Sunny slowly channeled a microscopic sliver of dark Qi into the rune.
A magically emotionless voice echoed directly into his auditory meridians.
"Shadow-Bounty absolute. Commission numbered 0094-Alpha is fulfilled. Item: Sovereign-Tier Abyssal Corrosive Core. Extraction successful. Claim your tribute at the High-Escrow Vault."
The mechanical voice looped thrice before automatically severing the spiritual connection.
Sunny felt a massive, crashing wave of internal relief. The suicidal mercenaries had actually survived the impossible hunt. If that anonymous commission had expired, he would have been forced to halt the Phantom Ash Scorpion's ascension, leaving him critically vulnerable in the escalating war.
