This was a squad of "Ascetics," the most formidable spear force of the Sun Church, against which no elite Transcendent could stand head-on.
Bald Weiz, silent and uncommunicative, directly led the team into the villa.
He intended to suppress the target with the swiftness of thunder and retrieve "Palm Fireworks"!
But as they entered the hall, they were met with a strange scene.
A young man in a black hat was chatting and laughing with several young men and women on the sofa, enjoying afternoon tea, completely at ease and seemingly oblivious to their arrival.
It felt as if... they had been treated as air.
Ordinary people hadn't been able to see them on their way here due to the "Ascetics'" trait of diminishing their presence... but the several people in front of them were obviously Transcendents, who shouldn't have failed to notice!
The Lamp Protector Squad wasn't conceited to this degree.
"Captain, something seems off..."
A team member hesitated from behind.
