Chapter 230: The Relentless Chase

**Thelma Zane’s POV** With the critically ill patient safely transported, it was time to turn our attention to the treacherous escapee. Yuri had made his move, and I wasn’t about to let him get away. Master Kevin carefully lit the strands of hair he’d preserved in the glass vial. As the smoke rose, it twisted and coiled until it formed a rudimentary map. “Yuri hasn’t left the mountain,” Kevin declared, scrutinizing the smoke. “He’s heading northwest.” Northwest? That direction led back toward the mountain, directly toward both the base and the witch clan’s ruins. What could Yuri be planning? Did he not fear being cornered? “Where exactly is he going?” I asked. “To the base or the ruins?” “Neither,” Kevin replied, his answer as startling as it was perplexing. “He’s heading for the public order squad.” The public order squad? I frowned, my thoughts racing. Why would Yuri seek out the public order squad? Surely, he knew they were aware of his treachery by now. The