Elder Harwick turned to one of his subordinates. "Which residence was targeted?"

    The subordinate hesitated briefly before answering. "It was the second-ranked residence, sir... Kaltrik''s."

    Harwick was surprised and clenched his fists in frustration. "Damn it. To think it was his residence. Let''s go. We need to check on him immediately."

    Without wasting another moment, Harwick and his subordinates rushed toward Kaltrik''s residence.

    The alarm had been turned off. When they entered, they were surprised to find the room was not so messy. It was not what they had anticipated.

    But the moment they looked at what was in the center, they were shocked. Kaltrik lay motionless on the floor. It was not clear if he was dead or alive.

    Harwick frowned and turned to his subordinates. "Quickly, check on him. Is he alive or dead?"

    The subordinates moved immediately. They kneeled beside Kaltrik and inspected him. After a moment, one of them looked up and turned to Harwick.

    He frowned and cautiously said, "Elder Harwick. He''s dead. His heart was stabbed. It was a clean strike. At least his death was quick."

    Harwick clenched his fist and tightened his jaw. "Damn it. Kaltrik is one of the best Evolists of the younger generation. To think he''s been killed so easily."

    He turned to his subordinate, who had delivered the news. "What about the items? Were any of them taken?"

    The subordinate stood and moved toward the inventory logs and quickly scanned them.

    After a few moments, they shook their heads. "According to the registered list, nothing seems to be missing."

    Harwick frowned deeply. "If the registered items are all accounted for, then it must have been one of the unregistered items."

    His gaze shifted to the table where Kaltrik had been working. He scanned the scattered equipment, notes, and vials, searching for clues.

    "That means whatever was taken wasn''t officially documented. Something Kaltrik either acquired on his own or was working on in secret."

    Lucius turned to Luna and smirked. He curiously asked her. "Did you retrieve what we needed?"

    Luna turned to Lucius and smirked. "Of course, Master. I''ve taken their brains and their spatial rings."

    Luna then gestured toward Liora. "Thanks to her distracting Elder Harwick, I could easily move and took what I needed from the shadow.

    Luna also gestured to the night sky outside the window. "It was also night, making it even more impossible for them to detect me."

    Lucius chuckled and smirked. He was satisfied with Luna''s work. "Excellent. I expected no less."

    Luna then stepped closer to Lucius. She then smirked wider. "And there''s more, Master."

    Lucius looked at Luna''s face and smirked. "Seeing your expression, it should be a good matter for us. What did you do this time?"

    Luna chuckled. She folded her arms and leaned in slightly. "I took the chance to eliminate one of our persistent threats. It was Kaltrik Kryndal, the older brother of Kaelix Kryndal."

    Lucius smirked and approved her action. "I see. You''ve made a good choice there. Tell me, How did you kill him?"

    Luna straightened slightly. "He was already hypnotized by the intruders when I found him. So, I took the opportunity to kill him quickly."

    Luna then frowned when thinking about it. "Unfortunately, because of the time constraints, I couldn''t... take my time with him. No torture, just a clean strike."

    Lucius chuckled and smirked. "Don''t worry, Luna. You did the right thing. Eliminating him now means we''ve avoided future trouble."

    Liora glanced between Lucius and Luna. She folded her arms as she was satisfied. "With Kaltrik gone, the Kryndal family will be left in the dark. They won''t know anything about us."

    She paused briefly and turned to Lucius. "That will make our movements much easier than before."

    Lucius smirked and tapped his fingers lightly on his chair armrest. "Indeed. For now, we''ve neutralized the immediate threats. There''s no one left for us to concern, at least for now." Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

    Lucius then turned to Luna and smirked. "Let''s take a look at our mysterious item, shall we?"