In the mystic arts community, universal travelers were generally held in high regard. It wasn't because of their individual authority or particularly powerful spells, but because they had connections in the underworld.
Even if they were just contractors, they were still contractors for the underworld, so attacking a universal traveler was essentially slapping the underworld in the face.
Myla had become a universal traveler at the age of 15. Now, at 20, she'd been doing the job for five years.
By all rights, official grim reapers of the underworld wouldn't usually respond even if she called for backup. But the thing was… She knew how to get along with people.
Not only was she a top-tier gossip sharer, but she was also excellent at catering to others' interests. Among her peers in the underworld, she was unusually well-liked.
The boss she'd just contacted was none other than the universal traveler senior who'd signed her on in the first place and brought her into the profession.
There were levels to universal travelers too. Her boss oversaw both Jamborough and Northgate.
Unless it was a particularly stubborn or dangerous soul, her boss rarely had to perform soul captures herself. So now that she had received Myla's text, her eyes narrowed slightly.
How dare someone pick on her subordinate!
Without asking for details, she replied in a calm, cold voice, "Send me your location."
Myla concentrated and sensed the presence of the culprit before she quickly sent the location of the concert venue. It was a rooftop terrace on the second floor.
She hadn't expected the culprit to be so close, but now that she thought about it, it made sense. The closer the culprit was, the less likely she'd be able to detect anything strange from Dennis' soul. After all, Dennis and the guy who was meant to be dead had similar presences.
In a blink, Myla's soul phased through the walls and reappeared on the rooftop, where someone had set up an altar.
Atop the altar was a straw doll representing Dennis, the scapegoat. Before the altar was an array, and within it was the real Dennis Reeves, the soul she was supposed to lock.
The moment she appeared, Dennis' expression changed drastically. He instinctively looked toward the mystic master standing before him. "M-Mister…"
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