Red Flare and Yellow Flare groaned in pain. Their bodies trembled as they struggled to stand.

    The residual electricity from the Thunder Wolf''s attack crackled faintly around them. It made their limbs weak and sluggish.

    Red Flare looked at the Thunder Wolf and muttered in disbelief. "Six-Star beast... Isn''t this... a bit overkill?"

    The man who rode the Thunder Wolf glared down at them. "Of course it is. You two dared to infiltrate the Platinum District. One of the most important places of the Astra Academy."

    The man pointed at the barriers. "Did you think we wouldn''t have defenses strong enough to handle intruders like you?"

    The Thunder Wolf growled deeply. It stepped closer to prevent them from having any thought of escaping.

    The man continued. "You managed to breach our defenses, so I had no choice but to respond with the best. Now, you''d better start talking. Who are you, and why are you here?"

    Red Flare and Yellow Flare exchanged quick glances. They never thought that they were caught. It seemed that there was only one plan they could do.

    Red Flare then looked up at the man from his weakened position and smirked. "Do your worst! We''ll never tell you!" Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

    Beside him, Yellow Flare chuckled. "Whatever you do to us, you won''t get anything from us."

    The man was suspicious about them as they began to be brave. But before he could do something about them, both flares were already doing something.

    Without hesitation, Red Flare and Yellow Flare bit down hard on hidden capsules embedded in their teeth. The capsule broke and released a fast-acting poison.

    The man who realized what just happened became enraged. "Damn it! Don''t you dare to suicide!"@@@@

    But it was too late. The poison acted quickly. It coursed through their veins as their bodies began to convulse.

    The smirks on their faces remained. Even as life drained from their eyes. Within moments, Red Flare and Yellow Flare collapsed completely.

    Liora bowed down a bit and soon returned to her platinum residence with her silver lion.

    Elder Harwick watched her leave. "Lucius, your maids are really as amazing as you are. Let''s see what heights you''ll reach."

    He then turned around. He looked at his men. He gestured toward the fallen intruders. "Search them and check what they were carrying. Bring their corpses back to the base for examination."

    His men nodded and quickly moved out to carry out his orders. They began to inspect the corpses. After a few moments, one of them went to Elder Harwick.

    He was a bit pale. "Elder Harwick. We''ve discovered something unusual about the corpses."

    Harwick turned to him and furrowed his brow. "What do you mean by unusual? Explain it to me."

    He hesitated briefly before speaking. "The brains of all three corpses... they''re gone."

    Harwick, who heard it, was surprised. "What do you mean that their brains are gone?"

    His man tried to maintain his composure. "I mean, their heads were cut open recently and their breains were removed. There''s no doubt that it was done when you were talking to Liora."

    Elder Harwick frowned and tightened his fist. "Damn it. To think that there was another intruder. He must be stronger and more skilled to be undetected to me."

    He turned to his man again. "This wasn''t just a coincidence. Whoever it was wanted to ensure that no information could be extracted from these bodies. They''ve covered their tracks thoroughly."

    His man nodded. "That''s not all, Elder. We also found nothing on them. Even their spatial rings are gone. It seems the fourth party not only took their brain but also their rings."

    Harwick frustatedly tightened his jaw. He turned away briefly. "Damn it. They were one step ahead of us the whole time."

    He turned back to his men. "Bring the bodies back regardless. I want a full report on what you find. Keep your eyes open, as whoever did this may still be in the district."

    His men nodded and moved quickly to carry out his orders. Harwick mounted the Thunder Wolf once more and went to another area for another inspection.