The message sent to William carried more than just a voice. It also carried a sensation of starlight.
Principal...
William made his decision in an instant. He fully activated the "Platinum Blood" flowing through his body and tried to establish a connection with the messenger. The other party seemed prepared to accept the connection as well.
Humm~ A door constructed from Platinum Blood appeared behind them.
Before Jin could react, William grabbed her by the shoulder and hauled her inside with sheer brute force, planning to explain everything afterward.
The effect was similar to a teleportation gate,
not only making the two vanish in an instant, but also erasing the footprints on the ground and the lingering scent in the air. The door then scattered into starlike particles, leaving not the slightest trace behind.
Yet not long after the two left,
a man wearing a white wig and medieval aristocratic clothing arrived at the scene, flapping a pair of peculiar insect wings. More than a hundred bloodfolk followed him, their faces torn open and their mouths filled with yellow teeth.
"Two faint traces appeared outside the city just now, and the pulse signal from the Skin Factory also responded... Did they retreat after their infiltration failed?
Search the mountains and the surrounding five-kilometer area thoroughly. Don't let a single insect escape."
"Yes."
The bloodfolk scattered, sniffing the scent of blood in the air as they conducted a carpet search.
The wig-wearing noble did not leave at once. Instead, he crouched at the mountain bend where the traces had vanished, scraped at the sand and dust on the ground with his finger, then placed it in his mouth and licked it carefully.
The taste buds on his tongue swelled into tiny umbrella shapes, adhering to his finger and sucking at every