Chapter 539

Farond, where the sycamore leaves were drifting down on Champs-Elysées—a perfect season. When news reached Yannburgh Headquarters about Martin Palmer and Veronica Wren both disappearing, teams were quickly dispatched. Yannburgh Headquarters partnered with Helvaria’s diplomatic office, sending out two separate units to expand their search in the surrounding area. Farond’s sprawling land and sparse population meant a thorough grid search could take months with little guarantee of results. Ethan Shaw, however, pushed to activate the locator chip implanted on Ava Quarles. Within half a day, they received feedback confirming Ava’s location on the radar—she was found on the northern area of Velzhou Island, a privately owned territory. Isabella Goodwin insisted on joining the mission. Unable to dissuade her, Ethan finally agreed, allowing her to board Alice Morgan’s aircraft and wait on the outskirts of the operational zone. The first tactical team parachuted onto Velzhou Island’s shadowed si