Advancing the Mission

Thirty minutes after William's master met his end, Liam and his companions finally managed to break free from the pursuit of the fourth-realm beasts as they approached one of the headquarters' sanctioned pathways.

Had it not been for the area's sacred protocols and the absolute deference every creature in this forest showed toward these official routes, they would have faced certain death against that formidable beast!

The investigation team, operating near City Five, watched with relief as the crimson ape reluctantly withdrew. Only then did they allow themselves to breathe easier, with all four Spirit Earth cultivators, Liam included, collapsing to the ground in exhaustion.

"Damn it all!" Liam spat out, seething with rage. "That was William Semple's accursed master!" His fury was so intense that he almost regretted killing the Officer—if only to have the satisfaction of doing it again.