Inside the pocket, Yue Yue lost track of time. The only thing she knew was that the fighting outside never seemed to stop. She could hear the constant slash of Han Soi's sword, the heavy thuds of falling monsters, and the slow breathing of the two S-rank and one SSS-rank orcs.
The mission was clear but terrifying. They had to push into the very heart of the zone to find the "Core."
In this world, no one truly knew how to destroy a polluted zone for good. The Empire's only solution was to find the energy core and damage it.
By creating cracks in the core, the zone would stop expanding and become "stable." If they failed, this S-level zone would continue to suck in energy from the atmosphere until it evolved into an SS-level nightmare, capable of wiping out entire cities.
But there was a greedy side to these missions, too. While the zone was a death trap, it was also a gold mine.
