Borne arrived at the Harpist Troupe's temporary encampment, but the place was already deserted. Everyone had either been arrested or fled.
The collapsed, damaged tents and wooden racks showed that the arrests had not gone smoothly.
Borne made a rough circuit of the area but found nothing useful.
He suddenly felt a little regretful. He had truly boarded a pirate ship this time. Who knew which evil god stood behind this cult? Being targeted by an evil god was no good thing...
They called it assistance, but he was really acting as a detective, helping the military locate the evil organization hiding within Seventon.
The corrupting evil taint was not easy to remove. Since these were only infected people and corrupted ones who had not yet completely fallen, the contamination on them was not obvious, and the traces they left behind were equally unclear.
With [Arcane Eye] and the Chip activated, Borne circled the area several times before discovering lingering traces in a corner.
"This is a footprint!"
Looking at the flattened grass, Borne picked up a small broken leaf.
The leaf had yellowed somewhat. Anyone else would have assumed it was simply dying after being trampled, but Borne discovered that it had been eroded by an evil aura.
Living things were most easily contaminated by evil. Judging by the extent of Victor's fallen corruption at the time, if the count had not killed him immediately, the beautiful flowers and plants in that back garden would have withered before long as well.
"System, simulate the movement trajectory!"
Borne gave the command in his mind, and soon the person's trail of footprints was projected onto his retina.
The nearby soldiers exchanged puzzled looks, unable to understand why this mage had picked up a blade of grass and then stood there in