Chapter 416 - Chapter 416: 396 (1/2)

Chapter 416: 396

The entire Wight City was under strict martial law, enforcing a complete curfew, and Marquis Middell had issued orders that restricted travel for all ordinary people.

And those who belonged to his retinue of Extraordinary Exponents traveled in groups, constantly searching for the figure of “Death God” Chris Fischer.

“Ghost” Middell did not believe that anyone other than himself had a chance to kill or capture Chris Fischer.

Such a thing was simply unthinkable.

However, among those leading the teams were Extraordinary Exponents of the Transmutation Level who could at least cause damage to the surrounding buildings, so if any among them were to die, it would likely create enough commotion just before death.

This would allow him to discern Chris’s exact location!

Yet, they remained on guard all night without achieving any result.

Chris Fischer seemed as if he had plunged into the water like ice, vanishing into thin air.

In fact, they were utterly unaware of one crucial detail.

Even now, hardly anyone aside from the Fischer family knew the secret of Chris’s “fake-spirit card”.

And that was one of the most terrifying abilities of the Path of Tranquility!

Chris could simply transform into an ordinary local of Wight City, then replace that person, and easily evade all pursuit.

“Cousin…”

Outside the mansion, Marquis Middell’s cousin had arrived.

She was a middle-aged woman known as “Ice Spirit”, who wore complicated and luxurious clothing on her slightly overweight body, and despite her visibly aged features, she carried an undeniable aristocratic air in all her movements.

Marquis Middell nodded lightly.

“That Chris, he indeed came.”

The cousin frowned and looked at him, pondered a bit, then continued,

“I’m wondering if that ‘Death God’ Chris has already left?”

Marquis Middell gave no reply.

So, his cousin went on.

“Because for a full day and night, he hasn’t shown himself again, and our barrier is continuously active, endlessly consuming Extraordinary materials—it’s all burning money, who knows how long it can last.”

Marquis Middell slowly shook his head, calmly saying, “The issue of money is the least important. Being cautious is always a good thing, for if we were to falter due to carelessness, we’d have no chance for regret.”

He paused for a moment, then suddenly said,

“Back then, I should have sought revenge for Viscount Garcia, disregarding the rules and directly going to the East Coast to crush the Fischer family, then we wouldn’t have so many problems today.”

However, his cousin scoffed, shaking her head dismissively and laughing,

“Ha, even now, the skirmishes and struggles among those lesser nobles below never cease, but have you ever paid attention to them?”

Marquis Middell listened in silence, and indeed, that was the case, because there simply were too many minor nobles affiliated with Cyart and the Ruins Song Spirit family. He couldn’t possibly manage them one by one, let alone expend excessive energy for those minor nobles.

Regretting not having crushed the Fischer family back in the day was an utterly meaningless thought.

The cousin nodded lightly, continuing,

“Right, it was impossible, our attention was cradled on families of the same rank. Back in those days, hehe, our energy was all spent stabbing at the Hovern family.”

She paused for a moment, puzzledly saying,

“Cousin, speaking of which, several from our family have disappeared, where did they go? Especially those children.”

Marquis Middell immediately said, “Don’t worry.”

“They have all been hidden by me. As soon as I spotted the ‘Death God’ in the city, I knew I would be targeted for assassination, so I hid them in advance.”

The cousin nodded and said,