Chương 196: The Way Back Home (XIV)

One hostage died and is no longer part of the objective. I didn't expect the killing of the hostages would occur ahead of time. Even though there is still time left behind to rescue them, it seems the timer was never meant to be a "timer before they will be executed", instead, it turned out to be a "timer of them being executed." If I dawdle any longer, everyone would die before I can kill everyone there.

"Damn it!"

I may be rushing here and there around the buildings but I am making sure I am still under stealth and still focusing on my surroundings. I don't want to get discovered by anyone and fail this quest after all the work of disposing of the elves.

"Master, I detect a demonic presence similar to mine when I am still a boss in a dungeon just northwest of our position. Not only that, I am sensing a few untainted individuals too," Atlas said.