Chapter 2669: Suspected Demon Descendant Involvement

Metelier.

The Northland Alliance investigation team tracked the movement trajectory of the Arrow Wind squad to this point, but the clues suddenly cut off in an alleyway not far into the city district.

At first glance, it seemed as if the Arrow Wind squad had vanished into thin air right here, but how could six living Elves disappear into thin air for no reason?

However, after a preliminary inspection, the investigators frowned almost in unison. Xia Duo discovered that the area where the incident occurred was simply too "clean"; not only were there no traces of the Arrow Wind squad, but even normal traces of past passage were extremely scarce.

This situation naturally reminded him of Demon Descendants; he had previously experienced Demon Descendants using a method that completely erased past history to hide the truth.

Erasing past history was not a figure of speech, but a fact. It should be in the same series of methods as those the Demon Descendants used to subvert the current Time Line, but it could only be used in local areas, replacing the current Time Line with a possibility that did not exist in the current Time Line.

If the disappearance of the Arrow Wind squad involved Demon Descendants, then this matter was quite complicated!

Judging from the current investigation results, the Arrow Wind squad did indeed disappear here, because there were no subsequent movement trajectories. Of course, disappearance did not mean death.

It was also possible that a teleportation with such minimal disturbance that it was not monitored by the Metelier Mythallar had taken place here, and then the traces here were completely erased.

There were at least two problems within this—

……

"Let's go, let's go see the interrogation situation!"

Dumu had not expected Xia Duo to ask such a question, but this was indeed his own oversight, as he had fully assumed that Sluwen had made concessions and thus did not continue to demand confirmation of such key information.

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo was startled and asked subconsciously: "Sluwen actually agreed?"

On the way, Xia Duo inquired about the identities of the Elves from Meteier City who were being interrogated, and regarding this, Dumu also gave Xia Duo a brief introduction:

If it only appeared within a city, then the impact caused would be far beyond what other places could compare to. Meteier City was a major city in southern Sluwen, with a permanent population approaching one million.

Of course, all of this was based on the premise that a Demon Descendant had indeed taken action, but it did not exclude the possibility that Sluwen had mastered similar methods.

Next, Xia Duo told Dumu his discovery—mainly this method of erasing traces that was previously only mastered by Demon Descendants—and then put forward his own view:

"I suspect that this incident might really involve the participation of Demon Descendants."

……

Therefore, he hoped that Xia Duo would not make this discovery public for the time being.

Why take action within Metelier? With so many opportunities before, taking action here required both deceiving the Mythallar and avoiding potential witnesses; it was simply too troublesome.

Regarding this, Xia Duo did not have too many objections; after all, he had come more to search for the potentially existing Mist rather than anything else. However, he also decided that he would focus the main direction of his investigation on Demon Descendants from now on.

Although it was unlikely that the high-level officials of this Ailan Kingdom were members of the Darkness Society, it would be too "pure" if not a single Demon Descendant could be found!

Either the Demon Descendants had improved their technology, or Meteier City had long since been infiltrated by Demon Descendants.

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If the high-level officials of a major city like Meteier had been infiltrated, then it was simply unimaginable for other places.

Even Sluwen could not withstand such a loss.

The key was that Mist; in the prophecies, the Northland Alliance did not even understand what it actually was. Compared to tangible enemies, unknown attacks were the most terrifying.

"Why not agree? If they don't agree in this situation, then this matter can only be blamed on them."

"So that's how it is!"

The second problem was that the method of erasing historical traces was indeed very sophisticated, but the Spellcasting disturbance itself was not small. Why was there no reaction at all within Meteier City?

At the thought of the possibility that the Northland Alliance investigation team might be ambushed at the Silver Spire, beads of cold sweat could not help but seep from Dumu's forehead. He hurriedly called out to Bulaide, who was about to lead the team into the Silver Spire ahead.

The Mist Event in the prophecies was not just one incident, but many, with widespread influence. It could appear in farms, forests, and of course, it was also possible for it to appear within cities.

At the thought of that possibility, even though he regarded Sluwen as a future competitor, Xia Duo could not help but feel a sense of sympathy for those of his own kind. After all, if such a thing could happen in Sluwen, it could happen in Netheril, and it could happen in the Great Xia Territory.

"That question—"

He worried that if Xia Duo made his discovery public, Sluwen would take the opportunity to shift the blame. At the same time, this could to a certain extent be considered a negation of the other investigators; once the judgment was wrong, it would produce too many unfavorable effects.

Of course, it was also possible that there were loopholes in the internal Demon Descendant screening of Sluwen, or that they were simply perfunctory. Besides, there was also the Ailan Kingdom; they had been independent for so long, yet they had not screened out any Demon Descendants.

The characteristic of the Mist Event in the prophecies was that there was entry but no exit. If it appeared in Meteier City, it would almost be equivalent to a million casualties.

Except for that seemingly innocent city council Elder, the weight of the other three Elves was too heavy. If one or more of them really had a problem, then this matter would be even more serious than the loss of contact with the Arrow Wind squad itself.

Very quickly, Xia Duo and Dumu followed behind the other investigators to the center of Meteier City. Seeing that the team was about to enter the Silver Spire ahead, Xia Duo hurriedly confirmed with Dumu:

Xia Duo noticed that the other investigators were already walking in one direction of the alleyway, so he hurriedly called for Dumu, and the two walked at the back.

"Have the relevant Permission Levels for Meteier City been transferred now? In case those few Elves being interrogated are truly infiltrated by Demon Descendants, are there sufficient means to carry out control?"

After all, whether it was the Mist or the current situation, both were inseparable from Demon Descendants. Perhaps this was the beginning of the Mist.

Was it a provocation? Or did the Arrow Wind squad accidentally stumble upon some unspeakable secret and had to be silenced immediately?

Just as Xia Duo was lost in thought, Dumu's arrival interrupted his contemplation. Dumu had come to inform him that he could interrogate the relevant people of Meteier City.

"Among them, the City Lord holds most of the audit and communication Permission Levels for the Mythallar, the City Guard Commander is directly responsible for city defense and public security, while the Chief Mage is responsible for maintaining the Mythallar and is also the only one with the opportunity to tamper with the Mythallar."

Previously, because of numerous Demon Descendant infiltration incidents, as well as the aftermath of the Yelande war, Sluwen, Yelande, and even the Ailan Kingdom that had split off from Yelande, would all conduct regular Demon Descendant screenings internally.

"Mainly four Elves: the City Lord of Meteier, the City Guard Commander, the Chief Mage, and the owner of the alleyway where the incident occurred—an Elder of the city council."

After listening, Dumu's expression changed several times. After a long while, he told Xia Duo, "The Northland Alliance has no records of such a situation. Lord Xia, do not tell anyone else about this discovery of yours for the time being."