Su Chen was very happy to have captured an Astral alive.

He handed the Astral over, then left, leaving the interrogation to his subordinates.

The interrogation went very smoothly.

The Astrals were not exactly a resilient race. They were sinister, vicious, and tricky, but they were not strong.

They were lonely, cold-blooded creatures with long lifespans who possessed no significant affection for their fellow Astrals.

Perhaps that was one of the reasons why the Astrals lived solitary lives - they only had themselves.

Under these circumstances, the Astral very quickly capitulated.

His name was Leica, which made him a mid-tier Astral.

He was from Tormuncardo.

Gloom Kingdom was a very lax kingdom. There was virtually no societal structure to speak of. Because every Astral preferred to wander around the gloom on their own, there was no such thing as a family structure or non-combatant civilians. Each Astral was considered a unit of combat.

As such, the Astrals had no designated army, for they were all soldiers in the first place.

Whenever a big battle broke out, the Astrals would temporarily group together locally. The Astrals near Tormuncardo would gather at one place, those in the Wanlai Caves...