“What’s wrong? You can tell me anything.” Nayla gave the man a gentle, seductive smile. Across from her sat a young noble dressed in an elegant robe embroidered with golden flowers, a clear symbol of his family’s status.His eyes were dull, almost unfocused, as he replied in a flat voice, “My father had no enemies.”Nayla nodded slightly before asking another question.“Then who stands to gain the most from your father’s death?”The man paused to think.“…Me.”“So, are you the one who killed your own father?”“No.”A faint crease appeared between Nayla’s brows.“Then think carefully. Has anything unusual happened recently? Anyone suspicious around your father?”The man hesitated before speaking again.“There was someone… one day before Father died. I’d never seen him before. He said he was an official from the government.”Nayla’s eyes narrowed.“Then tell me everything you know about him.”“I don’t know much. Even Father didn’t seem to recognize him. After their meeting, Father only

That was what the soldiers claimed.However, instead of asking questions or gathering information, the very first thing they did after Rhys and the others cooperated was throw them into prison.Rhys sat alone inside a damp stone cell with his hands cuffed behind his back.Across from him, Meave and Laura had been locked inside another cell. Both of them kept looking toward Rhys, clearly waiting for an explanation.Rhys simply smiled to himself.What a clever move.I see… so this is what they’re trying to do.Meave frowned.“Rhys. Don’t you think it’s time for you to explain this to us?”Rhys shrugged.“I know as much as you do.”He paused before adding with a faint smile,“…Well, not anymore.”At that moment, a thin stream of smoke slipped through a tiny hole in the prison wall and drifted toward him.The instant Rhys inhaled it, the gloomy prison disappeared.Nayla’s illusion appeared before him.“I’m here,” she said quietly. “Looks like they managed to catch us off guard. We can tal

“Release them!”The commander frowned in disbelief.“But…”He couldn’t understand why the mayor had suddenly changed his mind, especially after insisting on interrogating Rhys personally. For a brief moment, he even wondered whether the young Beast Tamer had threatened the mayor or bribed him somehow.The mayor glared at him.“Are you the mayor, or am I?”“Or are you planning to rebel against my orders?”The commander’s face stiffened.He bit his lip, swallowed his dissatisfaction, and finally lowered his head.“…Understood.”“And release every servant as well.”“…Yes.”Although he was clearly unhappy about it, he had no choice except to obey.Before long, everyone who had been detained was escorted out of the prison together.Rhys carefully looked over each person to make sure nobody had been mistreated.Anubis also went around checking everyone, asking whether anyone had been injured or required healing.Fortunately, no one appeared to be seriously harmed.After stepping outside the

The explosion echoed across the city.Rhys immediately looked toward the source of the sound before saying, “I’ll head there. Once it’s over, this town can finally return to peace.”“Yes, sir.”The head butler was visibly shaken by the explosion, but he still bowed respectfully.“I wish you good luck.”If Rhys was right, then the nightmare hanging over the city would finally come to an end.Without wasting another second, Rhys leaped onto a rooftop.A magic circle appeared beneath his feet as he summoned his black dragon.Its enormous body emerged into the night sky, drawing startled cries from the townspeople below.Rhys paid them no attention.Right now, speed mattered more than anything else.The dragon spread its wings and shot toward the western gate.As expected…Nayla was already fighting.Her opponent was a middle-aged man wrapped in a dark robe.Most of his body remained covered, but his hood had already been blasted away during the battle.His face was hideous.Not because o

“More likely an S Class Symbiote… or perhaps something even beyond that. An SS Class Symbiote.”Rhys, Cassius, and Nayla immediately turned toward Hilary.She looked at them calmly before asking, “You all know that the strongest Beast Tamers alive today are capable of killing King Class Symbiotes, don’t you?”Nayla frowned as she organized the information in her head.“So far, we’ve only confirmed five categories of abyssals. Lesser Class, Common Class, Elite Class, Alpha Class, and King Class. But this S Class and SS Class…”Hilary nodded.“Yes. At my current level, I can only fight King Class Symbiotes. Everything beyond that comes from old records and rumors rather than firsthand experience. Still, there have always been stories claiming that creatures stronger than King Class exist.”Cassius inhaled sharply.“In their original world?”“Most likely.”Hilary folded her arms before continuing.“According to the rumors, an S Class Symbiote is a perfect abyssal. It stands at the top of