Yeon-woo’s expression hardened behind his mask. ‘It’s…Jeong-woo’s necklace.’ Yeon-woo approached the skeleton and examined the necklace of rubies. Although it was damaged, he could still identify it. Jeong-woo had given it to Lana after practicing with his smithing skills.

It had almost completely lost its function as an artifact, but the skeleton still gripped it tightly. ‘What happened?’

Lana was powerful enough that his brother saw her as a teacher. Also, this was the Quartz Palace, which even the Eight Large Clans couldn’t find. He couldn’t believe that she had been murdered here. Unfortunately, a long time had already passed, and he wondered if there would be a vestige left. He needed to find out what happened as soon as possible. Yeon-woo blew black energy into the skeleton.

However, perhaps because the damage from the river was too great, the black energy didn’t enter it. Just as he was wondering what he could do, something occurred to him: ‘What if I force it?’

He activated the Third Spirit to its maximum, knowing that its functions had increased a lot since he'd received the Factors from Azrael. He hadn’t ever tested it before, so he wasn’t sure what...