Chapter 403: The Standoff at the Manor

His gaze drifted away from the oil painting to the staircase on the first floor, where he finally heard the sound of people talking upstairs. It wasn't just one person, but a group; it seemed that all the guests attending the banquet were on the upper floor.

Shard took a few steps up and peeked over the corner of the staircase, only to find five or six guards stationed there, including even two Circle Sorcerers.

He removed his mask, turned it into a toy, and tucked it into his pocket; then he used the "Illusion of the Moon Shadow" to let the bizarre silver mist flow upwards. The silver mist of the illusion technique was invisible before it took effect. Shard manipulated it to form a wall of fog at the top of the stairs. Suddenly stomping on the ground to make a noise, in the moment the guards stepped through the fog wall of their own volition, his body disappeared, reappearing behind the guards.