Snow blanketed the fields, stretching all the way to the horizon—but with this many hunters on the job, there was little to worry about. Snow could be melted.0

Jinchul didn’t even need Jongin’s firepower, since the hunters under his command had enough flame skills to handle the task. In fact, keeping the S-rank hunter out of it was probably for the best, since Jongin’s overwhelming firepower might accidentally incinerate any important evidence buried beneath the snow.0

Following Jinchul’s guidance, the association’s hunters spread out, melting the snow and searching the frozen wasteland for clues.0

Meanwhile, those without flame skills focused on setting up camps. No one knew how long their search would last, and so they had decided to build a base more substantial than simple tents. They were especially dedicated to fortifying the area surrounding the towering ice pillar.0

“When you live long enough, you get to see all sorts of things,” Jinchul muttered as he gazed at the enormous ice pillar that he was carefully guarding.0

This pillar was said to contain Sirka, the ice elf who was Suho’s companion. According to Suho, she was encased in something like an...0