“Hey, did you hear about it? Two of the members from the third team disappeared yesterday! And one of them was a Peak Late-stage Soul Exalt!!”

“What?! Another one? Why didn’t I hear about it?”

“The higher-ups are squashing information leaks. I’m friends with people from the third team and managed to hear about it. They say the last place the two were found in was the newly-opened tunnel about two and a half kilometers down.”

“How many disappearances does this one make? The sixth or seventh? I’ve only been here for two months, but that’s too many disappearances for my liking. People calling this place ‘Mt. Ominous’ sounds about right now that I think about it…”

“Hey, that’s on you for not knowing. When I came...