[On The Roof — Tens of Miles Away]
"What the??"
Madurai and Angelina were speechless, staring at the empty land where a massive factory had stood seconds ago. The wind howled across the gap in the cityscape, the only sound filling the sudden void.
"I can't believe this? Or, is this a summon's skill?" Madurai muttered in shock.
"Did? How... What?" Angelina was so stunned she couldn't complete a single sentence. Her mind, usually sharp and devious, struggled to process the sheer scale of the disappearance.
"Hunchback Poison doesn't have such a summon, so it must be them!" Madurai closed his eyes, extending his sensory mana like a net across the district. He searched for a heartbeat, a mana signature, anything.
"I can't even sense him? It's like... he was erased along with the whole building."
"You mean, Hunchback Poison is dead?" Angelina asked, her voice trembling slightly.
"That's the only explanation." Madurai opened his eyes, the red glow dimming as exhaled:
