Siegfried quickly made his way to where the signal flare was shot with his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp grasped tightly, ready to fight at any given moment, but to his surprise…0

“Huh? There’s nothing here?”0

Siegfried looked around with brows furrowed upon confirming that there was not a single soul in sight. 0

“Kyu? There’s nothing here, owner punk!” Hamchi exclaimed.0

“Yeah, I can see that…”0

Siegfried inspected the area, but this dark alleyway was void of anything or anyone.0

“Hey, Hamchi. Can you pick up any scents around here?”0

“Sniff! Sniff! Hmm… There’s the smell of gunpowder… and people, I think? Kyuu! But I don’t smell anything strange!”0

“So where did the ones who set off the signal flare go?”0

“Kyuuu! I have no idea!”0

A feeling of unease crept over Siegfried as he tried to make sense of the situation. He had clearly seen the flare, but he couldn't find any traces of anyone at all.0

It would be understandable if it were only him, but the fact that even Hamchi could not pick up any scent was what was truly baffling.0

‘How is this even possible…?’ he wondered.0

It was then.0

“Over here!”0

“Move quickly!”0

Shouts rang from the alleyway up ahead.0

Responding to the flare, the Proatine Kingdom’s...0