"Ah... Mr. Jack, you're leaving?!"
Rebecca was very surprised.
The others also looked astonished.
Chen Lun nodded.
"Yes, because of some trouble... I have to leave here, so I don't drag others into it, or even you."
Viscount Pompey wanted to say something, but just then, Connie came running over again.
"Mr. Jack!"
She handed Chen Lun a letter, then whispered breathlessly:
"Some people have come to the Manor gates. They say they're Mr. Malediz's guards... They've brought a letter, and it's urgent."
Chen Lun took the letter without opening it himself. Instead, he first told Connie to go rest, then placed it on the coffee table and pushed it toward old Mr. Malediz.
"An urgent letter delivered by your guards."
Malediz looked somewhat puzzled. After thanking him, he picked up the envelope, quickly opened it, and read.
Before long.
His expression changed drastically.
"Pyrite City... has been destroyed!"
He couldn't help blurting it out, as though he had suffered an enormous shock.
The others beside him couldn't help exclaiming when they heard this.
"What?!"
"Pyrite City? Don't tell me, just after we left...?"
"General, what exactly happened?!"
Somewhat agitated, Malediz clenched the letter in his hand, then recounted its contents in a grave voice.
His voice was slightly trembling and hoarse; clearly, he found it hard to believe.
"It was the 'Red Calamity'! The Red Apple Church's high-ranking officials used some unknown, mysterious supernatural power to turn countless citizens into man-eating Flesh Monsters...! Everything is in chaos! We've even lost contact with Pyrite City... just like all those other cities!"
"How is that possible?!"
Pang Bei and Sibert exclaimed in horror.
Even Mrs. Pompey and the two young girls couldn't help covering their mouths.
The old man lowered his head, suppressing his anger.
"If... we hadn't come to visit