134: Chapter 134 Mysterious Death

Nie Ning felt a headache coming on as soon as he heard this.

In a world of the extraordinary, all sorts of ways to die could occur.

But having dealt with Corruptors so many times, Nie Ning now dreaded hearing about such bizarre death cases.

"The ones who died were all young masters and ladies of noble families?"

Although Nie Ning didn't want to encounter Corruptors, everyone has a bit of a gossiping side, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

Borton took a sip of tea before continuing.

"And I heard the deceased had pale green faces and bloodshot, bulging eyes. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, which perfectly fits the criteria for being scared to death."

"Because those who died were all young masters and ladies, there have been rumors lately that someone is taking revenge on the wealthy in the city. It's just unclear whether it's simple resentment of the rich or some other reason."

Nie Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing this.

To be able to sneak into the homes of the wealthy and scare their children to death—if nothing else, that was quite a feat.

After all, those families were guarded by knights. If it happened to one family, it could be called an accident, but with more cases, it became abnormal.

'Could it be a wizard causing trouble?'

Nie Ning didn't dare to think of the worst-case scenario.

"So, which families were affected?"

Borton thought carefully and then listed them: "Masax, Lecocq, Foster—those are the families I know of."

Nie Ning was slightly stunned.

Weren't these the families that went with Lilith to provide relief to the poor a while ago?

A coincidence?

In a place like Ska City, though it didn't seem large, it was still a city of millions, so noble families were not uncommon.

At most, the difference was that some fared well while others did not.

Especially in recent years, with the Wilbes Republic implementing reforms, quite a few families had risen to prominence.

Nie Ning felt something was off.

Many children from noble families were on good terms with Lilith, but not everyone had participated in the relief activities.

Yet those who died this time were all people who had gone to the Yita District. Could those young masters and ladies have offended someone during their excursion?

Although the possibility was low, it was possible that a powerful expert was hiding there.

In any case, this was not good news for Lilith.

It was unlikely Lilith had offended anyone, but that didn't mean others wouldn't implicate her.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning stood up to leave.

"I have something to take care of, so I'll head back first."

"Do you need any help?"

Seeing the look on Nie Ning's face, Borton asked quickly.

Nie Ning waved his hand. "I can handle it myself. I'll come back to have tea with you later."

With that, Nie Ning left the office.

...

After leaving the office, Nie Ning noticed that Lilith's location was moving.

"Where would she be going this late?"

Nie Ning frowned slightly, then stepped into a nearby alley. His Ice Wings unfurled as he soared toward Lilith's location.

...

In just a moment, Nie Ning arrived at the Guard Hall branch near the Yita District.

Nie Ning's gaze swept over the front courtyard of the Guard Hall.

At this moment, not only Lilith but everyone who had helped with the poor relief last time was there.

There were also some people dressed in fine clothes, who appeared to be their parents.

'Coming here so late... could it be that the two people who went missing last time haven't been found?'

Nie Ning thought of Sunny and Kara.

He had been quite busy lately, so he had long since put that matter out of his mind.

Just then, Nie Ning sensed a surge of elemental energy.

Looking down at the street, a carriage was approaching, accompanied by a squad of knights.

Seeing this, Nie Ning threw on a coat, put on a mask, and descended toward them.

When the knights saw Nie Ning descending from the sky, they immediately drew their weapons in a vigilant stance, ready for anything.

Just then, the carriage curtain was pulled back, and Lida's head poked out.

"It's me."

Nie Ning spoke calmly.

"Lord Wizard!"

Recognizing Nie Ning's voice, Lida hurriedly jumped down from the carriage and approached him.

Hearing this, the knights looked at Lida and then at Nie Ning. They immediately sheathed their weapons and performed a knightly salute to him.

Nie Ning waved his hand, signaling them not to be so formal.

"What are you all doing?"

"Many people have died in the city recently, so the City Lord sent us to investigate whether Corruptors are behind it."

Lida answered honestly.

Nie Ning's eyebrows rose slightly as he asked casually, "It's about the deaths of the noble family children in the city, isn't it?"

"You've heard about this, my lord?"

Lida was somewhat surprised to hear this.

But then he remembered Nie Ning's status; he was one of the few who knew who Nie Ning really was. He instinctively asked, "Is there someone you know?"

"I'll go with you."

Nie Ning nodded, then ignored everyone's expressions and stepped directly into the carriage.

Although Lida was surprised, he had no objections.

Even if they did encounter Corruptors, with Nie Ning there, there was no need to worry too much.

...

Nie Ning led the group into the Guard Hall.

The people in the training grounds saw a squad of knights enter and turned their attention to Nie Ning, who was walking at the front.

Lilith also saw Nie Ning.

But remembering how many people Nie Ning had killed last time, she instinctively shrank her head behind Evinny.

Seeing this, Nie Ning sighed inwardly but said nothing.

Nie Ning left the subsequent matters to Lida, as he was indeed not very skilled in investigations.

The Guard Hall had gathered everyone not only because the two missing persons hadn't been found but also because five students who had come to help the poor last time had recently died.

Consequently, the Guards naturally believed that this incident was related to them.

Perhaps one of them had offended someone they shouldn't have, bringing about this fatal disaster.

In fact, most of the people present already knew about this, and for a moment, they couldn't help but turn their gaze toward Lilith.

Lilith had led the event last time, and now that so many people had suddenly died, it was inevitable that some would think they should never have come to help those poor people in the first place.

Especially the parents of the deceased children; their looks toward Lilith were tinged with resentment.

However, everyone present was of high status, so even if they had grievances, they didn't express them on the spot.

They were just waiting to leave this place, after which they wouldn't mind teaching the Hervis Family a lesson!

While Lilith was kind-hearted, she could also see the prejudice everyone had against her.

But she really was the one who started things last time, and who could have imagined it would turn out like this? Thus, she didn't know what to say.

Perhaps she really shouldn't have asked those people to go with her.

"Don't be afraid. With me here, they won't dare to do anything to you."

Evinny whispered words of comfort into Lilith's ear.

Meanwhile, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in the eyes of those parents.

One family might not be able to do anything to you, but what if everyone joined forces?

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