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The morgue is empty?

Sean suddenly remembered that back in the Black Berry Rainforest, the bodies of Wenster, Johnson, and others were also taken back by Witch Hunters who arrived later. Was there a connection between these two incidents?

Quill is a Wizard who cultivates Puppets.

Vice Dean Zajik is too.

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What about the other members of the Floris Family?

Since the Scholar Era, Puppet Technique has been a mature Wizardry system. Sean didn't understand it, but he had heard of it. If the Floris Family truly mastered this path of sorcery, then there must be quite a few people cultivating Puppet Technique.

"They're using real people to refine puppets?" Sean narrowed his eyes, his voice chilling.

Practices like this, similar to human experimentation, were strictly forbidden in any era, let alone involving his friends. This made it hard for Sean not to feel enraged.

"Calm down, we're already investigating this," Iris said to comfort Sean.

She also deeply detested these insane and inhumane bastards. It was just that she had more experience with these matters than Sean. The Floris Family was merely one part of the vast Witch Hunter organization, and there were even more outrageous acts of brutality unfolding in every corner of the world. Iris had grown accustomed to it.

Or rather, they had to.

Blind rage was useless. They needed to remain calm and rational. Only by surviving first could they have a chance to avenge their enemies.

"I understand."

Sean quickly contained his emotions and asked about the aftermath: "What's the Floris Family's reaction?"

"They're making quite a fuss. See for yourself." Iris said, pulling a newspaper from a drawer and handing it to Sean.

Floris Hospital was one of the Floris Family's core industries and also the communication hub through which the Floris Family controlled the city of Holkodo. The reason Quill could mobilize the city's police force was that the entire government of Holkodo was manipulated by the hospital behind the scenes. They had destroyed such an important place for the enemy this time; it was no wonder the Floris Family was so agitated.

How many Wizards and assets were lost was secondary; what they cared about more was their reputation.

As the largest capital conglomerate in all of West拉克尔 State, having one of their industries completely destroyed was undoubtedly a slap in the face in front of everyone. It would not only affect the "awe" the residents of various governments had for them but also make other major families in other states laugh at them.

Therefore, from this perspective, the Floris Family had to swallow this loss in silence.

They were desperately trying to cover up what happened on September 1st through the only two major information dissemination channels available – the internet and newspapers.

First was the book signing event in Old Sigel City.

Second was the attack on Holkodo Hospital.

The former was manageable, as Burg had already warned the onlookers beforehand.

The latter was more difficult to handle.

The commotion that night was too great; violent explosions could be heard and flickering flames seen from kilometers away. Especially the giant silhouette that Quill had used to control Zajik, which was captured by someone. It had been spreading like wildfire for the past few days.

The Floris Family could only attribute it to a "miracle" and urgently had the government issue a clarification, stating that the hospital attack was merely an exercise. They just hadn't controlled the intensity well, and the simulation was too realistic, accidentally causing casualties. The benevolent "Lord" couldn't stand it, believing they were reckless and didn't know their limits, so He sent down punishment, destroying a main building as a reprimand.

Never mind if the logic made sense; they just had to force an explanation.

Then they released some gossip and scandals about a few popular celebrities to suppress the heat.

This operation made Sean laugh.

Besides finding it amusing, he also felt a bit satisfied.

Because they had indeed retaliated against the Floris Family, and due to their reputation, the other party dared not make a fuss.

Unexpectedly, Elvily suddenly said, "Don't laugh yet."

Sean: "Huh?"

He couldn't even laugh?

Iris suppressed the corners of her mouth and gestured for Sean to continue reading.

Sean, unsure of what the two women were playing at, suspiciously turned to the other side of the newspaper.

He saw his own photo.

"Shocking! A large-scale terrorist attack broke out in Old Sigel City on the afternoon of September 1st. After police investigation, renowned fantasy novelist Sean is a major suspect, suspected of being the leader of the terrorists!"

"According to statistics, 153 police officers died in this attack on the day of the book signing. The State Police Department has now established a special task force and issued a Class B wanted notice for Sean. Photo below. If you discover his whereabouts, please report to your local police station or call the dedicated hotline immediately."

"Reward: 500,000"

Sean: "???"

No way, they actually made him a wanted criminal?

Damn it, Floris Family, are you even polite?

Iris stifled her laughter: "Now you know why I told you not to laugh?"

"Wait a minute," Sean said indignantly, "Why am I the only one being hunted?"

He had considered the possibility of this day coming—he had thought of it as soon as he decided to walk the path of a Wizard. After all, the government and police were on their side, and issuing a wanted notice was just a matter of saying it. This was only Class B, not the highest level; it was just a state-wide alert, with Class A and S above it.

Sean understood all of this. The only thing he couldn't understand was why only him?

Elvily, Kate, Iris, even Isha, weren't they all higher in rank than him?

Clearly, they were the ones who killed people!

He just went to provide