Hagen observed his group as they descended through the natural tunnel that marked the fastest mapped entrance to the abyss depths.
Thirty of Yino's best soldiers accompanied him on this critical mission, almost all Gold rank, a force that represented nearly 25 percent of the highest-ranking power in the entire kingdom.
It was a massive investment of human resources for Yino, which only had a little over 100 tamers of Gold rank or higher compared to Yano's 500... but the mission's importance completely justified it.
Each elite soldier was an invaluable asset that couldn't be wasted.
Each of these soldiers represented years of training, enormous resource investment, and families who would mourn if they didn't return. The responsibility was staggering.
But they were strong people, really hard to kill…
