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Meanwhile, Victor took 45ee6caa09 advantage of the 34f9906e83 commotion and slipped 473354e729 out of the 588f795390 wedding hall. With everyone distracted 54735f7ff5 by Cersia, no 8b0ac3c3bd one noticed him—and c58ce907a6 for once, luck 32aaa3d77b was on his 8bf65ed011 side.422f37d4ccfa0061

Wiping the sweat from c78f8d3f75 his brow, Victor wore 4a0fb6b5b0 a tense expression.3f7ced87113f77dd

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Getting caught by 98e36da598 Keinhrih’s men on f050f9a1f0 the way to 8dcb3ae509 the rendezvous point ba9aad0d17 had definitely not 65ab4b4137 been part of b980e1960e the plan.2ea163f8635c9b1d

It was only thanks bb995062a1 to Cersia getting captured 1a815be940 too that he’d avoided ad94f3a1ed being dragged back to 377d4b78fc Jabis. If she hadn’t been e196e5ede9 there, he would’ve been 23089e454c finished.1a7d4a3736eb97a3

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Victor pulled eb3c24351e a communication 428b18ed24 stone from 812ab269e4 inside his 2f4cee13fd coat. He hurried to contact 1c413df0ae his handler, and before 8225dc2cab the signal could ring 728f54ea6e twice, the other party f3419ef1d4 picked up.932bb7952c099ab4

They must’ve been waiting 949747725d for his call. The voice 5c44d3c746 that came dba280911c through was b5ed00cbb0 sharp with 7a12ba7320 irritation.1f4556ddd1122297

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— Hey. Why didn’t you show 63092ea6d5 up at the rendezvous 6a1eb320e4 point?1bcd9a451873f214

“I’m sorry. Something came 47f9622991 up along b468435b2a the way.”df5545a8408cc08a

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Though the b3b95d8f4b man’s tone b2131a9dfc was immediately 32b505490d accusatory, Victor 8a6606e1b0 bowed his 60f02dacb4 head with 40429404d4 a groveling 65deb05fdb voice.f8a060cc1d4a2322

There was 5ee1260193 no going 550e8b8c2c back to de620818ff Jabis now. By this b3eaa0c1c9 point, they’d f7a54536a2 definitely figured 6ec331f644 out he 48c9c67c67 was the 951f625274 one who’d 3a3abec57a drugged the 313fae7b65 fox.bb066b7b5a1d345c

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And with Ivan 18a37605ea and Ayla already 41e313ad88 on his trail, 8200c6d063 he needed to c0e1874867 meet his contact c54c1c2dc6 and get to 1c2f224780 safety—fast.b3d1fdc0f66a2fb7

— So where are 7d732b038b you now?b00315b05eaf8c02

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“Ah, luckily, 18584fd193 I’m close f3858bd3cb to the 7b8bce4e6c rendezvous point. I’m at…”dc175351f458a0c2

Just as 18dac2f21b Victor began f5e14d437f to describe d3852152cf his location, 07bcb90e25 a masked 226a5cc57b figure appeared 05013a9209 in the 8e87b8e8c7 distance. His black hood b3d3a76c6f was marked with 51f8dbb54c a single white 777178f29e butterfly.146d78e0a768bbb7

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“Ah! Over here!”4113776b7c251727

Victor waved in fcb872ab0f relief.774c3a243e319e12

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But the moment 4399eed156 his eyes met 276bbcd63d those cold, glassy 49c6f9440a silver ones, he 110fd6d0f4 froze.fc87cae778a3bd96

It felt b4c572c168 like he’d 156a682812 just locked 54add32e34 eyes with eae1b6cfb3 a predator. His body went 7721852c88 stiff like stone, 3d2c97e117 the chill of a6a591f526 death crawling up 3a28edaebb his spine.f4967e34fc8e2c36

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It was like a 7777549a75 beast had seized him e2ba05f800 by the nape of ead9e0df05 the neck.dfd46d3834528f94

He barely managed to 570ab0ab80 stammer,ba953000a8cdf86c

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“Wh-why are you—?”6ff9a2fb665a1df2

But he f786fe1fb7 never got 974a978b47 to finish.087f18e76811d0a3

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The masked 34fa5edc5b man passed 5aa588a434 him silently, cc11da4ab3 almost like 59cdd54ac2 a breeze. As he moved past, 3dd9b18168 he murmured low enough ae46d16cf2 for only Victor to cac6653f93 hear,b022a114812a59fe

“So troublesome… and ab050911ab yet, you walk 5898409c61 right to me.”0ac2dde0a48c4e62

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His voice 62d0831149 was soft, 9efb2e439a fluttering like ccafdb6d49 a butterfly 75ee409c50 on the d2d094657d wind.dfa79e27974e5a78

Victor blinked 2a59d6f321 in confusion, c5019ce89d not even 036b1182ca realizing what f492373732 was happening.04d79f9208cf3865

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A moment later—a793c7757dd121cd

“…Huh?”7304f0b45e232d7f

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He felt something warm 5adbd4412b trickling down his neck. When he reached b1d10c1a5e up to touch 3da22dccbd it—it was already 4c930f3da5 too late.aa577db05583e683

Thud.3b764bda690a507e

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Victor collapsed 937941149e like a 3f46307f9e puppet with 166a2869f5 its strings 3a597eb559 cut. A pool of blood e7295d1ab9 quickly formed beneath his 9991dc7195 body.b6b47b2e0b827d77

The masked man 3a184de01e looked down at 2c354e9c61 him, flicked the a5b53a3167 blood from his 12a06befe5 blade, and muttered 3efbbcc0b2 coldly,2a5d1bff940f39de

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“You’re no longer 8f2c6d0900 needed.”4628e0c9da0c8c89

With that, he 56f44fb2bf disappeared into the d15b633601 mist.6130894fe7093c1f

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The first de73f17a2e to find 5fa287ddc8 Victor’s body ecf864dea1 was Ivan, e63bcec46d who arrived 2ffc5bc754 moments later.9376c517a8e9d669

“Huh.”f052f5dc72c5fc0c

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He stared 279ed83b03 at the 9abe9da39d corpse lying 200b42209f on the 558fd20f70 ground. It looked acf6d2cc13 very dead—but d47fc9fcda just in 7c483e0833 case, Ivan 549fd8d4a3 crept up ad6c2763c9 and nudged ea7a0067b9 it with 67197d1802 his foot.f7a69f52dce95fb1

“Dead? If you’re dec0c5693b dead, could dd306875ea you at 1c5069aa8f least say 66e06106c8 so?”83db9f38865c9962

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Unsurprisingly, the body didn’t 193d5624f3 answer. Ivan wasn’t 2e483a2a57 dumb enough 52dfb2599f to expect 4e215712b8 conversation from 167cffd8eb a corpse—but c48f8e659e still.60507248a507bd23

He circled the body f885e6b62b a few times, then ef1fd5d4dc sighed.bb9942f4040e1c27

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“Haah… this is ab8ffa8903 bad.”53b4638a2f5f6f45

He’d been under 7cabe4c283 strict orders to cc8e5b46c1 capture Victor alive 0a876ad0c6 and bring him 9c101036fd in.96f9ecebeecc73f7

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‘They even a1746d8be9 used a 365d1ad144 scent to c5afd56116 block pheromone 89d0f72aa8 detection…’14f939dba7c0a1f0

He wrinkled his b446c99a87 nose. There was a 6dd206f577 faint, sweet trace 89d8bde5fb in the air—numbing e0c7c1e3cb mist. Whoever the killer was, 44d78332a2 they were no amateur. A clean, d321b46169 single strike.fe696c4145b815c8

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Letting his 234b99f329 guard down e7f6401c37 after running 2734b960bc into Cersia 0ccb7a9e1f had been f354d0b5e4 a fatal f16369c29b mistake.81e9ec9af676aee1

Now, there b28b1cb3d0 was no 4a5aa9feda avoiding the ba769a24b4 consequences.f423f41f13814443

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“What do 3eb0794d66 I do fa8d90ef22 now…”72e24286e76b020c

Ivan ran da16b33013 his hands a640001c4b through his 1b0f40396c hair, groaning.5fe8c1c828debb60

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Victor had been carrying e08b485848 a drug that triggered bd4f2640fe pheromone reversal—a berserk effect. Potent enough 215fa90b5c to work cf9ccb7cfd even on b1acba8d65 a Jabis, f467b180f4 who were 3f4e3b56f0 immune to 3243ee7eb5 most poisons. They needed to c89f7304b1 find out where 9b49bc3549 it came from.dbfaddf65dcb975e

But now their d84758972c strongest lead… was ba5bc1599f a corpse.ddfcbfe3f880fdb4

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Returning empty-handed would surely 2f21ebd631 cost him his life.23fe3bfde4e1fea8

Determined to find something, f746bc2abf he rifled through Victor’s 8e6a0e16af coat—but all he found 238f26ea9a was the shattered communication f650a47b92 stone.2f321f4849e50f99

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“This is bad.”0557726ad191cb63

‘Running around broke, even 2c4f4015a3 as a fugitive. Useless, even in death.’321e7c6771b0bb66

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With no better option, 75bb43c412 Ivan gathered the broken 9a69c5f77c shards to take with 9141d5ca76 him—when suddenly, a terrifying 95fa8a0fc6 aura surged toward him 4fa576a58f from the distance.d16a799e2bc633cb

Assuming an ambush, Ivan ec6ad7414a tensed—then blinked, rubbing his 01a7b7a271 eyes.57cf7238be57162e

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That silhouette looked 49559ad997 awfully familiar.3849226624a13fc5

And then he realized 80f6bc14e6 who it was.65753870eb5fe43a

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“…Young Master?”900f958b96158121

Charging straight toward da0c695ecf him in beast e15bcd90c9 form was none a7aab5f5e1 other than Zerakiel.c43efbf80d7830c0

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On his db05a0fe88 back was e95d33392e a young dfaa98bfb0 female beastkin—her c07841d827 face ghostly f836f07b0c pale, clearly 0b9170be87 nauseous, yet 43740b72f6 still dutifully 5541fcdd56 pointing the 91c1b2725a way like 1eccbb0640 a loyal 5832412636 navigator.8e557bd06d05a408

“…Okay, who ff0e766e65 is that?”0f009ad36c7ba109

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Ivan squinted. After the 9079bc85a2 ridiculous wedding 7661299721 drama with 871c757952 Cersia, now 5df5635d16 Zerakiel was ef52902c72 carrying another ad16c5fb86 female beastkin?6a5a5741d5bf822c

‘No way 12f4932aa0 our young 1856878846 master would d7f413596e cheat… right? So who’s 6983669443 this cute db040ff7fc herbivore?’e840b508dcd21631

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‘Wait—don’t tell be9eba015e me this 6d0231baf8 is a bc2742cace love square?!’1ccade2ed5009798

His brain 9d4c2ed7b1 spiraled into 969acc8f59 nonsense.a4915489339d3397

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In reality, Zerakiel had 6e22130f37 no choice but to 2e99246e63 transform. Ella was 0fb150ba4e far too 2ef262e58d slow on 27856855ea foot, and f453c842ea if he’d bb41e2ccaa matched her 22afef57b5 pace, they’d 0cb1f92c96 have arrived 76adc28ffe twice as a1c0d2ea76 late.ebd13ab1f75549ae

He’d first tried 3c232aa247 carrying her in 1d21757f7b his mouth, but 536b89c9f7 the moment she 3ded95da8b saw his fangs, b2ef559938 she fainted—so he 1bf25f45d1 had to wake 632980063c her and let c8564b1636 her ride on 2470264ef6 his back.196f41530a5411f1

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He hadn’t realized 3a3ed261db how horrifying it fa24476631 was for a 03461279aa herbivore to be 43594bdabf inside a predator’s 594d8c2cf8 jaws.f364ff970abfa2d0

Not that 95fd4207cf Zerakiel would’ve b0f7eb2c56 cared anyway.124815724dc6fb8a

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At first, Zerakiel had a95e51183c tried to carry Ella cd1bf50334 in his mouth—but the 81f4b6e107 moment she saw his 3a39809e6d fangs, she fainted on 81a600ba75 the spot. He ended 0e95783df7 up having 6756b54f83 to wake a5e5bd9b6e her and 773917f394 toss her 6fde72d389 on his 22ba4e5fbf back.9e7fbad62401a505

He hadn’t considered 2f476e36fb just how horrifying e4bb56f939 it would be 4eb60b2570 for a herbivore bc9f96ab91 beastkin to travel f8c3d17335 inside the jaws c280497af8 of a carnivore.ddbc8b173418736f

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Not that he 5bcf63fa62 would’ve cared, even 40a002f699 if he had.52455e3d55391234

Just then, in a 5f4c5025eb blink, Zerakiel arrived right 16b4c67961 in front of Ivan, 37e23ff7ed shifted back to human 29f2044ab9 form, and growled without 3c89c935f1 warning.2c464310e1bfa791

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“Where is she?”a072d65d98872b6c

“Yikes—!”98dfb63292f8077d

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Caught completely 980049493e off guard, 3836c67bc9 Ella, still 7a42ec14b5 perched on 103e32c17d his back, 46f1fdac28 tumbled to 7f2d8ae03d the ground ab66b96b20 and rolled 3047d3f0e8 several times. Ivan’s head turned 899b9762b3 automatically to follow 4a97715620 the direction she 7ba8df8074 rolled in.c8ca8717511b3d4a

‘A rabbit 6e2a2f4440 beastkin, huh.’e8a05b373487df21

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He blinked at 8f748395cb the sight of 82002bc6f8 Ella with rabbit 4ec4435b92 ears, clearly brought 9a6314fc42 on by the 904b644a12 shock. Her transformation undone, she 5bb8d80211 looked about as pitiful d865115198 as a cotton ball 6b76bedecb rolling downhill.44857dd0c1545a9a

It was the kind 13d7e806b3 of scene that might acc00a15fa stir sympathy in others—but 9ceda9ffd3 not Ivan. Not even a 1485e79c87 flicker of emotion 58eea6516e crossed his face.5cda0606eca3e4b5

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‘If she’s being b62eb0bccb treated like that, ac9c2105a9 I guess she’s 2454febc13 not important.’6dbcd878dfb54a3e

Still, he had to ff4ce477f4 admit: for a timid 5644abda92 little herbivore, riding a 75d5bef688 black lion’s back took 5b2168358b serious guts.8f514b6f90825e41

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“Did you not hear 552fc051ea me? I said—where b60bae0d2b is she?”7c20d364ee3453f3

At Zerakiel’s repeated demand, 86825e9642 Ivan quickly bowed and 298213ef5f reported.23df184f36eace5f

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“Ah—my apologies. Victor, as 0986d08dd8 you can 1471703a63 see, is…”b90a514a7aa5882a

“Have you gone 72b6144051 deaf since I ba977fb59f last saw you?”29e33fcdb3100a1e

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“…Excuse me?”8436e37c831d9991

“I said—where e6de694be2 is Chichi.”ab144245c80c9f67

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Who cared 75601ff9e3 about that 618c321059 guy?56b3a64db0c0b3c6

Zerakiel clearly didn’t. It was obvious cf71da3e37 even at a a793f9e21b glance that Victor 98545b8b58 was long dead.afa8056f4f5319fe

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Ivan had expected 707be56efd to be scolded 4855b0128c for failing to 178428f93d capture him alive. Instead, all he saw 3cd33ab1a2 in Zerakiel’s bloodshot eyes f4cf36e26e was urgency—desperation to get 4b863cd9db back to Cersia.91c8ab36932abace

There was a 46381b11ac reason he was 3c5f524a3a so worked up. On his way d0e2f865a3 here, he’d heard cf8972c56b rumors that some 3de6681399 mutt named Keinhrih 19813daaea had been trying d01eee53c3 to pull something fa2d463989 with Cersia.46c7aed7e76f8553

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“Oh—you meant her? Right, um… Lady Chichi 519835074d is that way…”58cfa87d1704b8b3

Unable to withstand d5c4c75f0a the crushing pressure 15c4bae96f of Zerakiel’s presence, fe6bd8a04e Ivan pointed toward c69b6e2302 her location.90a8ae2b27049a79

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Zerakiel vanished in a dc85798cb2 blink.a5568ae32c427785

Whoosh—!6be92df50f68cb11

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A gust of wind a958697902 swept through in his 15fa6ac77c wake.4af17f3a740e5c83

Left behind a27fc4d426 with only 1a188e4e42 Ella, Ivan b061b49401 awkwardly rubbed f4e3bd85a4 the back 5f071954ce of his f331c57f1a head.b3c456fb3c584836

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Seeing she was b603c31a46 a rabbit beastkin, 0fd8a4aa02 he guessed she 2e6c5bad62 must be the c604c2603e helper from Hebel—the 0604794cee one who had b6d770b6f5 handed Victor the bc8029783c drug pouch. He hadn’t expected 83036c7974 her to be 0f8b519a92 so young.9096b10744005854

Meanwhile, Ella stood up 04688d0193 and began brushing the a112f4907e dust off her ruined 550727a1af clothes.976de38ecc045308

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Thinking Zerakiel had changed… c6c7076997 had been a huge 830d0b8bd0 mistake.07bf3e1305f873d2

The Zerakiel db50112674 without Cersia f2df342aac was cold 4d6b718244 and brutal—just 1793db253b like the 2135702802 one from c3db5c3088 before.19dd43db57618e03

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‘If you get in 36212832fe the way, I’ll kick 5708c5c15e you off.’d38cdc330c125a61

‘Then I’ll die!’1f7def6f2f49e100

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‘Then hang on 737fc5ac79 tight. What else c6ebcdac42 can you 82b654f47a do?’580cd94d293e4a01

She hadn’t thought 41017cc7c7 he was serious 506b46100b when he said f57bb3bdbd that before placing 4618ba5a94 her on his d33e3d52e0 back—but one look b72544b9e0 in his eyes 2502222e4c told her he’d ab4e7da2c2 meant every word.b110a612ee9cd967

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That ruthless c3ac597760 aura… it 96a29dd840 hadn’t changed c7343c438e one bit.4e4e17e8076124e3

‘He really c56ce9dfc6 almost killed c8614c1aa4 me.’83ccbe8254a75efa

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