"Where's the Professor? Where's the Captain? And the other Nightblades? Why is it just us?" Wang Yu sprinted through the Gap, racing toward the location Edward had given him.0

If possible, Wang Yu would have preferred to bring along Avia or a few followers of the Church of Nightfall. After all, strength lay in numbers, and overwhelming an enemy would be far more effective than going solo. But he was the only one who could traverse the Gap, so bringing others wasn't an option.0

He could also understand not involving Charles—after all, Charles was from the Ryder family himself. However, given Edward's description, the situation seemed incredibly serious. So where were the Professor and Captain Hugin?0

They had already returned to the capital. The vampire incident had been assigned to Wang Yu's group because the two were away, but they were now back. Why had only he and Edward been dispatched? If the situation were unfolding within the capital, surely they should have reinforcements.0

"Wang Yu, you probably don't know the secrets of the Ryder family. I'll give you a brief explanation," Edward's slightly breathless voice could be heard over the transmission. He sounded like he was running too.0

"Go ahead."0

There was always a reason behind an anomaly. The unreasonable nature of this situation surely had an explanation as well. Wang Yu, a commoner among commoners, knew little about the secrets of...0