"Mantidale... is kind of a big deal," Rakan explained to everyone gathered in the backyard.
His metallic fingers swiftly went through various papers and images saved from different times, producing a distinctive noise as the metal pieces moved.
"Oh, it's a 'limbo' place," Raymond remarked.
He was a soldier who had always been stationed at the border post, but was transferred back to the central hub of Imperial Nexus only this year. Having fought in many conflicts, he knew well the different characteristics of the Polluted Zone.
The word "limbo" was informal lingo often used by the border guards.
Veteran guards usually knew how the Polluted Zones varied from time to time. The newly appeared Polluted Zones were twisted and perilous inside. The creatures roaming there were confused, chaotic, and ferocious, attacking humans as a natural reaction, which made talking to them not possible.
