Chapter 4011

The two thralls had smiled briefly while enduring the beating—smiled nonetheless. That smile, and the pride shining in their eyes over the strength they concealed, betrayed their true nature. Not as Upyrs, but as wolves in sheep’s clothing.

The mana crystal in Balkor’s hand thawed at a visible pace, and the arrays finally activated, yet he kept his guard up.

“I’m sorry, Karim. I truly am.” The Colossus seized the head merchant and sealed the other members of the Crystal Bird Guild inside its body. “Now stay still, or you’ll join the traitors in death.”

Life Vision couldn’t reveal Vurdalak blood, but the absence of mana flow confirmed the merchant’s non-Awakened core. Balkor sealed Karim’s lips and hands with Spirit Magic before examining him using his breathing technique, Death’s Whisper.

Not an Upyr, and not a better actor. Good.

He examined the remaining merchants one by one and found no anomalies.

“That’s it?” Balkor frowned in confusion. “Why turn two idiots into Upyrs if they were destined to f— Oh, shit! I need to warn the other Feathers before it’s too late!”