“Everyone, take her down. Grab hert
“Yes, sir.”
Thirty shadow quards from the Duke’s estate charged forward, attempting to surround Tina
But as they touched down in front of the thatched hut, a rustling sound suddenly came from all directions, and before the knew it, they were surrounded by swarms of insects.
Just as the leader of the shadow guards sensed something was wrong, a spider, the size of a palm, slowly descended on thread in front of him.
“Captain, be careful
The spider lunged at the leader, leaping onto his face and sinking its fangs into his flesh.
“Ambush! Retreat, quickly
Amid the leader’s screams, the shadow guards turned and started running, but it was already too late.
In the next moment, as the first light of dawn began to break, swarms of insects erupted from the trees, the grass, the sky everywhere.
The thirty shadow guards were overwhelmed and controlled by the venomous insects in mere moments.
Not only that, under the insects‘ control, the shadow guards were forced to turn their weapons on each other, helplessly watching as they aimed their knives at their own comrades,
The first blood spilled, and the scent of it drove the insects into a frenzy.
By the time the sun had barely begun to rise, the area in front of the hut was a scene of horrific, bloody slaughter.
The last one standing was the leader of the shadow guards.
With the spider still clinging to his head, he stiffly walked to the carriage, approaching Sophie.
He slowly raised his hand, and as the blade plunged into Sophie’s body, her eyes, which had somehow opened, locked anti his face.
fr the final moments of her life, she weakly managed to whisper, “Wh… was!
Then, her consciousness faded, and in the cold morning light, her body stiffened, her breath gone.
Only after confirming Sophie’s death did Tina take out a bamboo whistle, blowing it loudly. The venomous insects
immediately retreated from the bodies of the shadow guards and followed Tina up the mountain.
Not long after Tina left with the swarm of insects, a few more figures arrived at the foot of Mount Westin.
“Right here. This is where the tracking parasite found them.”
A group of mysterious figures dressed in black cloaks with hoods stood before them.
The man leading the group, with slightly curly hair, a curved blade in one hand and a parasite in the other, was none other than Gilbert.
Gilbert and his group quickly arrived in front of the thatched hut, and he pointed toward Sophie’s body next to the carriage.
“There. She’s there?
The mysterious figures turned to follow his finger and their faces immediately shifted, shocked beneath their hoods.
“Go, check it out.”
One of the figures kicked the dead shadow guard captain aside, and the shorter figure knelt to examine Sophie. After a moment, he shook his head.
“Rodrigo, we’re too late. She’s already dead.”
“What?” Rodrigo Gonzales slammed his staff into the ground. He lifted Sophie’s body, frowning as he examined her, his face darkening “She was killed recently. The murderer…
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