“... That is all. I did my best, but from the moment I entered the Red Plateau, I couldn’t follow them anymore. The White Tower’s famous space magic lives up to its name,” reported a knight who was wearing all black.

The black armor favored mobility over combat power, while the black sword was designed to melt into darkness. It was an invisible uniform, and did not officially exist among Andras’ knights. However, they would’ve reeled back in fear if a third party was in the room.

The Knights of Shade were the shadowy underbelly of the empire, who did everything from gathering information to assassination. It was a secret organization which even the empire’s Seven Swords couldn’t mobilize without an imperial order. They were people who didn’t officially exist in the empire, and were famous for carrying poison and self-destruct scrolls with them.

In that case, who was looking down at the knight?

“Indeed, it was a perfect failure. I have to admire the skillfulness of our enemies,” a low voice mused.

The emotionless voice contained an odd sense...