right, you know the crimson dragon you saw in Chapter 10?”


  “Yes.”


  “It should be a little bigger than that. Probably.”


  “Huh…… If it’s that big, then it should be rather difficult.”


  “Yeah. Furthermore, it shoots immense sound waves from its mouth…… So it’ll be a bit hectic.”


  Everyone made notes as Sungjin spoke.

  “Hrm…… Be careful of sound attacks……”


  Sungjin looked at the hunters as he continued.

  “Still, overall, it should be considerably easier when compared to the last chapter. This applies to the normal monsters as well as the boss monster. If you run into problems, call me.”


  “Yes.”


  “Okay.”


  “I said it before, but…… In this chapter, let’s concentrate on gathering teammates. Everyone was too busy last chapter since the difficulty was rather high, but there should be some leeway in this chapter. Please report to me if you find someone who can become our teammate.”


  “Okay, understood.”


  “Then, our briefing will end here. I’ll see you all tomorrow at breakfast.”


  With that, the ‘Chosen Ones’ got up from their spots and left one by one. Sungjin immediately went up towards his bedroom after they had left. If there was something that he had to do by tomorrow, it was immediately going to sleep. Furthermore, there was no need to get up late at night anymore since the shop owner of Darker than Black had left. Sungjin grabbed the eye mask that was placed next to his head and then sat down on his bed.

  ‘This…… Does it show me more if I sleep longer?’


  He did not know if this was the case, but he did not think that it would show him less because he slept for a longer period of time. Sungjin put his eye mask on right away and laid down on the bed. According to the Operator’s explanation, the eye mask showed you ‘what you wanted to see’. Sungjin closed his eyes and thought,

  ‘What I want to see. However, what I saw that time…… It didn’t really tell me anything. Then…… Just what should I say I want to see……’


  Sungjin made up his mind to watch what had happened before that incident; That is, to see the events of the past before Edward had betrayed them.

  ‘Yeah…… If it’s that then there might be some more clues……’


  Sungin tapped the eye mask he was wearing a few times as he said,

  “Hey, show me the past of the old Edward. From before that time when he betrayed us…… No…… From when Edward began the raids until the end. Pick only the important parts, okay?”


  Of course, the eye mask did not say anything. Even so, Sungjin felt that if he did this much, then the eye mask would show him what he had asked. And just like that, Sungjin went to sleep.

  *

  [A hunt will soon begin. Prepare for combat.]

  Sungjin’s body shivered when he heard that voice. It was the Operator’s voice that notified them of the beginning of the raid. He had only heard it twice, but he believed that he would not be able to forget it. Edward looked around the area in a daze.

  “What? Where is this?”


  Sungjin crossed his arms as he watched Edward.

  ‘So the start is similar.’