Chapter 318: Escape Route
"We have to stop him," Leon said, reaching for his sword. "We take him now. We force him to confess."
"No," I stopped him. "If we attack Valen here, the Silver Guard will swarm us. We're deep in enemy territory, and we have the proof we need."
I tapped my [Nova AI]. "Recording saved."
"We take this to the Trial," I said. "We play this for the whole city. Valen can't spin his way out of a confession to a Demon Lord."
"Logic Error," Selena interrupted. Her head snapped toward the center of the room. Her nostrils flared. "Atmospheric pressure dropping. Mana signature spiking."
HUMMMMMM.
The black mirror in the center of the room didn't vanish completely. The purple eyes reappeared.
They weren't looking at Valen anymore.
They were looking directly at us.
"I smell you..." the voice rumbled, shaking the foundations of the root chamber. "The Anomaly.
The Blood-Witch. And... the Hero."
Valen spun around, looking up at our hiding spot. "Intruders?!"
