[Scorpion City]
A tense, suffocating atmosphere permeated the air outside the city wall. The thousands of Scorpion Soldiers wore confused expressions.
The confidence they had displayed earlier had long disappeared. The high morale that had filled the army before departure was nowhere to be seen.
Their gazes locked onto their three Commanders and their General. Every soldier silently waited for an answer.
News from Kharv should have arrived, but they heard nothing. It was as if he had vanished into the endless dunes.
The silence itself became increasingly oppressive. Each passing minute only deepened the uneasiness within everyone's hearts.
Worse, they had sent scouts to check what was going on with Kharv and his men, yet none of the scouts ever returned.
Just like Kharv and his men, they vanished without a trace. The endless crimson desert before them suddenly appeared unfamiliar.
