Deep in the Great Northern Forest, amidst the dense coniferous trees.
More than a dozen figures clad in black robes sped through the shadows of the forest toward the southwest.
Their entire bodies were hidden beneath hoods, their silhouettes as swift as specters, and on their chests, they uniformly bore the symbol of a blood-red rose.
In the forest, it was eerily quiet, with only the distant chirping of birds and the howls of beasts coming from somewhere unknown under the snowy landscape.
However, this black-clothed group speeding toward the southwest was far from calm at the moment.
"Really, what is the Prophet thinking, sending us to retrieve the Divine Statue from the outside world? Has she forgotten the clan taboo?"
"It's indeed nice to have the chance to leave the 'Holy Land', but to think the mission we received would be this dangerous, and the target is the Free Tribe Alliance..."
