Katsa: "What does Squad 7 mean?"
Counter Person: "In the Verdant Path, there are ten squads with six members each. Those people handle… the illegal stuff. You'll learn more once you join your squad."
"So in Verdant Path, there are only sixty people?"
"Yes. Squad 1 has all the strongest members, and the power ranking goes down from Squad 1 to 10."
"Okay—"
"Your squad is 7, so… you should go to Building No. 18 — the red and blue one."
"Okay, thank you."
Building 18
Katsa thinks: "The Verdant Path does two things — legal and illegal business. They trade legally… but something darker is going on behind the scenes."
"To find out more, I'll have to beat someone and blackmail them for information."
When Katsa reaches the building, everyone welcomes her—then suddenly, they kidnap her!
"HEY! STOP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"
UNKNOWN PLACE
"Welcome, Katsa — from the famous Ikiro Sanim's crew."
"How do you know that?"
"How could I not? It was easy for our security to trace your face and find your details."
"Just as I expected."
"What do you mean, Katsa?"
Katsa smirks: "He's coming."
SOLDIER: "SIR! SOMETHING HAS ENTERED THE TOWN FROM THE AIR!"
"What is it!?"
"All the facial scans show that it's…"
Flashback
Junyu says, "Maybe we'll fail the mission… so Katsa, if you're ever in trouble, press the red button. I'll send him."
"Who?"
Flashback Ends
ARROW-MAN SALIM.
Salim says, "Feels good to be back in shape."
ONE BOW, 100 TARGETS — 100-LANDIA!
Salim fires his attack from the sky, and flames engulf the town.
"LOOK UP!! RUN! DODGE IT!"
VERDANT PATH OFFICIALS
"Thorne! Go defeat him! Everyone in all 10 squads — to the battlefield! Defeat Arrow-Man Salim!"
Salim thinks: "Katsa, escape from there."
Katsa yells, "SUPER NIT — MAXIMUM BLAST!"
Building No.18 collapses, and Katsa escapes using the explosion as cover.
All 60 members of the Verdant Path rush to the battlefield.
Salim shoots another arrow — the ground turns to frigid snow.
Thorne Valric: "Everyone, get behind me!"
He unleashes his attack — LAVA BUSTER!
Both attacks clash, shaking the entire city.
Flashback
Junyu says, "If Salim ever shows up there, he'll go on a rampage — and that chaos will help you, Katsa, uncover the dark truths of the Verdant Path."
Back to Present
Katsa hides behind the buildings and puts on a mask.
She runs into the tallest building in the city and shouts, "EVERYONE, GET OUTSIDE!"
People rush out as the entire building collapses.
Katsa destroys it completely with her Shockwave Technique.
Battlefield
Thorne: "You're pretty weak, Salim."
Salim: "Oh really?"
Thorne laughs. "You lost to a normal person in the Iron Fang Syndicate. How pathetic."
Salim replies, "I know that."
Salim jumps off a bridge and, mid-air, activates:
DARK KING ARROW SCHOOL — ACT 3: THE FORBIDDEN LORD — LORD INMUYAN!
A massive energy form appears — a thousand arrows swirl behind a glowing protective shield.
Thorne shouts, "That's not it—A BIG STATUE IS COMING!"
Salim says, "This is draining my energy… but I can hold it!"
Thorne grits his teeth. "He wasn't this powerful in the reports… what happened to him!?"
Thorne launches CIRCULATORY MOTION AIR PUNCH!
Salim shouts, "PROTECTIVE LAYER — 5!"
The air punch does nothing. The thousand arrows hit — freezing dozens of fighters instantly.
"I… can't move…"
"Same here…"
The Lord Inmuyan Statue crushes buildings around them.
Thorne yells, "When did you become this strong, Salim!?"
Salim answers, "When I got injured by that mysterious man… I asked myself how I could become strong enough to be useful to Junyu. Then I realized—I needed to master my old techniques from the training class."
Thorne mocks, "Bwah bwah bwah! Stop yapping!"
Salim replies coldly, "WHY YOU CRYIN'?"
Thorne charges at him—
Salim fires PIERCING EAGLE ATTACK!
They CLASH!
Outside the Battlefield
Katsa searches the ruins of the destroyed building.
"That's it… I found it. A secret entrance!"
She goes inside and finds herself in a dark tunnel. She activates Super NIT to light the way.
As she walks down the stairs, what she sees shocks her.
Katsa gasps, "WHAT IS THIS PLACE!?"
She looks around — the entire town of Nogsphere… recreated underground.
Everything looks the same — a mirror copy of the city above.
Katsa stares, wide-eyed.
"WHAT THE FUCK…"