The Veterans

At the end of the dark channel was a shell-like gate, but in front of the gate were two armed siren sentries. Hao Ren hid behind a bundle of pipes and looked up at the guards in the distance. "I wondered if they would allow us to pass... and they don't look puppets which have lost their thinking ability."

Hasse carefully drew this crossbow. "Looks like a fight is inevitable. I'm confident I can remove them in an instant and make little noise."

Shaqira quickly stopped him. "Wait a second!"

"No, we must act now," Hasse seemed to have misunderstood Shaqira. "These sirens are under control. Now they are enemies."

"That's not what I mean. If you kill them here, they will soon be resurrected elsewhere in the palace and attract a large group of guards," Shaqira shook her hands slightly. "It's very difficult to completely kill a siren if there isn't enough preparation which requires a complicated sealing ceremony."