Under everyone's gaze, Arthur paused before each corpse and murmured softly to himself.
Though they could not hear him clearly, everyone believed Arthur was soothing the restless souls' terror, allowing them to enter the land of eternal slumber in peace.
Meanwhile, out of everyone's sight, the [Hand of the Void] carried the [Athos Box], silently cleaning up the battlefield.
When he reached the scouts' leader, Arthur looked at the face beneath the man's mask with mild surprise.
The Bernice family's steward!
Arthur had met him more than once, and thanks to "Mr. Bernice," he remembered him vividly.
What Arthur had not expected was that the man would be one of the leaders of this scouting party.
It was not that he was surprised "Bernice" would move against Malinda-neither side had made its fortune through particularly honorable means, but with that Countess keeping them in check in South Los, they could still maintain peace on the surface.
Once they left South Los, however, it truly became a fight to the death.
As for cooperation?
That was instinctive for successful merchants.
It seems that "Mr. Bernice" fears Malinda far more than I imagined!
Sending his trusted confidant here already said it all.
Arthur gave only a passing glance to the nearby corpses of the two current heirs of the Coste Chamber of Commerce and the Emond Chamber of Commerce.
He did not recognize either of them.
The unfamiliar faces beneath their masks and their empty jackets offered nothing worth his attention.
Besides, compared with these men, Arthur was more interested in the person Bernice's steward had called "Master."
That man was clearly someone from the Mystical Side, and his strength was probably close to Arcana Level.
Over the past two days, aside from essential sleep and brewing potions at night, Arthur had