Ricardo trembled as he looked at Scoban, his voice quivering.

"Captain… is this really your doing…?"

"Shut up! It’s not because of me!"

Scoban furiously shook his head.

This was absurd. How could he possibly be the harbinger of the disasters descending upon Ferdium? It was pure coincidence—nothing more. It had to be.

Clenching his teeth, Scoban forced himself to speak firmly.

"Let’s get a closer look."

"Closer?! You want to get closer?!"

Ricardo’s face went pale as he stared in disbelief, but Scoban nodded resolutely.

"We don’t know for sure what it is yet. It could be some other …