Anna was dead.

Just like Linna, all her blood had been drained, leaving behind a dried-up corpse.

The difference was that, unlike Linna who died facing the sky, Anna died face down with her buttocks awkwardly raised in the air. Although she was fully clothed, it was a highly unseemly posture for someone who always tried to appear cool and chic.

However, the empty look in her eyes was the same in death as it had been in life.

"This is troubling."

The exploration captain stroked his beard, not bothering to hide his discomfort.

"We're starting to run short on hands."

His words were misleading.

From the investigations and interviews conducted throughout the previous day, it was clear that the members had mostly been spending their time in their tents or fiddling around the palace ruins' entrance, looking for anything valuable.

Considering they had been idle, his complaint was just an excuse. It would have made more sense if he had been angry about innocent lives being lost, but this was the same man who had openly encouraged them by saying they had more to gain after yesterday’s deaths.

"It’s only been two days."

"And yet, even with a mage, we’ve wasted two whole days."

While Tigrea, infuriated, bickered with the captain, Lin noticed something unusual.

"That woman even had a kid, didn’t she?"@@novelbin@@

"She was well provided for, wasn’t she? Maybe better off than us."

Among the members, who were once again mocking the corpse just as they had with Linna, there was one person shedding tears.

She was holding a crumpled letter, staring blankly ahead, with eyes even more empty than Anna's.

"Hannah! How about joining us for dinner tonight?"

As Lin looked away, the captain quickly interjected, inviting the tearful woman. However, the woman named Hannah didn’t respond at all.

"Hmm."

Scratching his chin, the captain exaggeratedly turned to Lin.

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