"I didn't expect the body to have already been disposed of."
Noah was a step too late. She had originally intended to swap out the body that was about to be cremated, but by the time she made her move, someone had already swapped the body.
Noah had to admit that perhaps there was a more meticulous operator behind the assassination, or someone who, like her, had discovered the Witch King Remnants and intended to catch them. But now the leverage was gone, and she still had to consider how to deal with the upcoming matches. Maria's match with the Rust Copper was about to begin, so Noah could only put aside other work for now and go to watch the match.
After discovering that the other party had already targeted Maria, Noah no longer bothered to pretend they weren't close. On the contrary, she almost always had to be present at every match. The situation of a match with a spokesperson present and without one was clearly completely different. Her presence could avoid many bad situations.
After she entered, she didn't hear Manner's footsteps. She was a little confused. Hadn't she told Manner that he must be present when Maria participated in a match? Had something delayed him?
Noah dialed Manner's phone in confusion, but it was constantly busy. After two or three attempts, she finally decided to watch the match for now. Anyway, Kuro was there, so nothing major should happen.
However, Noah probably didn't expect that at this moment, Manner was sitting at the entrance of the Howling Guard, reading a newspaper. Hmm… reading a newspaper.
Tolan, beside him, was a bit bewildered. According to his past understanding of Manner, Manner should have already been saying it was raining, then walked into the Howling Guard, and by the time he came out, everything would have been over.
Indeed, the Howling Guard was a large company, and the Howling Knight Order it invested in was quite powerful. But in Manner's eyes, these were basically like a 'quarantine approved' stamp on pork. In all of Kazimierz, the people who could make Manner. Nearl Family take a second glance could be counted on one hand.
"What are you doing?"
"Reading the newspaper."
"Not going in?"
Manner's hand, turning the newspaper, paused for a moment, as if thinking about something, then he slowly spoke.
"My presence here is enough."
"…."
Tolan didn't quite understand, but what he didn't know was that the entire Howling Guard had entered battle-ready mode the moment Manner appeared on the bench outside their gates. Perhaps many Kazimierz people had forgotten the terror of Manner, but the Letanians were different. When Manner led that Sarkaz knight order to tear apart the High Tower Sorcerer's positions, the Golden Pegasus, showering the battlefield with light, had firmly etched his terror into the eyes of some Letanians.
"...Why is Manner here?" a masked High Tower Sorcerer in the Howling Guard asked with a heavy tone. "What should we do?"
"...Do nothing." Another masked Kuranta was silent for a long time, watching Manner, who was sitting on the bench reading a newspaper, through the surveillance. "If he wanted to, no one here could stop him. Since he hasn't actively come in, it means he doesn't want to completely tear off the facade—but he also doesn't want to see our little tricks, so he's here, blocking all of us."
"...You know him well?"
"I might be the person who knows him best in this world..." The black-haired Kuranta, wearing a mask, said with a bitter smile, "Don't act rashly, trust me, facing him is no different from facing a natural disaster."
Meeting the Golden Pegasus on the battlefield leaves only two choices: one is to surrender directly, and the Golden Pegasus will never casually slaughter captives; you will absolutely save your life. The second... go to hell with your pride.
Even if this Manner has never truly obtained the qualifications of a Knight, he is still a Nearl Family...
He just sat there, enough to suppress anyone who wanted to make a move.
"Damn it... it must be Noah Guillerette's plan... Her parents ruined our plan, is she going to do the same?!"
"Hard to say." The black-haired Kuranta shook his head, "Don't underestimate any Nearl Family; that's my advice to you."
"Then... regarding dealing with that Xia Guang Knight..."
"Temporarily suspended. After that assassin was discovered, we no longer have a chance." The black-haired Kuranta seemed to hold an extremely high position here. When he spoke, the High Tower Sorcerer, though unwilling, still closed her mouth.
However, she still watched the tall, black-haired Kuranta with dissatisfaction. Ever since entering Kazimierz, whenever there was something about dealing with the Lingguang Family, he seemed to interfere. And in his words, he never showed hostility towards the Lingguang Family. Although her superior told her to follow this Kuranta's arrangements, she still believed that this person was definitely not on the same page as them, even in that assassination attempt on Maria, he expressed opposition...
It was only when the sorceress herself used the organization's orders as a basis that the other party reluctantly agreed.
This guy... could he possibly have some connection with the Lingguang Family?
The High Tower Sorcerer felt more and more uneasy the more she thought about it. The Witch King Remnants had been operating in Kazimierz for more than ten years, but had made no significant progress. This situation was definitely not a good thing.
Even if she had to go around him... she had to do something, and the first target...
The High Tower Sorcerer pouted. Since you are unwilling to be an enemy of Nearl Family, then we will continue to target Noah Guillerette. If that attack succeeded then, it can succeed a second time.
She had already ruined one descendant of the Nearl Family family and crippled another. It was just a matter of capturing her. The bodyguard would eventually leave the girl's side. Would it still be difficult to capture a disabled person then?
Nightmare bloodline...
Recalling the incident in Letania, the monster wearing a red mask, she couldn't help but tremble all over... That twisted, strange mask, the phantom lurking in the shadows, and the opponent's Stone source art, which seemed to be everywhere, left a huge psychological shadow on her. It is said that the monster eventually entered the Witch King's tomb with the previous head of the Gilete family, and there has been no news since then, so she must have died inside.
So, for their only descendant... she naturally couldn't let her continue to live.
The Nightmare bloodline... must be severed!
Her expression was sinister, and she silently clenched her fists, while the Kuranta looked thoughtfully at Manner, who was sitting at the door, a bitter smile on his lips.
"I should have known... you would stand in my way."
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