Today can be described as the most unsettling day since the restoration of social order in the era of supernatural resurgence.
No one knows how many cities across the country are secretly filled with the smoke of battle.
A large number of Official Awakened are rushing to designated locations for encirclement and extermination, and even the police are cooperating to evacuate the public. News broadcasts urge people to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid encountering fugitives.
Yet amid such a widely publicized official operation, there is one person temporarily unaware of the situation outside.
"Cough cough cough... damn brat... does the taste of the [Blood and Flesh Sacred Beetle] not sit well with you? The consequence of destroying my physical body must be borne, right?"
The [Pioneer] is currently hiding in the depths of a remote forest, occupying the cave of some fierce beast, continuously tending to his condition.
