At just before six in the morning, the sky had not yet been brightened by the dawn.
The castle and the surrounding mountains were still shrouded in dense fog and shadow.
The Main Hall on the ground floor.
The chill of late autumn entered through the castle's floor-length windows, engulfing everyone in a cold and deathly silence.
Working with the limited information currently available in the Shadow World, no one could discern who the traitor might be.
In the beginning stages of the Shadow World, intelligence for the Challengers out in the open is scarce.
Neither the effects of the blood power commanded by the traitor nor the traitor's mission were known, but it was evident from the Shadow World data that the traitor had an objective unlike that of a normal Challenger.
This meant that the traitors would certainly take action to achieve their goals, potentially leaving clues behind in the process.
