"What is it?" Adrian asked.

“We are monster hunters from the Aetherians, and we're here on a mission to eliminate the monsters. May we join forces with you?” Aubrey asked.

“The Aetherians?” Adrian mused. He had heard of this name before. Nathaniel had told him about it. Besides the official garrison army, there were many contract monster hunters. Some were factions, some were families, and others were independent monster hunters, but all of them were managed by the garrison. Nathaniel initially thought Adrian was an unregistered monster hunter.

The Aetherians was one such organization. They had about twenty members, with varying levels of strength. Their leader, the strongest among them, was a peak B-level monster hunter. Nathaniel had dealt with them before and had mentioned them to Adrian. It was just that Adrian had not expected to encounter them now.

“Your leader is so irresponsible,” Adrian said, “This place is far beyond your capabilities. It’s irresponsible of him to send yo