The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 729

Snapping back to his senses, Felix quickly picked up his phone. He was relieved to find it undamaged. Alistair's voice was still on the line.

"Alistair, I'm here. Go on," Felix said.

"Mr. Zeller, since you're considered one of the involved parties and also a master healer, Lady Summers has granted you special permission to access the site." Involved party? Special permission? Felix suddenly realized something.

"Do you suspect it's Skybound Revenant? But that doesn't make sense. Didn't Candace confess? Didn't you handle it?"

Alistair's response brought Felix a small measure of relief.

"When we arrived, there were no signs of Necrobound at the place. Either they got word

and relocated beforehand, or the Elder Revenant evolved into a Skybound Revenant earlier than expected."

"Understood. I'm heading over now."

involved, Felix knew he had to act. If this escalated into a city outbreak, the death

village Alistair mentioned, Felix passed through three security checkpoints before reaching

together. We need your expertise, Mr. Zeller. Given the sudden nature of the incident, our forensic team's capabilities are limited," Alistair

which was

the village,

deaths, yet there's no smell of blood here.

energy.

eyes glinted coldly. "That's the strange part. You'll

While she hadn't been the primary lead on

Summers, Mr. Zeller is here," Alistair

without saying anything. Felix didn't waste time on pleasantries and immediately approached

over ten minutes, Felix walked back to

to be the work of Necrobound, but I can't rule it out entirely.

known as vital essence-was the deep red blood that flowed directly from the heart's main artery. In traditional medicine, it was considered the essence of life, derived from the transformation of nutrients by the

was clear they needed an expert like Felix. The forensic team hadn't noticed this critical detail, and while autopsies might have revealed it later, the lost