Chapter 219 (1): Darkness Knight x Death Knight
The mysterious man left. The barrier trapping the Lando Estate ran out of energy and dissipated in half an hour, and the estate returned to peace.
Auston dragged his critically injured body to make a call to the Ministry of Magic, inviting Vice Minister Yvette to conduct an on-site inspection. He didn’t trust the other legendary mages. Yvette was close to the Queen and wouldn’t lie in her report or frame him for profit.
Auston was so seriously injured that he kept coughing blood, yet he stood upright and welcomed Yvette, leading her to the scene of the crime and showing her the mysterious man’s dead clones.
The dragonrider had broken the Astral Egg, so most of the remains were gone. Silvia took a portion, and Auston took two—one for the Lando family and the other for himself. The rest of the remains he handed over to Yvette, reaffirming the Lando family’s unwavering loyalty to the royal family.
Yvette had greeted Silvia first when she arrived, exchanging pleasantries and praises without touching on anything substantial. Aside from the mistress of the Lando family, Silvia was also the High Reverend of the Church of Nature, which added another layer to tonight’s ambush. The target could be the Landos or the High Reverend, and Silvia could decide how the story was framed.
Thus, Auston received the mission to lie down and appease the High Reverend for Windsor, satisfying all of her needs so that the matter wouldn’t escalate further.
You’re representing our country, Auston, Yvette urged. There’s no turning back!
What a familiar scenario. Windsor had always been an expert in exploiting their own.
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Later that night, Yvette left the Lando Estate with the evidence, arranging for Auston to brief the minister at the ministry’s headquarters tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, Wayne was being interrogated by Veronica, literally hit in the face while being lifted by his collar, pinned to the wall, and then trapped between her and the sofa in her mansion. By the end of it, he found himself straddled by Veronica.
“Speak. What are you hiding?”