Only a pool of splattered blood remained in the Underground Sewer, along with some scraps of flesh and bone fragments floating in the sewage.
Taina cautiously approached the area.
That aura that had made her tremble still lingered in the air—along with a smell that made her physically uncomfortable.
But it wasn't the strange child's...
"Too late..."
Judging from the scene, some time had clearly passed.
I have to... find him...
The girl secretly encouraged herself.
"...Missing?"
In the command center of the Shield Bureau's temporary headquarters, Director Wayne looked to be in a good mood—even after hearing that Bahor had gone missing, he didn't frown as he usually did.
"Yes. Bahor was last seen at the venue today, after which he disappeared." The director's assistant nodded. "Apparently, he had already submitted his resignation to Radiance, stepping down from the Main Referee Council, and it was approved."
"Resigned?" Wayne mused. "Have all the White Elephant contestants been eliminated?"
"Yes. The contestant in the final match this morning was named Singh."
"What about everyone else besides Bahor?"
"All the White Elephant contestants who participated in the preliminaries or beyond have returned to the hotel. None of them have come out since."
Director Wayne thought for a moment. "Bahor is not weak. Find him as soon as possible."
Other than Radiance, the king of Europe, the world's three strongest—Stella and Lamias—and the Empress of Shenzhou, the rest of the Main Referee Council were one level weaker... Even so, they were all world-class superhumans.
Bahor was actually firmly at the peak of LV6... It wasn't that he was too weak. Stella was simply too powerful, which was why he had been beaten like a Clown on the first day of the preliminaries.
"I'll assign more manpower and speed things up," the