The towering walls of Eryndor City stood like ancient guardians.
Upon those walls, several grotesque and twisted "bodies" were hung for all to see.
They were none other than the Hero Rank assassins from the Killer Guild, along with Aris of the Leap Mercenary Corps and several of his elite companions.
Because of their immense strength, their vitality had not allowed them to die immediately.
Even after their humiliating defeat, they realized something astonishing—Aurek had not finished them off.
Despite the torment, despite the agony, he had intentionally left them alive.
Every living being possesses a powerful instinct to survive.
And these men, being elites within their respective factions, had even greater determination.
They firmly believed that their guilds and their comrades would come to rescue them.
And so they endured, hanging on those walls for days.
Aurek's intention was simple, and utterly ruthless.
He wanted their pitiful fate to serve as a message.
