The Death Mage's Diary
Chapter 54

Byron, Who Kept Meticulous Accounts

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Jenna froze, her hands flailing wildly before she quickly pulled them back to her chest.

Two names circled in her mind.

"It was Keli. She told me to come find you at three." One of the names slipped out.

"Before Keli, who mentioned me?"

"D-Duke did too." Jenna's voice dropped.

Duke?

Thor raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Duke to be involved too.

As for how deeply he was involved, that remained to be seen.

"Didn't you say a Level 2 Apprentice warned you?" Thor urged impatiently.

This time, Jenna truly hesitated.

Senior Sid had helped her, but he had also warned her never to mention him to anyone else, or it would cause him a great deal of trouble.

Jenna was deeply grateful to Senior Sid. He had practically saved her life, and she didn't want to cause him trouble.

"You're begging someone to save your life, and you're still being mysterious?" Thor sneered, deciding to keep Jenna waiting a little longer.

He stepped back, making it clear he was about to close the door.

"Wait, I'll tell you!" Seeing this, Jenna panicked. She shifted from sitting to crawling and dragged herself forward a couple of steps. "It was..."

"Smack!"

A crisp sound rang out, like a giant club striking a watermelon.

Jenna's head exploded in front of Thor.

Something splattered toward him.

Thor had no time to react. He could only shut his eyes, raise an arm, and lean back.

A moment later, Thor lowered his left hand. His sleeve was spattered with blood.

He looked at the girl in the red dress lying on the ground. To his surprise, he wasn't particularly shocked.

"Duoze, Luoji, and so many others joined the Mutual Aid Society, yet you were the only one warned about the Parasite. Too bad there

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