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."

If this

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

Zeller. Given the sudden nature of the incident, our

detect anything unusual, which was likely why Xena had agreed to Felix's

into the village, Felix

there's no smell of

drained blood and vital energy.

the strange

expression dark. While she hadn't been the

Summers, Mr. Zeller is here," Alistair

Felix didn't waste time

examining them for over ten minutes, Felix

doesn't appear to be the work of Necrobound, but I can't rule it

red blood that flowed directly from the heart's main artery. In traditional medicine, it was

glance with Alistair. It was clear they needed an expert like Felix. The forensic team hadn't noticed this critical detail, and while autopsies might