บท 140: The Green March

The air outside the hideout was heavy with tension, an eerie stillness hanging over the landscape.

The faint rustle of leaves and the occasional whisper of the wind were the only sounds, but they did little to mask the growing threat approaching the concealed refuge.

The soldiers, clad in sharp green uniforms that gleamed faintly under the sunlight moved as one.

Their boots crunched against the tiles in unison, an ominous rhythm that echoed across the road.

They halted near the thick stone wall—a wall Adam had sealed mere moments ago. Its cold, rough surface bore the marks of hurried reinforcement, a desperate attempt to buy time.

Behind that wall lay the entrance to the cave system, a hideout that had served as both yuki's hideout and the sanctuary for the children he had just evacuated.

The lead soldier, a tall figure with broad shoulders, raised his gloved hand in a sharp signal. Instantly, the group spread out, weapons at the ready.