The townspeople gasped. The King of Abilities was as ruthless as ever. Others were one thing, but he could even bring himself to kill that gorgeous woman who had always pursued him?
"I've said what needed to be said, and done what needed to be done. Hide yourselves well. I'll come back for you in a few days."
Andrew said no more. He nodded to the crowd, stepped onto the Communication Bird's back, and swiftly flew into the distance without the slightest intention of looking back.
The townspeople desperately wanted Andrew to stay and take them to New York, but with five corpses lying there, how could they dare say anything? They could only watch helplessly as Andrew left.
The townspeople were disappointed, but one person was furious: Chthon. He had never expected all five Traitors to be discovered by the King of Abilities.
Logically, that should have been impossible. Chthon had not tampered with the five in any way. They were pure humans, so why had the King of Abilities discovered there was something wrong with them?
"Could it have been Mind Reading? Probably not. He hadn't noticed anything amiss before."
Chthon shook his head. The King of Abilities had left the town, and the five Traitors had been exposed. More than half of his arrangements had been ruined, and the disasters he had prepared had become useless—Andrew had left too quickly for them to be activated in time.
There was no point in activating those disasters after Andrew had left. Since the King of Abilities had seen through his scheme, he certainly would not foolishly keep paying attention to the town. Fortunately, there were still other methods available.
Next, Chthon continued obstructing Andrew. Andrew "matched wits and courage" with him as he drew ever closer to Detroit. At