The urgent ringing of the phone broke the afternoon's tranquility.
Kedening walked out from the bedroom, picked up the phone, and a familiar voice sounded.
"Bad news, Kedening."
David's voice came through.
"There's trouble on Eugene's side too; the Order Bureau attacked there, moving quickly. Everyone's dead, and the goods are gone."
The terrible news poured into his ears.
"What about Eugene? Did he also die?" Kedening asked.
"The same, he's dead too, and in a rather gruesome way; his head smashed like a watermelon, pieces everywhere. If I hadn't noticed his clothes, I wouldn't have recognized it was him."
David was joking, trying to lighten the seriousness and bleakness of the situation.
"But he was a Condenser."
Kedening couldn't believe this outcome. Among the "Man-eaters," Eugene was considered a very strong Condenser, whose Secret Energy - Shock Burst Vision could easily incapacitate enemies.
