Chapter 1499 Charge [4]

Chapter 1499 Charge [4]

Damien's current target was located in a study somewhere in the Straea Clan's manor.

There were several problems that stemmed from that fact alone.

It was a place Malevalon Straea frequented, and a place only he could go.

Damien didn't gain absolute information from the visions he saw.

He could only make guesses about most things, but he was certain he saw that man there.

It was the first time he'd seen him, but his identity immediately became clear.

After all, the study was filled with his aura. It was powerful, domineering, and filled with a cold cruelty that reflected a twisted indifference.

When an aura like that was let loose, nobody in the vicinity would be safe.

Only the owner of that aura was safe, along with those he decided to protect from it.

However, Malevalon was not a man who knew the meaning of the word "protect."

Whether it was ordinary people, his clan, or even his own wife and kids, he treated them all equally.

Like ants.

When Damien told his mother and family about the true nature of his mission, they gave him plenty of information about Malevalon himself, along with information about the Straea Clan.

The Straea Clan had always been something evil.

They never got along with the other great clans, and they were always doing their own thing, oftentimes butting heads with their peers.

Their rise was unquestionable, though. As was their power.

And more than anything, they were like a necessary evil in the Heavenly World.

The lawless zone acted as a massive prison that kept people who couldn't roam elsewhere contained.

As long as they were in the lawless zone, they'd feel like they were free.

And yet, they would no longer terrorize the places they were once terrorizing.

It had grown to the point where some people with more evil tendencies would migrate to the lawless zone before they even started committing vile deeds.

Overall, because of the Straea Clan's existence, the amount of trouble the other great clans had to deal with had lessened considerably.

They were allowed to exist.

At least, until they grew to the point where nobody could decide whether they were allowed to exist or not.

At some point, the Straea Clan became massive. Its growth genuinely couldn't be explained.

As such, the only thing he felt was the movement of his mana as his trusty helpers did the rest for him.

A "being" was created. It had no consciousness, it had no life signature, but it had life.

It looked stringy like a jellyfish, but without the bulbous head.

There was no way this organism would be taken by anyone as a living thing, let alone a spy.

As for how to get it into the manor...

Well, that was the easy part.

Perhaps it was just for show, but the Straea Manor also had a guard unit that regularly patrolled the outskirts and stood by the gates at all times.

These guards had their own accommodations within the Straea Clan's land, but the point was that it was beyond the gate.

Damien easily attached the life form to one of the guards, and when he went inside to switch shifts, he controlled it to move onto a nearby maid who was headed for the main manor.

Really, it was that simple.

The hard part came later, since the life form would have to make a far more dangerous journey starting from the moment it entered the manor.

Damien didn't know where that study was.

He needed to find it.

And after he found it, he needed to observe it for a considerable amount of time so he could figure out exactly when was the right time for him to strike.

This time, the stakes were extremely high.

The Straea Clan couldn't be allowed to gain a clue about what was happening. If they happened to mobilize their army because they sensed something wrong, the entire operation would be ruined.

In the worst-case scenario, the Celestial Prison key would be placed under even more protection, making it impossible to reach.

Malevalon Straea didn't believe anyone could enter his study.

Because of that, he displayed the key proudly.

So he could always look at it and remember the day he defeated his greatest enemy.

He spent a good amount of his time here. It was actually rarer to find an instance when Malevalon was out roaming.

But Damien was only going to find that out as he continued to observe the space.

The habits of his enemy were just too stubborn.

With Malevalon as the enemy in question...

...it really became a question if success in the operation was possible without a direct confrontation.