Chapter 373 (1/2)
Chapter 373: Without a Trace
Metatron nodded his head “This isn’t so I’ll return to the Cathedral and ask the Pontiff for further instructions Froht If you encounter the enemy, report it immediately If what the tailor said is true, then they weren’t just here for Raphael”
Uriel nodded in agreement
They soon discovered that Uriel’s predictions were right; the equipment had been destroyed and there was no way they could recover the day’s footage They did e to find the shop where the masks had been sold, but the oas no help He noticed the one, and the money for them was in the till – and yet, he couldn’t for the life of hi in to purchase them
Gabriel sent for soerprints They did – several hundred, in fact The money they’d used was too orn to even hold coments anyhow
Their only lead had been cut Uriel anticipated the results of the hotel sweep to be a bust as well These terrorists knehat they were doing, as evident by the complete lack of clues
The whole at over the city like a fog Inquisitors swept through every street and lane Every hotel was scoured and their logs confiscated Everyone couple was stopped, especially the young ones, as the search ramped up
Still, nothing
Lan Jue had, of course, come prepared Fake IDs had been used to book their rooe company here on business When the Inquisition eventually knocked on their door, Lan Jue hty as to drop hints, but they never caught on
It looks like they don’t know anything What’s next? After the Inquisition left, Qianlin spoke with Lan Jue through the Soul Caller gem
Lan Jue s Sleep I’m not impatient” As he spoke, Lan Jue nonchalantly wandered to the bed and took a seat It was already dark out
“Hey,” Qianlin protested “If you’re on the bed, where a?”
Lan Jue laid back with a grunt, and patted the ht here It isn’t any closer than ere traveling on the airshi+p Plus, I’m about the safestshould start to happen, you’ll just ht in to me And then –“
Woosh!+ Lan Jue didn’t see the whirling sofa cushi+on until it s on the sofa They were only separated by a thin wall between the bedroo room, but it felt like different worlds
Lying in bed, Zhou Qianlin could feel her heart beating A confused flurry of e Still, she felt… secure She kneas because he was right outside
Lying on the sofa, Lan Jue could hear Qianlin’s gradually easing breath from the other side of the thin wall He had sunken in to a quietude hinize that things were changing The more time he spent with Zhou Qianlin, the more he mistook her for Hera Whenever that happened his defenses dropped
Wait, he thought Sleep? We should be training!
Lan Jue’s ? Clearly his e So be it, sleep it was They’ll continue with cultivating tomorrow With no recourse, Lan Jue closed his eyes Soon he was asleep
While Lan Jue and Qianlin slept easy in their hotel beds, things were very different in the Citadel Martial law had been imposed, and the word had been spread that the hunt was on for blaspheh the West overnment here everyone knew the Pontiff’s Citadel was the real power on Eurmania However, while they enjoyed a powerful position in the West, things weren’t decided by a single Adept organization The Citadel’s complete control only extended to the borders of Reims
The Pontiff had yet to show himself However, the Citadel had since lapsed in to a reverent stillness One of the six great Archangels had been stolen away Their beloved Angel of Healing, captured It was a deep, burning disgrace for this holy order
In truth, they didn’t even knohether or not the attackers and Raphael were still in the Holy City It had all happened so quickly, by the tiht wind the assailants must have had ample time to escape The more time stretched on, the more difficult their search would become
If they got out of the Pontiff’s sphere of influence, things h they were, could they hope to contend with a governalactic fleet? Of course not, so they would need to play by the rules
They could also approach the government for help Aside from the West’s rawso Remember that half of this planet was lost to hell The Dark Citadel was only too anxious to abuse any opportunity the Pontiff gave to degrade them
One full day and night of searching had produced nothing With satellites spells and h the satellites were precise, it was a long shot In a crowded city like Rei two suspects out from hundreds of thousands was almost impossible