Silence pressed into the room heavier than before. But it wasn't long, because a sudden, almost forceful gasp erupted between the four of them.
Three burly men turned to Etienne all at once.
The words 'it disappeared' were indeed shocking to hear, given that it was Ben Homer—secretly known as the Ink Master, and to outworlders, the Scanner.
One scan of the barcodes he put on their bodies, and they would be immediately found, no matter where they were on Earth.
So, if anyone were to hear him say that his target disappeared, their reaction would be shocked.
But Claude and Terrius didn't seem surprised, so Etienne had to act. He furtively glanced at the two, then he clamped his mouth and widened his eyes toward the old man.
"H-how is that possible?" he exclaimed, eyes wide in carefully crafted shock. "Is he… injured? Like someone ripped off the skin where his tattoo was…! Oh, my god, that must be it!"
