Underground Palace

After Aaron left, Shannon finally could not hold back any longer. "My lord, what happened to the person controlling the heart-eating ghosts?"

"He is already dead," Angel said blandly.

The other party had been a summoner emanating an aura of evil and perversion. Though he looked like a young man, his entire being was steeped in senility. His lifespan was likely nearing its end.

Just as Angel had expected, the summoner was a wilderness apprentice who had only just reached Level 2.

At first, Angel had not intended to kill him. He had merely wanted to stop him from continuing to take part in the mortals' war. Yet during their negotiations, Angel noticed that the other party never dared meet his eyes. He seemed to have recognized him, readily agreeing to all of Angel's conditions while acting timid and cringing.

Angel had originally intended to give him a warning and let him go, but the man's evasive gaze made Angel wary. Taking advantage of his lack of preparation, Angel used Nightmare Illusion's Fear Spell to extract his identity.

—The Rat-and-Ant Underground Society.

His name was Ghostcaller, and he belonged to the Rat-and-Ant Underground Society. As early as two years ago, every member of the Rat-and-Ant Underground Society had received a portrait of Angel, Ghostcaller included. He recognized Angel's identity and knew full well that his half-baked abilities were no match for him. Thus, he had planned to retreat for the moment, send news of Angel back to the underground society, and let others deal with Angel.

Because of that intention, coupled with his identity's disgust for Angel, Angel did not spare him in the end. After prying some information from his mouth, he killed him outright.

"That supernatural being really is dead? That's wonderful!" Shannon was so excited that she