"A trail of Unknown Ores...? In that case, it probably stopped here because we collected them," admitted one of the Spirit City soldiers.
"The tunnel was also empty. Hell, it’d been cleared even before we entered it."
"What sort of entity are you looking for, anyway?" another asked.
The soldiers of Ember City exchanged glances with each other, wondering if they should reveal any information to soldiers from another city.
However, after giving it some thought, they realized that if this mysterious Void Specter was anything like the Void Hunter, keeping the information to themselves would only put everyone at greater risk. It would be wiser to share what they knew so that the cities could work together to deal with the threat.
"As mentioned earlier, we’re currently still investigating, but from what we know so far, this is a new type of Void Specter," said the Ember City soldier.
"Is that true?! A new type of Void Specter has been discovered?!"
The soldiers of Spirit City were shocked to hear this, which wasn’t surprising, considering that it had been thousands of years since they had made such a discovery.
"Of course it’s true. Why would we lie about something like this? This Void Specter has already killed two of our soldiers."
"What does this Void Specter look like? Any special characteristics?"
"You’ll probably find this hard to believe, but this Void Specter looks exactly like a human. Indistinguishable, too."
"A Void Specter with human features? Sounds like the Void Hunter."
"No, you don’t understand. This Void Specter doesn’t just look like a human. It is literally indistinguishable from a real human, meaning if it hid in a crowd of people, we wouldn’t be able to tell it apart from the others. Hell, it can even speak the human language!"
"Is that even possible...? Are you sure this entity isn’t a real human?" The soldiers of Spirit City wore doubtful expressions at this unbelievable information, wondering if this was just a big misunderstanding.
"It’s possible, and that monster definitely wasn’t human!" Captain Heen suddenly shouted.
"I—my squad encountered it, and the way that monster killed my squad member... there’s no way a human is capable of vaporizing another human with a single touch!" Captain Heen’s body trembled with fear just recalling the moment.
"Vaporized..."
"With a single touch...?"
The soldiers of Spirit City muttered with a dazed look on their faces.
"Anyway, this Void Specter is currently disguised as a soldier from Gaia’s Heaven. He has a tall, refined build, long black hair tied into a ponytail, brown eyes, and a strikingly handsome face. If you encounter him, do not engage under any circumstances. Run away immediately."
The soldiers of Spirit City raised an eyebrow at this familiar-sounding description.
"Oh, right. He’s also wearing the insignia of a corporal," the Ember City soldier added.
"?!?!"
"That reaction... did you see this monster?" asked Captain Chen after seeing their surprised face.
They nodded in slow motion before turning to look in the direction Yuan went.
"H-He went that way..."
"Thanks! Let’s hurry up and chase after it!" Captain Heen said to the others.
"W-Wait!"

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