Watching the scene before him, Marquis Vent frowned deeply.
He had seen similar scenes before, but they usually occurred under special circumstances: when a soul's obsession, anchored to some medium, had been fulfilled and then dissipated on its own.
Although he did not know the exact relationship between that Rabbit and Anvis, seeing Fiona's devastated expression and the short sword completely shattered by the recoil, Marquis Vent had no choice but to consider the worst possibility.
He had likely killed Anvis himself without sufficient preparation—the fourth direct descendant of the current Duke Carlras! Only that could explain the short sword's destruction—it had most likely broken through the other party's multiple life-saving trump cards.
Was this the unpredictability of fate? With a cold laugh in his heart, Marquis Vent knew that he might be in trouble.
The Four Great Families gave extraordinary protection to their direct descendants. Now that he had inadvertently killed Anvis, the Olyvendi Family had probably already noticed and begun searching for the culprit.
The Deep Dream World could delay them for a while, but given enough time, this world would inevitably be exposed to the Prophet's gaze. He had to clean up all loose ends as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, he had deliberately concealed his identity when he came to capture Fiona. Now, by a twist of fate, that could be used to ward off the detection of certain prophetic spells.
No longer hesitating, he gathered the scattered fragments of the short sword, then abruptly controlled Rule Power and sent it sweeping toward the stunned Fiona. He intended to seize control of the Girl while she was unprepared, then immediately return to his Secret Laboratory.
But to Marquis Vent's disappointment, just before the Rule Power struck its target, the Girl suddenly moved. Invisible Rule Power surged forth