Xio, who was being pulled along by Raphael, paused in bewilderment, unsure what madness had gotten into him this time.
The target was already dead, so why run out onto the street and announce that you were the killer? Had you forgotten you were in enemy-occupied territory?
But her long-standing trust in Raphael made Xio follow him silently without trying to stop him.
In fact, Raphael's Malice Perception had just detected that Erlin, the former leader of the Temperance Faction, was waiting to intercept him in the Spirit World.
However, Raphael also knew that as long as he stayed out of the Spirit World, Erlin would need a few more minutes to find him.
So he decided to go all the way. Shouting that he was the killer, he hurried along with Xio toward the steelworks the Feysac army had been using as its secret headquarters.
The soldiers patrolling the streets immediately blew their whistles when they heard Raphael, and a number of the Feysac Empire's Official Beyonders began converging on them.
Even with someone in tow, however, Raphael was still very fast, easily slipping past the Beyonders blocking his path.
Just as Raphael caught sight of the steelworks housing the Feysac headquarters, both he and Xio shuddered. A premonition of extreme danger surged through them!
The next second, Erlin emerged from the Spirit World into reality, his face cold. The moment he saw Raphael, his eyes turned venomous!
This was the man who had cost him his title as leader of the Temperance Faction and killed his daughter!
Erlin was about to utter a curse powerful enough to burst Raphael apart when the light of dawn suddenly descended upon the evening. It covered an area six or seven kilometers across, enveloping Raphael, Erlin, and everyone else.
The next second,