Retribution (Aaron) appeared in Annabelle's city, his presence shadowed by the silent figures of his Doppelgangers and the first wave of hybrids who had finally awakened from their deep sleep. Their eyes glowed faintly with a predatory light, still adjusting to the new strength flowing through their veins, but their focus remained sharp on the command they awaited.
"Your job is simple," Retribution said, his voice calm but carrying a weight that pressed into their chests. "Raid every dungeon within this city and bring the dungeon cores to me."
The order was absolute.
Annabelle's city wasn't particularly vast compared to the federation's major capitals, but its foundations held an unusual density of dungeons. There was one S-rank dungeon lurking like a sleeping dragon, five A-ranks scattered across its regions, and around forty B-ranks, with the rest trickling down into the common C-rank and below.
