As Arthur spoke, he raised a hand and pointed at the decaying corpse on the ground, then at himself, Malinda, and the Chief Swordswoman.
The young Medium could clearly sense that when his finger pointed at the two women, Malinda's figure turned hazy, like smoke, while every muscle in the Chief Swordswoman's body tensed.
Clearly, the Creados family's Mystic Art, Dark Echo, had already left a deep impression.
Arthur protested his innocence.
Malinda and the Chief Swordswoman immediately returned to normal.
Neither woman looked embarrassed.
Nor did either dwell on the subject. They simply looked down at the decaying corpse-
"With Arthur, Julie, and me at 2 Kirk Street, never mind someone from the Mystical Side at the very peak of Major Arcana Rank-even a Step-Entry would meet the same end. Even if he possessed a special power, it wouldn't change the gap in ranks.
Major Arcana Rank is still Major Arcana Rank!"
Malinda said.
"So someone wanted to use him to distract us?"
The Chief Swordswoman immediately grasped the key point.
"No!
Not us!
You, Julie!"
Malinda emphasized.
The Chief Swordswoman's expression changed at once.
Then she pulled a Communication Crystal from the pouch at her waist and rapidly began making contact-from the Jia'er Mountains to Springwater Town, Grassbranch Town, Bath Town, and Barney, then South Town, Byrne Manor, and Oak Manor, followed by Poer Lake, Mandelra, Kemail Manor, and Harold Manor.
Poer Lake and Mandelra were the territories of Baron Coroll and Baron Hausmann, respectively.
Together, these places encompassed almost all the territories belonging to the Countess of South Los's vassals.
After receiving the Chief Swordswoman's message, every noble responded except those in South Town and Kemail Manor.
Because Baron Kemail had died without any children, his family had been officially declared extinct. The Countess had naturally sealed