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Chapter 343: Preparing to Address the People:
As Elder Alexander shuffled off toward the center of the district to gather his people, the team remained clustered near the smoldering remains of the marketplace, the adrenaline of battle slowly giving way to the heavier weight of everything they had just witnessed and learned.Kaelen Ashwright let out a long breath, running a hand through his hair as he surveyed the damage surrounding them. "That was… a lot, even by our standards.""That's putting it mildly." Wei Crossblade immediately said, finally setting his war hammer down against a cracked market stall, rolling his shoulders as the tension of battle slowly ebbed from his massive frame. "Fighting an army of reanimated corpses was already enough excitement for one afternoon. I wasn't exactly prepared for a family therapy session with the god of death on top of it.""Wei Crossblade." Sylra Ashwright immediately chided, though there was no real heat behind it, only exhaustion."I'm just saying." Wei Crossblade immediately said, rai
Chapter 342: The Mystery box:
Commander Zach's expression hardened as he considered the question seriously. "Vandel's possession abilities, from what the Celestial Council has gathered, require an existing necromantic anchor, typically bound through blood contracts like the one controlling these dead walkers. Destroying the controller here should have severed his connection to this particular location, at least temporarily.""Temporarily being the key word." Ash Thornwood immediately added grimly."Regrettably, yes." Commander Zach immediately admitted. "He will likely need to establish a new anchor elsewhere before attempting something similar again. That should buy us some time, though I wouldn't recommend counting on more than a few days at most."Kaelen Ashwright rubbed his temples, the weight of everything they'd just learned pressing heavily against him. "So essentially, we bought ourselves a brief reprieve, nothing more.""Essentially, yes." Commander Zach immediately confirmed.Sylra Ashwright glanced arou
Chapter 341: Ashes and Answers:
Kaelen Ashwright reacted instantly, sheathing nothing, wasting no time on hesitation. He thrust the Convergence Blade forward, its constellation-etched surface flaring with brilliant celestial light as he channeled a concentrated burst of star-fire directly onto the severed corpse crumpled across the cobblestones."Everyone, get back!" Kaelen Ashwright immediately shouted as the flames roared to life, engulfing the decayed body in a blaze of searing white-blue fire.The team scrambled backward, weapons still raised defensively as the corpse, despite being decapitated only moments before, began to twitch and convulse violently within the inferno."It's still moving!" Ash Thornwood immediately shouted, gripping his twin daggers tighter as he watched the body writhe unnaturally against the flames."That's not possible." Old Moth immediately whispered, her voice trembling as she clutched the scattered remains of her shattered necklace to her chest. "A body without a head shouldn't be capa
Chapter 340: Burn the Corpses:
Ryn Ashenfang's eyes widened in horror as realization dawned across her face. "It was you. You killed them too.""Your mother, my own daughter, began asking questions." Vandel immediately said, his voice growing colder, harder, stripped entirely of the false warmth it had carried moments before. "She had inherited her mother's intelligence, unfortunately for her. She noticed inconsistencies in the official reports surrounding Lady Zane's death. She began digging, quietly, carefully, believing herself clever enough to uncover the truth without my noticing.""She confronted your father with her suspicions first, foolishly believing he would help her expose me to the council." Vandel immediately continued. "He agreed. Together, they gathered evidence, prepared testimony, and made arrangements to bring their findings before the elders during the next full council session.""They threatened to kill me themselves if the council failed to act swiftly enough." Vandel immediately added, almost
Chapter 339: The Orphan Maker:
The marketplace remained frozen in that suffocating silence, every member of the team staring at the reanimated corpse of Vandel with expressions ranging from horror to barely restrained fury.Kaelen Ashwright's hand remained firmly on Commander Zach's shoulder, though he could feel the old commander trembling violently beneath his palm, grief and rage warring for dominance within him."Commander Zach…" Kaelen Ashwright immediately said softly, though he knew no words could possibly soften the blow of what had just been revealed.Sylra Ashwright stepped closer, her own eyes brimming with tears as she reached out to place a comforting hand on Commander Zach's other shoulder. "We're here with you, Commander Zach. Whatever you're feeling right now, you don't have to carry it alone."Vandel watched the display with an expression of cold, detached amusement, as though observing insects scurrying beneath his gaze rather than witnessing the devastation of a family he himself had orchestrated
Chapter 338:The Truth Behind Lady Zane
The words struck Commander Zach like a physical blow, his entire body going rigid as the color drained from his weathered face."What… what did you just say?" Commander Zach immediately asked, his voice barely above a whisper, trembling with a mixture of confusion and dawning horror.Vandel's decayed lips curled into something resembling a smile, though there was no warmth in it whatsoever, only a cold, calculated cruelty that seemed to relish the unraveling of the commander before him."You heard me perfectly well, Zachariah." Vandel immediately said, his voice carrying that same disturbingly gentle tone. "Your grandmother, Lady Zane, the woman the entire family mourned as a tragic accident for over two hundred years.""Do not." Commander Zach immediately snapped, his hand tightening around the Ember Judgment's hilt until his knuckles turned white. "Do not speak her name.""Why not?" Vandel immediately asked, tilting his head with mock innocence. "You wanted answers, did you not? You
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