Chapter 444: The Nightmare
“She is compromised…” The man let out a
tired sigh.
He really wanted to be wrong in his assumption, but it was more or less
confirmed at this point. The Left Guardian was trying to manipulate him.
Although she didn’t like him, there was never a single moment where she would’ve put their personal conflict over the interests of the Tower.
The biggest problem with her behavior was that she was directly contradicting her initial assumptions. She was not a fool to make such a naive mistake during her initial assumptions.
The moment she mentioned attacking the Western Continent directly, he felt that something was wrong with her. It all
started the moment she returned from
interrogating the two prisoners.
Even though it was hard to believe, this was the reality. The two prisoners were behind this incident, and they managed to manipulate the Left Guardian.
“Not only could they destroy the souls but they were also able to manipulate someone at her level. This is getting really interesting now.”
The black flame rose from his robe, shrouding the entire prison cell. He
destroyed every trace within this place before disappearing.
Meanwhile, the Left Guardian was in the upper floors of the Tower. It was a floor that the Guardians rarely entered as this floor belonged to the Tower Master.
The Guardians only entered this floor when they were called for a meeting by the Tower Master. However, the Left Guardian had suddenly arrived without being invited, that too in the absence of the Tower Master.
She was also extremely careful to make
sure that she wasn’t seen by anyone, a
behavior that was generally not associated with someone brazen like the Left
Guardian.
She entered the office of the Tower Master
and started looking all round the place as if looking for something.
“Where did he keep it?” she wondered as she almost searched through the entire place, not finding the thing that she had been looking for.
“If it isn’t here, then the only place left is…’ After slight hesitation, she entered the private chamber of the Necromancer Tower.
If she was caught, it was a crime worth a death penalty, without even being given a chance to explain. Fortunately, the Tower Master isn’t available, which granted her a better opportunity.
“There it is!” she suddenly exclaimed as an
object caught her attention the moment she entered the bedroom of the Tower
Master.
On the left shelf, at the top row, there was
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a small crystal sphere. The ordinary looking object brought a sigh of relief on her lips. This was the recording crystal that she had been looking for.
“To think that he would keep something
like that in the open. Then again, he probably never expected anyone to come
here.”
The Left Guardian walked closer to the shelf, on which many bizarre artifacts were kept. Most of them were treasures of the Tower Master that were used like trophies.
Kelia was extremely careful to not touch anything other than the recording crystal. She carefully took the crystal orb, keeping
it in her embrace.
She looked at the orb, appearing a little
hesitant as if she was conflicted about something. Her conflict wasn’t related to
betraying the Tower Master.
“Should I see the recording of that incident? Did it actually happen as I had
heard? Or was there actually something wrong at that time?”
She couldn’t control her curiosity and
activated the recording crystal. The crystal
started playing the one recording that had
been kept secure in the crystal for a long
time.
A scene started playing in the orb and Kelia watched with great interest.
“This…” The more she watched, the darker
her expressions became.
“Are you done watching?”
Kelia was still in disbelief as she watched
the scenes within the crystal when she heard a voice break the silence.
Stunned, she looked behind her and
watched the dark room lit in deep blue flames that didn’t burn anything in the room. Instead, the flames felt awfully cold, compared to the black flames.
“Even though you were very rash, I never
thought that you would be the first to fall.”
The Guide let out a tired sigh, looking at
Kelia.
Even though the two guardians created an atmosphere of conflict within the tower, they were still two important pillars of the Necromancer Tower.
That’s why he had been bearing with them.
But now, it is impossible. One of these pillars was going to be lost forever.
Kelia’s eyes narrowed as well. Since the Guide had seen everything, she could only kill him to keep it a secret. If it was
exposed, she couldn’t help her master.
“How did you find out?”
The man’s eyes never left Kelia for even a
second as he replied, “Does it really matter
now?
“You’re right. It doesn’t matter since you are going to be dead in any case. You really
shouldn’t have come here alone if you already found out about this.”
Kelia knew that the Guide was strong. He
was probably the strongest in the Necromancer Tower in the absence of the Tower Master. However, if she gave it her all, she was sure that she could kill him.
She might die in the process as well, but it was better than dragging her master down. She kept the recording crystal in her storage as she prepared to go all out.
The Guide sighed once more, shaking his head lightly.
“When did I say that I was alone?” he asked,
his words falling like lightning in Kelia’s
ears.
“Who else-” Kelia tried asking, only to feel
her heart suddenly turn cold. A presence appeared behind her that was like a deity.
“H-how?” She could only utter a single word, her body freezing in its place. She dropped to her knees, unable to resist. The recording crystal that she kept in her
storage safe came out on its own, flying behind her as if being pulled by an unknown force that could move through
space. There was no sound of footsteps while the person came closer to her. She felt a hand
being placed on her head, gently patting her..
