Siegfried placed Carell in the medic’s care and immediately went to meet Lieutenant General Overlock.

“Welcome, Lieutenant Colonel Sieg! So, did you manage to finish—” Overlock greeted with excitement.

However, Siegfried cut him off and said, “Please prepare the Warp Gate.”

“Hmm? Warp Gate? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Lieutenant Commander Carell is dying.”

“What?! Lieutenant Commander Carell is what?! Was the rescue operation that fierce—”

“No, that was not the case.”

“Hmm?”

“There was a rat among us.”

Siegfried immediately explained what Pyo Cheol-Ju and his gang had done.

“What?!” Overlock shouted in anger. His face slowly turned red in fury as well before he exclaimed, “They dare ambush and kill their own allies? They even tried to kill you as well! Ha! I know they’re Adventurers, but how can they be so despicable when they’re also uniformed soldiers?!”

“There are many of them out there. Something like this isn’t so rare,” Siegfried replied.

“I will immediately arrange for them to be put on the hit list. I will not simply let this matter slide! This is not a simple matter of military law or discipline but a blatant attack against our kingdom! How dare they commit such atrocious crimes while hiding amongst us! Lieutenant Colonel Sieg, don’t worry, I will immediately form a squad...