“We need more local scriptures and priests who can analyze them. It is not that the scale is small now. To advance at the speed you want…”

The voice that had been following stopped as the scene of mutilated corpses unfolded before us. They had been torn apart and devoured. At first glance, they resembled as if they had been attacked by wild beasts.

Everyone, including me, thought it was definitely the trace of Declans. They were the only ones who could rip apart bodies deliberately and had the power to destroy bones into fragments.

The expedition team members scattered with torches in their hands. Rather than tracking the Declans’ traces, they were collecting the belongings that the corpses couldn’t take with them to the afterlife. The priests began to pay their respects to the deceased individuals, and knights started to prepare for a possible attack by the Declans.

“Remember. The profit distribution is five to five.”

The person who had been walking next to me was the exploration team leader named Ipo. Perhaps it was because he could handle Mana himself, but he didn’t hire an assistant. That didn’t matter as long as his skills were outstanding.

He added as he watched others collecting accessories from the corpses’ bags.

“Don’t worry about your share. I will create a ledger to match the retrieved items so that you can compare them. Of course, only if you want to do so.”

The deads’ clothes were torn and soaked in blood, making it difficult to recognize their original appearance.

However, it was evident that these were not ordinary individuals, not only from their attire, but also...