“This place is complete mayhem, too.” Kahn arrived approximately an hour later, covered in wounds, his eyes still bright with ferocity. It was clear that he’d been involved in an intense battle, as well.

He carelessly tossed an object that he’d been carrying on his back to the ground in front of Yeon-woo. Dis Pluto turned to look at the two, only realizing just then that Kahn and Paneth’s party had disappeared during the fight with Iapetos. They were curious to find out what had happened since conflict between the two sides would be a big concern.

However, they couldn’t tell what Kahn had tossed on the ground. It was covered in blood but since it was squirming, it was clearly alive. However, it didn’t look human. At closer inspection, they realized that all of its limbs had been cut off, and its face and body were covered in burns and frostbite.  

It finally registered to Lam whom the familiar aura belonged to. “Is that…Paneth?”

She wriggled in response to Lam’s words. Lam’s eyes widened. She’d guessed that they had ended up in a fight with Yeon-woo’s party, but she never imagined that Paneth would return in this state....