From beginning to end, the Old Mahamut Couple had considered the two undocumented Layer Abyss arrivals they had captured nothing to fear. They had no foundation, had only just arrived, and were still relying on cheap commissions to afford rooms at the Stray Hotel. How could they have suddenly assassinated an Iris Brotherhood higher-up and even set fire to years of hard work?
Anyone would have thought there had to be someone else behind it.
Even so, the Old Mahamut Couple were not surprised. Though furious, after doing business in both the underworld and legitimate circles for so many years, they had long known what kind of end awaited them.
To say nothing else, merely getting involved with the Void meant they might not meet a good end in the Realm Abyss.
They were not worried about suffering the same fate as their second son or seeing their family burned down. Once they confirmed the two had no ability to resist, they immediately brought them to the Ancestral Home for interrogation.
In their eyes, their second son had been killed because the incident had caught him off guard and he had not responded properly. The two elders were different.
They held the trump card the Iris family had relied on for years to stir up trouble. There was no need to panic—
Roar.
The abyss opened its great maw and roared from its endless depths. Then magma erupted from beneath the cracking earth, flowing violently like blood through every corner of the Ancestral Home.
Tremor.
The roar was immediately followed by unceasing earthquakes. The entire Water Prison rapidly cracked apart, constantly shedding sand and stone. Caramel Snail reacted at once, struggling with all his strength and breaking free of the ropes. The moment he escaped, a crack opened in the