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Chapter 67 - Unease among guilds

The atmosphere outside the dungeon gates was tense.

Hunters crowded around the long stone benches and the supply stalls that lined the common area—refilling bombs, food packs, potions. Normally it was noisy but cheerful. Today, it felt like a pressure cooker.

Two groups faced each other near the central fountain. Guild Sirius stood on one side, and Black Moondrop stood opposite in their dark gray gear. Both were glaring.

"You think we don't know whose fault this is?" a tall Sirius huntress shouted, pointing a finger across the fountain. "Your leader ignored the warnings! She tried to run back to her house and hide when our leaders fought with those terriost."

"What a joke!" a Black Moondrop member snapped back. "Your leaders left the academy exposed! If she cared, the terrorists wouldn't have gotten inside in the first place!"

"Watch your mouth!"

"You first!"

The two groups closed the gap, shoulders bumping, hands straying toward their weapons.

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