As the Silent Ones retreated into the sealed building, the battle reached a brief lull like halftime; rather than relax, everyone became more vigilant and efficient.
Some began examining the corpses, looking for survivors, and tried to interrogate them, but this move was quickly halted by Yas.
"Don't bother, nothing will come out of their mouths."
Yas approached a dying Silent One nearby and mercilessly crushed his head underfoot.
During Yas's long career, he had encountered the Silent Ones multiple times, and he was acutely aware of what a bizarre existence they represented.
The Silent Ones all shared the same face and shell, and in the Order Bureau's research, there was speculation that all Silent Ones might have originated from a single person. Even more bizarre was that, according to records, the existence of the Silent Ones could be traced back to the Dawn War.
