Chapter 760

The henchmen under Xaviar's command trudged along with great difficulty, cursing under their breath the entire way. Throughout the journey, Willow stood quietly behind Xaviar, her eyes downcast and lips sealed, not uttering a single word. An hour later, the men finally emerged from the sewer. Seeing their disheveled appearance and empty-handed return, Xaviar's brows furrowed deeply in displeasure. The men reeked of filth, their shoes caked in mud—so repulsive that anyone would instinctively recoil at their approach. "Second Master," one of them reported, "we searched every corner of the sewer but found no trace of the child you mentioned." The underground tunnels beneath the abandoned factory stretched in a wide loop before eventually merging into an underground river. The section leading to the river was completely submerged, with dangerously low oxygen levels—no child could possibly survive there. That left only two possibilities. Either Ivy had accidentally ventured too deep and dro