My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 564

She believed that sending Vulture with them would mitigate the risks they might encounter.

With Vulture’s exceptional defensive skills and Sparrow’s powerful offense, their teamwork was unmatched, making them the ideal duo to lead the team.

She felt confident they could successfully complete the mission and return before tomorrow, the final day of her mission, ’Nesting’. Knowing her mission’s conclusion likely held unexpected challenges or chain reactions, she resolved to prepare thoroughly for whatever might unfold.

Part of her responsibility was to ensure the safety and well-being of the people in the base, including securing their meals.

This made it impossible to pass up the opportunity for Sparrow and Vulture to venture outside, ostensibly to retrieve livestock from the farm.

However, she was unaware of what had transpired during their mission that compelled Vulture to call for her assistance.

A sinking feeling gripped her heart, an ominous sense that something had gone terribly wrong.

She braced herself, knowing that whatever news Vulture brought would only deepen the unease settling over her.

Kisha took a shaky breath, her voice trembling slightly as she asked, "What happened?"

Vulture wasted no time on unnecessary chatter and dove straight to the point. "Young Madam, we’ve lost contact with Sparrow and Team 6."

"On our way to the farm, we encountered a herd of mutated cows that launched an attack. During the chaos, our convoy got separated, each truck veering in a different direction."

"After Sparrow and I managed to finish off the mutated cows pursuing us, Sparrow decided to search for the other team while I stayed behind with the rest of our group to tend to the damaged truck."

"At first, I was still able to stay in contact with Sparrow, and we kept a tight communication line. But after some time, the updates stopped coming."

"I got worried—Sparrow had promised to return, and I assumed he was already on his way back to the team. We had agreed to head straight to the farm, thinking it would serve as a rendezvous point since that was our designated destination. It seemed logical that anyone who got separated would make their way there first."

"But when we arrived at the farm, Sparrow was nowhere to be found. Even after regrouping with the other teams, there was still no sign of him—or of team 6."

"That’s when we realized they might be in serious danger. The problem was, we didn’t know where to start looking."

"Sparrow’s movements, traveling from tree to tree, made him hard to track, and none of us have scouting abilities comparable to his. Searching blindly felt like chasing a needle in a haystack.

"So instead, we focused on completing our mission at the farm and returned to request your help. We need the Scarlet Bees to secure a wider area and help us locate our missing brothers." Vulture’s voice was heavy with guilt, but his determination to find his comrades was unmistakable.

Understanding the gravity of the situation, both Duke and Kisha remained silent, their expressions dark and filled with worry.

They had known Sparrow for a long time—especially Duke, who was well aware of Sparrow’s exceptional abilities.

For Sparrow not to return as promised could only mean one thing: he had encountered something truly dangerous.

Duke’s thoughts raced as he considered the possibilities. Knowing Sparrow’s skillset, it was hard to believe he would fall easily.