Chapter 402: Coming to the terms with reality

"If there is anything I hate the most in this world, is this uncertainty," Mathew muttered while resting his chin on top of Nadia's shoulder.

He held the girl in front of himself, hugging himself into her back while keeping the girl close with his arms.

"It can be really unnerving," Nadia chimed in.

They went through enough shit to understand the meaning of this strange ambiance.

Carol, Leila, and Daria have left on the journey back to the fortress. Given their physical ability, the round trip shouldn't take any longer than ten, maybe fifteen minutes.

It wasn't anywhere close for the hunters to finish harvesting all the cores from the primary battlefield, not to speak about the area Nadia left in her wake.

It only made sense for them to split, each overseeing the tasks that would take either time or attention to complete.

The hunters would take approximately two or three more hours before they would take all the value from the encounter. Four if they would tire quickly.