There was a cave in a small mountain in the Silent Forest, and while it looked normal from the outside, its interior was concealed by all sorts of cloaking force fields and shields. It worked as the secret base and warehouse of a group of criminals.
There were five people inside the mountain. A party of three led by what seemed to be an old man and a duo in the prime of their lives.
"Old River, we risk our lives by drawing the guards out of that Star Cruiser, yet you failed to take the cargo of wave crystals. How are you going to compensate for your failure?"
One of the Atrox's duo spoke with a cold voice. There was a strange blue mark on the right shoulder pad of his armor that resembled a crow.
"I already told you, Blue Crow. Apotheosis Realm Master was guarding the ship's vault. There was no way the three of us could have defeated him, and escape was the only choice."
