A bird with colorful feathers was cutting through the grey sky. The phoenix craning its neck left and right in search of something was none other than Little Chick.

Little Chick and Flone kept their promise to Seol Jihu. Even when they saw the withdrawing Parasite troops, they avoided making contact with them as promised and did not go back.

It wasn’t as if they didn’t run into them. But Little Chick led the way, risking its life to scout for danger, and Flone flew safely while carrying the unconscious Seo Yuhui.

Other than at times Seo Yuhui woke up and had to be forced down, they flew day and night without stopping to rest. Perhaps because they could both fly, they were able to return to Haramark faster than anyone else.

They threw Seo Yuhui in the royal palace as soon as they arrived. Once they heard from Prihi that the Federation and humanity’s combined forces should have crossed the border already, they immediately set off to rescue Seol Jihu, who should be fighting against the entirety of the Parasite army alone.

They couldn’t help but think that it was already too late… but they had no choice but to go back.

After all, they believed in him.

Seol Jihu wouldn’t die. He had weathered numerous life-threatening storms before.

He was a man who, when on the verge of collapsing, stood up each time.

So, they believed he would do the same this time as well.

Even if he fell for a moment, he would undoubtedly stand back up and come back alive for everyone to see.

Just like always.

‘Please…. Please….!’

The phoenix could not hide its anxiousness even as it flew at a terrifying speed. It had separated from Flone long ago.

There just wasn’t enough information. Finding Seol Jihu in this vast territory was like finding a needle in a haystack.

There was no way to tell if he had escaped, or was still surrounded, or if he was being pursued.

Not only that, Little Chick couldn’t maintain its phoenix form permanently, which also slowed down the search. And so, Little Chick sent Flone ahead...