These Familiars Are Strange

Fourth grade security risk…

From what I could remember, in terms of ranks, that meant that this was a situation that involved several B Rank Monsters. There was even the chance that there was an A Rank Monster that was present.

The only grade that was higher was the fifth grade security risk which would mean several A Rank Monsters and even the chance of S Rank Monster.

Once a fifth grade security risk was issued, that meant that it was likely that the Abyss Demons were mounting a full invasion.

But the fourth grade security risk wasn't something to look down on either.

Fourth grade security risks usually meant that the Abyss Demons were trying to do something that would cause great harm to the Abyss Guards in the Abyss.

It seemed that this ritual that they were holding was much more serious than any of us thought.

Now the only question was…

"Should we go and see what the subjugation team is like, boss?" Wang Rong was the one that broke the silence by asking this.

Though he asked this, I could tell what he was really asking.

Iris also looked at me with the same look as Wang Rong as she waited for an answer.

Both of them knew that if the subjugation team was coming, it meant that there was no time for us to come up with any plans to take care of the Abyss Demons in this camp. At the same time, it didn't seem likely that we would be able to get any of the higher ranked Abyss Demons.

Since they were coming with a subjugation team, it meant that we didn't have to worry about the humans that were trapped in this camp.

In that case…it was better for us to go and search for other high ranking Abyss Demons to take care of.

I knew the exact same thing that Wang Rong did, but I didn't want to give up on this Abyss Demon camp that easily either.

This was a perfect opportunity for us, so to give it up that easily…

But it was a fact that there was a subjugation team that was coming.

Any team that was called a 'subjugation' team definitely wouldn't be that weak.

It wasn't as if we would be able to do anything against this subjugation team once they arrived. And if we were to play tricks, then it would be very easy for us to be labeled traitors of the human race.

After all, it wasn't hard to misunderstand things when one saw these Abyss Demons.

There was a long silence that lingered in the air before I finally said, "Let's go and see the subjugation team. I want to see how strong the subjugation team is before coming to a decision."

"Won't they be able to find us if we approach them? They'll certainly be able to sense our badges in some way, right?" Iris asked this question that made me knit my brows.

But eventually I said, "That's just a risk that we'll have to take. In a worst case scenario, we'll just go with them and take care of a few Abyss Demons. It'll just be a waste of time, but there's nothing really for us to lose."

The two of them nodded in agreement to this, but it seemed like they still had their misgivings.

It would be a lie to say that I didn't have misgivings as well, but I couldn't show it on my face.

After coming to this decision, we followed the instructions that had been passed to us through the badge and it didn't take long for us to meet up with the subjugation team.

This team really didn't look like a subjugation team with how few members there were.

But those that were sensitive enough would be able to sense the mana fluctuations coming from this group.

They weren't weaker than the mana fluctuations coming from the Abyss Demon camp.

In fact, it seemed that they were stronger than the ones that were coming from the camp.

As soon as we arrived nearby, there was someone that came over to greet us.

It seemed that it was indeed as Iris had been worried about.

They had been able to detect us as soon as we approached.

Since that was the case, we had no choice but to go and meet the subjugation team.

There were only around twenty people that were gathered and there wasn't a single one of them that was at the same rank as us. All of them had more than a single stripe on their badges.

The second lowest ranked was someone with five stripes, showing that they were at the rank of private fifth class.

As for the leader of this group, it was someone who had one star and five stripes, showing that he was someone with the rank of sergeant fifth class.

When they saw our badges, they looked at us with strange looks.

It wasn't hard to figure out what they were thinking.

The leader actually even said it out loud, "You really are unlucky to get caught up in this on your first trip into the Abyss."

The others all nodded in agreement when they heard this.

But in the end, the leader of this subjugation team said, "Don't worry, you can just stay back and take care of any of the ones trying to run away. We won't make it hard on our juniors."

The others once again all nodded in agreement to this.

It seemed that they were completely different from the arrogant young master that we met before, though that wasn't strange. It would be more strange if they were actually all like that arrogant young master.

If that was the case, then the Abyss Guards would have collapsed a long time ago.

However, if one thought about something, then they would appear.

Because not long after I compared them to that arrogant young master, the arrogant young master's group appeared.