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Chapter 68. A Futile Pursuit

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"Another aura?" Rayden asked, frowning. His intuition told him that this anomaly was the key to everything, but he restrained himself from pressing further. He let the old man tell the story at his own pace. "Who was it?"

The Elder shook his head, a faint look of annoyance crossing his face as he recalled the chaos of that night. "We don't know," he answered. "At that time, in the midst of the panic, we ignored the report. We assumed it was a spiritual sensor malfunction or perhaps just a high-level beast disturbed by the commotion. Our focus was entirely on the two of you, two small embers that had the potential to burn down our entire plan."

He continued his narrative, his calm voice now tinged with a faint frustration. "The team assigned to pursue your sister reported steady progress. She was exhausted and terrified. Capturing her was only a matter of time. But you…"

The Elder looked at Rayden. "You were a ghost. The reports from our best tracking team were filled with disbelief."

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