"Uaaaah! I trusted you! I trusted youuu!!"

Bertus cried out, his voice dripping with betrayal the moment the dagger pierced his mouth.

Since the ambush had somehow succeeded, what to do next was clear.

Click!

'It worked!'

A loud rumbling filled the air.

Grabbing the remote that Bertus had dropped in shock, I pressed the one and only red button, and, as if responding instantly, the massive wall blocking our exit swiftly rose upward.

"Ethan, Lyria! Hold them off for a moment, please!"

"Got it!"

"Yes, understood!"

"H-how…how do you know about the incident in the beastmen village… Who… who …