Chapter 67 67: The Last Link

Lancaster had checked every once place in the Castle of Carlisle, but he couldn't find the body of Misella. He was sure that she wasn't in the castle. As for where she was, only Atlas knew.

He didn't know how the battle was going, but he wanted to inform Atlas about this as soon as he could before Atlas actually killed Carlisle.

He didn't know if Atlas could actually kill Carlisle or not. But he had a feeling that Atlas could. Since he had given Misella's responsibility to him, Atlas didn't have anything to lose now. And he also didn't seem like he was going to care for his life.

A person who didn't have anything to hold him back, not even his life, that person was the scariest and could achieve even the impossible.

That's why Lancaster was worried. If Atlas killed Carlisle and also died in the process, where was he going to find the whereabouts of Atlas' sister? It was his responsibility to find Atlas' sister, and he didn't want to fail that responsibility.

He ran as if his life depended on it. After a few minutes, he finally reached before the arena, which was like a warzone. There were bodies littered everywhere.

Amongst the bodies, he found a body of Carlisle, which made his lips part slightly.

"I am too late. But where is Atlas? He isn't here? If he had come towards the castle, I would've seen him. But if he were alive, he wouldn't leave the city without checking up on me. He must've been chasing after someone. Ah, that other Lord that I fought! He was with Carlisle! He might know another Misella as well! I might not be too late after all!"

"But which direction did he go in? How will I find it? I can't randomly run either."

Lancaster thought about which direction to select since he probably only had one attempt. He couldn't waste it.

"He went there." A calm voice came from the back.

The young man turned around, confused about who had spoken. As he looked back, he noticed it was a young woman who had spoken. As for the woman, she was none other than the one Carlisle treated like a princess. Why was she helping him though?

"I heard what you were mumbling to yourself. If you want to stop him, you should hurry." The young lady smiled as she patted the rabbit in her hand.

For some reason, everything that happened here was so odd. But he didn't have time to think about it. Every second mattered, so he took the advice and ran in the direction shown to him by the lady.

As leaving, he did glance back one last time. Unfortunately, the woman wasn't there anymore. It was as if she had just disappeared into thin air. If he weren't in such a hurry, Lancaster would've tried to find her and get some answers, but he couldn't.

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Lancaster finally reached the border of the city. As he gazed into the distance, he couldn't help but drop to his knees, defeated.

Severis was already dead, and Atlas was sitting near his body, wiping the blood off his lips.

Atlas also noticed Lancaster in the distance. He stood up and walked to Lancaster. "Why are you back here? And where is Misella?"

"That's what I was coming to tell you so I could stop you from killing them. Misella isn't in the castle. I looked everywhere. She is nowhere. It seems Carlisle didn't keep her in the castle, so we needed them to get some answers. But I was too late to stop you. Both Carlisle and Severis are dead. All the Vampires in the city are also dead. So where Carlisle kept the body, it'll be impossible to find," Lancaster explained.

"This is impossible. If Carlisle brought her with him, of course, he would've brought her to his castle. Are you sure you checked the castle properly?"

"I checked every room from top to bottom. I didn't find her anywhere. If I had, I would've taken her with me." Lancaster let out a sigh.

There was no point talking about this. They had already failed. They had killed the one who could know where she was, and now they could do nothing.

He gazed up, wondering how Atlas was taking this news. He was sure it wasn't good news for him since this meant the chances of him being back to his sister were close to none. The only ones who knew were dead.

"No, not everyone who would know is dead." Instead of going hysterical, Atlas was still calm as he thought of something.

"Wasn't there a girl with Carlisle who was really special to him? I'm sure she must know something about him. If she doesn't, even then I don't care. I will dig this entire city until I find Misella."

"Not just this city; I'll dig every city until I find Misella. Even if Carlisle is dead, he can't stop me. I'll get her back," he declared. "But first, let me find that lady."

"That lady..." Lancaster scratched the back of his head. Why didn't he think of it? Why didn't he ask her in the first place when he met her?

"I last saw her near the arena," he informed Atlas.

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Atlas and Lancaster both reached the arena and searched the entire place, looking for that lady, but she was nowhere to be found.

Both of them selected a direction each, and Lilith chose a third direction to look for her.

The group of three searched the entire city, but they couldn't find that girl. It was as if she wasn't here anymore. The only place they were yet to check was the Castle itself.

"You think she would go back to the castle?" Lilith asked.

"That's the only thing we haven't checked. Either she left the city itself, or she's in the castle. In any case, we need to check."

****

The group of three entered the Castle. It was the first time for Atlas to enter this castle. He had even participated in the trial to get access to enter the castle. Even though things didn't turn out as planned, he believed it was for good. At least he found out what he was capable of this way.

Atlas entered the castle.

"Let me make it easier and check if someone is inside. Wait a moment."

Lilith bit her thumb a bit, letting it bleed before she started writing something on the wall with her blood. As soon as she finished, what she had written disappeared.

"Yep. There is someone here... A girl."