(W) Nahoko Uehashi (A) Taro Sekiguchi Van resolves to fight the Zol Empire and save his homeland, only to be captured and sent to the salt mines. Then one night, a pack of wild dogs attacks the mine, trailing a mysterious and deadly disease in their wake. Van and a young girl named Yuna are the sole survivors of the disaster. But why? And where do they go from here?

(W) Nahoko Uehashi (A) Taro Sekiguchi While Hohsalle chases after the secrets of the disease that struck the salt mine, Van races to take back the kidnapped Yuna, and he himself is pursued by a woman named Sae. As their paths converge, a revolt is brewing that will shake the Zolian Empire to its core.