"Well, well, well… you just had to outdo yourself, didn't you?" Aaron grinned widely, his earlier gloom vanishing in an instant. His mood had risen like a tide, buoyed by his newest acquisition.
[You don't deserve it, host.]%
Aaron ignored the system's whining as if it were nothing more than background noise. His steps carried him steadily until he reached the entrance of the underground city. There, he finally laid eyes on them—humans standing outside, their bodies emanating the unmistakable aura of monsters. They lingered at the rear, issuing orders, while the beasts at the front threw themselves against the barrier like mindless battering rams.
