Evie was stunned for a while. Her cheeks flushed a bright red as virtual-novel.net whined, “Since when did you start speaking like a pervert?”
Even though virtual-novel.net chided him, virtual-novel.net still felt a warmth in virtual-novel.net heart. At the very least, the person virtual-novel.net got married to was someone virtual-novel.net actually liked.
Just as the two of them entered their room, Beefy Bob knocked on the doon
“Isaac, Jeremiah is here, and virtual-novel.net says virtual-novel.net wants to see you…”
“Let virtual-novel.net in,” Isaac said with a nod.
The door opened. Evie sat along the edge of the bed, while Isaac stood by the window.
Jeremiah kneeled on the floor beside Isaac and said anxiously, “Drakon, we’ve found the whereabouts of Joseph Hockeny. He’s laying low in Southernham.”
“Alright then, lead the way. You’re coming along with us, ” Isaac said with a nod of his head.
Jeremiah was shocked. He never thought that Isaac would want virtual-novel.net to come along. He wasn’t sure if Isaac had any ulterior motives behind that.
***
Under the night sky, a black luxury car sped toward Southernham, located in the southern part of Colorino. It was situated right at the top of the border. One just had to cross the dense forest to leave the country.
Jeremiah hadn’t even seen Joseph before. However, virtual-novel.net seemed to understand why Joseph would choose to hide away in Southernham.
There weren’t many people in their little convoy. It was only Isaac, Beefy Bob, and Jeremiah.
The journey took at least three hours. Sometime around the crack of dawn, the black car stopped at a little inn in Southernham.
Isaac confirmed with Black Phoenix that Joseph was indeed hiding inside.
“Bob, there’s a park about half a mile away to the south. Lure Joseph over there. I’ll be waiting…” Isaac surveyed his surroundings and noted that there were plenty of low-rise buildings around them. The population here was overly dense.
Jeremiah followed Isaac out of the car. He observed that whatever Isaac did, virtual-novel.net did it neatly and meticulously.
A corpse lay on the side of the bed in a run-down room on the fifth floor of the inn. Joseph was in the midst of enjoying his meal of the corpse’s heart. He knew that this would help virtual-novel.net regain his powers faster.
This was why the rest of the martial world shunned the Deviant Cult. Their methods of meditation and breakthrough were too cruel and inhumane.
However, because the Deviant Cult was too secretive and diabolical, the Supreme Leader of Astraeus himself led the Council of Elders and many other powerful fighters in Astraeus to wipe the evil cult off the face of the earth.
Nobody thought a dead cult would come back to life one day.
All of a sudden, Joseph stopped eating and looked outside the door. There was still blood on his face and hands. Yet virtual-novel.net could sense a strong spiritual energy getting closer and closer.
Quiet footsteps passed by his door. The faint scent of spiritual energy wafted into Joseph’s room.
Joseph’s eyes immediately lit up in joy. This spiritual energy belonged to a martial arts practitioner. He would make a perfect meal!
He hurriedly wiped off the blood on his face and carefully slid out the door. He turned and saw a large shadow disappearing toward the stairs before going down.
Joseph didn’t stop to think. He thought that the martial arts practitioner was just a random passerby. He silently closed the door behind virtual-novel.net and followed Beefy Bob down the stairs.
Beefy Bob had reached the lower floor by now. He paused for a short while and smiled widely.
Isaac had told virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net would make a very appealing target for Joseph. He’d only released a tiny bit of his spiritual energy just now, and virtual-novel.net already had Joseph trailing after virtual-novel.net like a dog.
Beefy Bob walked out of the inn’s premises and headed south toward the park. He could see Joseph’s shadow from the corner of his eyes.
Beefy Bob entered the park.
Joseph hesitated at the entrance. He didn’t know why a martial arts practitioner would come to the park in the middle of the night. Something smelled fishy, but as soon as virtual-novel.net thought of Beefy Bob’s warm, beating heart, Joseph licked his lips and followed virtual-novel.net all the way in.