บท 293: Confirmation Time: Eight Months

"Haah, my age is catching up to me." The old man groaned as he returned to his room and stared at Zakzak in irritation, "Fine, I can't stop Wittral anyway. He wins. But know that this information shouldn't reach the rest of the Clan."

"I'll first make a trip and relay the details to our Chief. We'll let him decide our course of action."

"Yes, Settlement Leader." Zakzak nodded and waited until a team of Cooter Clansmen arrived. There were twenty of them in total, all at the peak of the Body Stage, sourced from the four Settlements in the region.

Acting as captains for teams of five each were masters at the 2-Life Stage. There were four of them in total. And finally, the one in charge of the entire operation was a man at the 3-Life Stage.

His golden robe fluttered in the wind as he bowed before the old man, "I formed a scout team of experts. We're all specialised in mobility and information gathering."