The Author's POV

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The color red flashed throughout the whole facility. Moving in a small unit of five, a group of guards ran throughout the corridors of the facility. From what reports have said, their target was someone whose face was riddled with scars.

"Captain, where do you think the suspect has run off to?"

Fiddling with the radio transmitter in his hand, one of the five individuals looked towards the front where a tall man wearing a black uniform stood. With long black hair and sharp brows, the man was the leader of the group.

"I'm not too sure myself. All we know is that the target seems to be someone that has scars on his face."

"Do you think he has already escaped?"

"Impossible."

The moment the alarms rang, the whole facility shut down. The exit was also blocked by multiple guards. If the said target had already escaped, they would've known by now.

"Then where do you—"

BOOOOM—!

All of a sudden, cutting the guard off, a massive explosion reverberated throughout the whole facility, startling everyone.

"What the!"

"What's going on?!"

The moment the explosion rang, the whole facility shook.

"Quick!"

"Let's go!"

Looking at his squad members, the captain's face turned solemn. Motioning with his hands, he rushed towards the direction where the explosion came from. Following from behind, the squad members took out their weapons.

Moving through the corridors of the facility, it didn't take long for them to get near the area where the explosion originated from.

"ughh...help"

"Ghhh.."

Turning right into another corridor, they could faintly hear the sound of pained groans coming from the distance.

"Quick."

"Let's go."

Exchanging glances with one another, the guards sped up. Soon, turning left of another corridor, they arrived at the scene. The moment they turned the corridor and looked at the after-effects of the explosion, the guards couldn't help but frown slightly.

With smoke filling the air, over five similarly dressed guards laid on the floor passed out. Limbs and blood were splattered all over the ground, depicting a gruesome scene.

Staring at the injured guards on the floors, one of the guards pointed towards the right side of their clothes where a large number '15' was imprinted.

"Captain, it looks to be the fifteenth unit."

There were many patrol units in the Monolith. There were a total of 30 units, and each unit consisted of five individuals, each led by one captain. Currently, the guards that had just arrived were from the second unit.

"What do you suggest we do?"

Staring at the injured guards from the fifteenth unit, the captain promptly replied.

"...help the injured."

"Bu—"

got to approach this more carefully." The captain paused." If there's any one of them that can still talk amongst

Apart from how he/she looked like, they knew nothing about the said target. Carelessly

"Roger."

captain's orders, the unit members quickly rushed to help

can you hear me? Are

of the guards from the second unit opened the mouth of an injured guard and directly poured it

"Drink up."

better condition than the others.

"Khhh..."

after feeding the injured guard with a potion, the guard slowly opened his eyes. A small groan

"...what's going on?"

that the potion had worked, the guard's eyes lit up. "Please be careful

"Who are you?"

couple of times. Seemingly

is Balzar, and I'm part of the second patrol unit." Lifting his head and looking at his colleagues that were helping the other guards who were in a

"Second unit?...I see. Understood."

realize what was going on, the injured guard nodded

in the

patrolling alongside my unit when suddenly someone called out for me and a bomb suddenly exploded.

able to see the features of

barely...From the brief moment I saw him, I could see that

"Male? Anything else?"

was

putting his hands on his chin, Balzar nodded his head. "Hmmm,

towards the injured guard, Balzar

you know where the target ran

"Yes, over there."

Staring in the direction of where the guard was looking, Balzar lowered his

understand, is

"I'm sorry."

shook his head and

this is good enough for now." Standing up, Balzar looked at the injured guard before saying. "I'm going to talk to my

"Understood."

his captain. Behind him, Balzar was able to see his fellow unit members having a harder time getting information

captain,

I've got

"Go ahead."

"Understood. According to..."

head, Balzar relayed to his captain everything that he had managed to learn from the injured guard. From how they found themselves in such

silently listens to the report. Once Balzar finished speaking, the captain scratched the side

"I see...Good job."

his hand on his chin, the captain's brows

true

combat abilities, from how he resorted to using explosives rather than dealing with the guards directly and silently, the

commotion. The fact that the target was unable to do that and had

Thus.

towards his

to the infirmary. Ivan, Roman, and I will

"Understood."

glances, the unit members unanimously

Roman, follow

quickly dashed towards the direction Balzar had told him the

*

"Huup!"

stretchers, Balzar and Remi, the two remaining members of the second unit, quickly

skinny individual with short brown hair and green eyes turned around. A

"A pity."

the five guards, only two people remained alive. The captain, and another guard. The rest were, unfortunately, unable to make it. Despite having come rather early, the extent of their

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