"Lord Felix!"

A catkin shouted as he walked into the room with a panicked look on his face. Inside the lavish room sat a white-haired man with white catlike ears, green eyes, and strong facial features. He was Felix Feline, Rune's brother and another contender for the successor's position.

*Picture*

"Leo, why are you panicking like that? This is very unlike you."

Felix commented with a calm look on his face.

On this matter, he resembled Rune a lot.

"It is the Assassin Group we hired! T-They say that they have already captured Lady Rune!" Leo, Felix's most loyal servant and a peak Saint Stage Cultivator reported with an urgent look on his face.

"WHAT!?"

Felix's shouted in shock.

"How is that possible!? They shouldn't be that capable!"

"I do not know how they did it, but…"

Leo extended his hand toward Felix.

Felix's eyes fell on the finger in Leo's hand, he picked it up and smelled it.

"It is Rune's…"

There was no doubt about it.

He didn't even have to check the content of the storage ring, that finger belonged to Rune.

"They sent this finger as a proof. They are asking for an 11-Star Artifact otherwise, they are going to release her." Leo reported.

"Were they hiding their strength…?" Felix questioned with an annoyed look on his face. He didn't like how things went awry from the start.

"That is most likely the case."

"We have no choice, I need to contact Aragorn," Felix spoke.

a trap?" Leo questioned with a doubtful look on his

of trap

There are chances that she is suspicious of Aragorn, this all might be a trap she set to

mention

would she

her and she came up with this

"…"

Felix turned silent.

never do something like this since it would largely affect their image, Felix couldn't just disregard this

He questioned with an uncertain

need to

"Huh?"

have captured her or not, we need to see it with our

is the trap in itself? Tracing us through

are the ones who hired assassins to kill her, she won't have any evidence. Us being in the assassin hall would be a definite evidence that can be

since if that Assassin Hall has actually captured her, then we need someone who knows about the entire situation and can deal

Felix voiced his doubts.

not like we have to go to them

can just ask for 'their' help."

"Huh?"

Felix's expression changed.

Lady Rune wouldn't be able to do anything about it and her doubts would be resolved, then once she returns, we can simply attack her here and continue

won't have an Assassin Hall to use as a scapegoat, but we would just need to make sure a situation

he heard, the more Felix felt

After considering everything,

"I will contact them."

Felix nodded.

a sphere, he infused Mana into the Sphere and the Crystal

a cloaked figure

"I need your help."

Felix spoke.

[Already?]

happened and I do not wish to move

the usual

"I understand."

and the

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