Kael climbed out of the tunnel, brushing dirt from his combat attire. He stretched his neck—crack—and exhaled.
Hhhh.
Seven people stood in a loose semicircle around the tunnel entrance.
Kael stopped.
Kael's Spirit Eyes activated, scanning each one instantly.
The woman with plantinum hair at the center was the strongest. Mana Heart Rank 8.
Beside her, two Mana Heart Rank 7 cultivators. One was a woman with blue-tinged skin and frost mana radiating from her body—Ice manipulation. The other was a broad-shouldered man whose body glowed faintly with a golden sheen. Body cultivation. Tier 4 Peak.
Behind them: a Mana Heart Rank 6 man with water mana, a Mana Heart Rank 6 man with earth mana, a Mana Heart Rank 5 woman with wind abilities, and at the back—a young Mana Heart Rank 4 man who looked like he'd rather be anywhere else.
Mixed sector origins. A group formed by circumstance, not allegiance. Bound by one thing: greed.
The platinum-haired woman stepped forward.
