As the Dark Sky Thunder unleashed by the Double-Headed Raven King threatened to tear the Cyclone Domain apart, the mysterious woman moved with swift precision, sweeping every loose stone from the Spring of Purity into the churning vortex. The water beneath was finally laid bare, yet what greeted her was not relief, but a sharp jolt of disbelief. The Soul-Mist Water Demon Cat was nowhere to be found.
She did not need time to reason it out. The truth struck her immediately and cleanly. The Water Moon Cult's sacred beast had been stolen. Someone had breached the Spring of Purity, unsealed the Mist Veil Palace, and escaped with the cat. And if that was the case, then Lyanna's belongings, the treasures of the Wyvern Saint Knight, had certainly vanished along with it.
Her gaze swept the empty spring, as her thoughts raced. Where could the thief have gone?
