Upon hearing the intelligence gathered by the Fifth Princess, Wu Heng and Shanala immediately understood.
There was no Necromancer.
Or rather, the other party had yet to find a suitable Necromancer and remained in the form of a ghost.
Their previous line of investigation had been somewhat off.
"Is there any more detailed information?" Wu Heng continued asking.
The Fifth Princess replied, "Male, around 1.7 meters tall. He sounded young, wore a hood pulled tightly over his face, and no one saw what he looked like. He was also very cautious in his dealings."
In other words, he had deliberately concealed his identity.
Wu Heng fell silent in thought. Shanala took over and continued asking, "Can we find him?"
"I already have people looking, but based on the information we have, it may take some time," the Fifth Princess said helplessly.
A man around 1.7 meters tall with a young-sounding voice.
Although that information gave them a direction, it was far too ordinary.
Half the people on the streets could fit those conditions.
The only thing they could confirm was that he was buying items that nourished ghosts.
That matched the ghost-related killings.
Shanala pondered for a moment before saying, "What if we lure him out? For example, we could spread word that we have a wondrous item he needs."
"Under normal circumstances, that method would be fine. But at a time like this, he definitely won't fall for it."
His own ghosts had searched the entire city and found no trace of any other ghosts.
If they released such news now, it would only let the other side know they had learned about their purchases of wondrous items. He would only hide deeper, or flee the city outright.
In fact, they could not even be sure whether he had