Rosie's Games

Chapter 359  Vitalium

Rosalind closed the book as her head started aching. While she wanted to learn more about relics, she could not simply read everything right now.

She held her head before she started massaging her temples. Then she glanced at Lucas, who was happily reading a book, accompanying her.

"The relics… do you think this is the reason why Ena Thun wanted access to the Howling Mountains?" she asked.

"Yes."

If that was the case then… Ena would surely not stop. She would try to find ways to get into the Mountains.

"We need to be careful," she said, her gaze turned serious. Ena Thun was not exactly a threat to Lucas, but she could easily attack Rosalind, and a surprise attack would very much hurt her.

Right now, all she needed to do was become stronger to be able to fight Ena.

Ena Thun had been feeling listless and fatigued ever since she arrived at her base. She was wounded and had difficulty walking. Luckily, her healing was faster than a normal human's, however, this did not mean that she could easily recover from an attack like that.

"Anything?" she asked the woman in front of her.

"Still nothing, we cannot sense her Blessing anymore. It was as if she just vanished."

"Or something else is stopping us from tracking her," Ena hissed. "Call the others."

"Yes, Your Blessedness…"

Not long after three people wearing hoods appeared inside her study. Almost immediately, they kneeled in front of her, kissing the floor before greeting her with reverence.

"I heard that you can now teleport?" she asked. First, her gaze landed on the tallest of the three. The tall figure was shrouded in a dark, billowing cloak that draped down to his ankles. Despite the cloak's length, his towering frame was still apparent, exuding an air of imposing strength. His movements were graceful and deliberate. Just like the other two, occasional sparks of lightning crackled and danced around his form, hinting at their mastery over the elements. Yet, this was all a facade.

It was not enough, she thought inwardly. The man could easily scare a human, perhaps an ordinary soldier, but it would not work for someone like the Duke who could easily assess the ability of a seasoned warrior.

Next, she eyed the robust figure with the cloak that hugged her broad shoulders snugly, emphasizing the woman's muscular build. Among the three, she was the shortest and the only woman. However, the fabric in her cloak seemed strained as it stretched to accommodate her brawn. Her hood was pulled low, casting shadows over her face, but the faint flicker of lighting dancing around her fingers revealed her abilities.

The last one was a bulky figure with average height. He was the strongest among the three and the one who looked intimidating because of his voluminous cloak that obscured his shape and form. Despite his apparent bulk, he moved with surprising agility, with sparks of lightning crackling around him. His imposing strength was unmistakable, however, it would not be enough to confront even one of the Duke's men.

Ena had seen the Duke's people. Those were monsters who fought as if it was their last day.

Luckily, she was not going to send these people to attack anyone of the Duke's people.

"I want you to find Lurea…" These people were just like Lurea. They could use the elements because of relics, so they had the ability to sense each other. Ena did not want to reveal them as they were not strong enough. However, she no longer had a choice.

It had been days since Lurea disappeared.

She could not use the relic to track Lurea's location either.

She was desperate to find her strongest warrior.

Without Lurea, Ena would be left with a lot of headaches to deal with.

She stared at the three individuals and let out a sigh. The three of them had been in this facility for a year, yet none of them displayed expertise in their abilities. All of them were mediocre.

If it was not for the fact that these three people did not burn from the experiments, Ena would have already killed them. After all, she and her father believed that raising a thousand mediocre warriors was not as good as raising one expert.

She let out another sigh before she gestured for them to leave.

What happened in Aster completely altered her plans and she did not like that.

A knock on the door interrupted her stupor, she opened her tired eyes and stared at the woman who walked in.

"What is it?" Ena asked.

"It was a message from Aster."

"Give it." Ena grabbed the letter and opened it. Then her face turned ugly. "Missing?" How could Federico be missing?

She continued reading the letter and stopped when she read the possible involvement of the Duke.

"Indeed… that is possible." She murmured. The letter came from Martin, and it carried the disappointing news that their search had yielded no positive results. Until now, they could not find any traces of Federico Lux.

Was it the Duke? She could not help but doubt. Could they have successfully abducted and concealed two Blessed Individuals?

"Give me the Vitalium…" she ordered.

"As you command."

Not long after, the woman came back with a box. She placed it on the table in front of Ena and then bowed before leaving the room. Ena snorted. The woman was smart enough to know that she was not in a very good mood. Talking around Ena would be akin to a death sentence.

She grabbed the box and then slowly opened it revealing a luminescent blue crystal that exudes a calming aura. The stone inside the box was no longer as big as it was a year ago. Right now, it was just as small as her thumb. This was because, with each use of its abilities, the relic would diminish in size until it would eventually disappear.

She was not planning to use it. Sadly, she no longer had a choice.

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