“Sheesh, this is troublesome.”

A woman with grayish brown hair looked into her hand mirror, which reflected a frown.

Her name was Catherine.

She was an executive of the Witch Cult who had infiltrated Erutonia with Anais under the orders of Aleister.

“What is the problem, Lady Catherine?”

“The man named Gwak Seyoung is dead. Killed by the King of the Rhine Kingdom.”

“Then what should we do about the sacrifices for the summoning?”

“We have no choice but to get them ourselves. They say that the security at Landium is extremely strict these days.”

An alliance of pirates known as the Sea Serpent's Fury, was guarding the Ernox Bay and preventing the Witch Cult to set foot on land.

There were a few members who luckily managed to infiltrate, but they weren’t numerous enough to pursue their own missions.

So Catherine paused for a moment and changed her horse’s direction towards a nearby town.

“It won’t be too late to get rid of Lee Jaesung later. Right now, we need to prioritize the summoning of the demonic beast Charybdis.”

“Great timing. The Kingdom’s army has been bothering us lately.”

They had been avoiding conflict during this mission to reach their destination as fast as possible.

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