Joint Manhunt (Vote Request, Bonus Chapter)

After the Sky Sheath exploded.

Stone Sword fragments littered the iron walls on all sides, and the mental force that had once covered the entire prison was greatly obstructed as well.

But from atop the tower came an ethereal voice.

"Are you looking for him?"

With his powerful, immense mental force, Snow Master pointed Gu Nanfeng toward Grave Fiend's current location.

His voice was complicated. "That young man was quite lucky... He barely managed to keep his life in the explosion."

Gu Nanfeng immediately set off. Gale Cutter wrapped around a violent wind as he arrived where Grave Fiend had fallen.

Xing Yun had already lost consciousness.

Luo Yu, who had been running at full speed, soon arrived as well... Seeing the horrific scene before him, he fell silent for a long time. Only then did he understand what Snow Master had meant by "quite lucky."

A stone pillar had pierced through the missing Night Watcher of the Gu family.

In the massive explosion just now—

This Night Watcher had taken a fatal blow for Grave Fiend.

"If I remember correctly, his name was Gu Qiang... right?"

Gu Nanfeng's voice was soft, and filled with sorrow.

"Yes... yes."

Luo Yu stood there blankly, utterly dejected.

This young Night Watcher was a distant branch relative of the Gu family from a remote area north of the river. Though he bore the Gu surname, he did not work in Nagano... The Gu family was a great clan, its influence spread throughout the northern region of Eastern Continent. Coming to build the Tundra was hardship and tempering for Nagano's descendants, but for young people from other districts, it was an opportunity and an experience.

Many descendants from north of the river had come here because of its reputation.

They admired Young Master Gu