Two Sides

Ed walked up a flight of stairs and knocked on the door of the first room. A moment later, a young Chinese man opened it, revealing a total of 10 men inside a relatively small room. In fact, it looked similar to a soldiers' quarters, as all of the men slept on small beds and only seemed to have backpacks with them.

"It's time?" The man asked.

"Mm." Ed nodded while turning around.

The men must have already been informed of why they were here, as they all followed behind him immediately. They were all in good physical condition, though they were just ordinary humans.

When they returned to the first floor, the ten prisoners were kneeling on the ground. One of the men glared at Ed. He had long black hair and an ugly face. "Shitty Gweilo! You'll regret betraying the council! The Long child is a complete fool! Do you think Nexus will just let this go?!" The man's rant seemed to incite the others, as they began yelling obscenities as well.