Chapter 205


    "My lord, the inspection isplete. There are no survivors." The Silent de squad meticulously


    checked thrice and confirmed that no other Cobalt Strike Protégés had survived. The clean-up was


    done.


    "Let''s retreat. We’ll leave the rest to you." Balder called for his troops to pull back.


    "Thank you once again for your help," Lucan and members of the Mallister family paid their


    respects. Without The Silent de, the Mallister n might have perished.


    "We shall meet again. Farewell for now." Balder urged people to retreat quickly. ording to his


    calctions, Vandill might send people soon. It wouldn''t do to be caught here.


    "Wait!!" Suddenly, a figure burst from the shadows ahead.


    The Silent de warriors instinctively tightened their grip on their shadowy des. Their formation


    unified, and the faint sound of metal whispered through the air.


    "Don’t draw your des. It''s me." The figure swiftly approached the firelight, and it was none other


    than vin, with Mari close behind.


    Their breaths were ragged, and their clothes were torn in ces. They had traveled day and night,


    over mountains and through dangers, finally arriving just in time.


    "You made it quite fast," Balder said with a smile upon seeing vin. "Is it just the two of you?"


    "We left the others behind."


    "Ha, I figured as much."


    "vin!" Oda, ovee with emotion, threw herself into his embrace.


    "Are you alright?" vin held Oda tight. His eyes swept over the battered battlefield and the strewn


    corpses, picturing the fierce fight. That ursed Grand Elder actually sent assassins. Were they


    trying to exterminate the Mallister n? A shiver of fear ran through him. vin was grateful that he


    had anticipated this and enlisted Balder''s aid, or he might never have seen his family again.


    Mari was slightly surprised. Was this vin''s contingency? He had managed to bring forces from


    the Mollen family. The sight of the bodies made her heart sink. Though she had imagined all sorts of


    scenarios, seeing it in person was harder to ept. “Grand Elder, you''ve gone too far!”


    "We''re alive, thanks to Lord Balder," Oda clung to vin, fearing this might be a dream.


    "vin!" Helna and the others quickly gathered around, relieved to see vin but also surprised.


    Could what Balder said be true?


    "Have your talk. I''ll take my leave," Balder said, not daring to dy any longer.


    "There''s no need to leave," vin stopped them.


    "Why? If Vandill shows up, it''ll ruin everything."


    "As long as Elder Connas and his men haven''t arrived, Vandill doesn''t matter."


    "What do you mean?"


    "Where''s Vandill now?"


    "In the mining district, rallying all the miners, iming they''ll be driven into the forest by tomorrow."


    "He won''t have the chance. Come, let''s confront Vandill together."


    A shiver ran down Balder''s spine as a thought struck him, and in the shadows, the hidden Garrat


    frowned, locking his gaze on vin. He scoffed coldly and slipped away, but as he turned, his heartMaterial ? N?velDrama.Org.


    skipped a beat, and he froze in ce. Before him stood a figure—a gaunt youth, disheveled, pale


    as death, resembling a beggar, or more so, a ghost.


    Their eyes met, and whether it was pure shock or the unexpected presence, Garrat felt a chill run


    through him. "Out of my way!" Garrat''s face hardened, and he struck without hesitation, intent on


    killing whatever it was so he could report back.


    A second before his attacknded, a pallid hand pierced his heart! A coldness spread through his


    chest, stopping him in his tracks. He looked down in disbelief. His chest was torn open, and ck


    tendrils were spreading from the wound.