The rebel's head rolled to a stop beside the black rock.
Simon remained still for a few seconds, wearing the dead demon's face while the blood beneath the body spread across the dry ground.
He ignored the corpse. Instead, his mind went to the information the dead rebel had given him. It had answered several questions.
But at the same time, it had also created new problems.
'The first handover point is the ruined building east of Velmora, and the split token and verification response should be enough to let me take his place. However, the route keepers may already believe that this demon died inside the Furnaceback Centipede once the word spread.'
Black Banner had eyes on the convoy. Everybody, including the rebels had seen the beast swallow Blackmoon, the rebel, and the three cases. If word had already reached the Voice and route keepers, they could abandon the ruined building before Simon arrived, believing that the mission was a failure.
