Chapter 375: City Gates

**Thelma Zane’s Point of View:** Kafka, once a notorious night magus, had been a prominent figure, but he vanished without a trace for reasons unknown. Rumors circulated: some claimed he was dead, others suggested he had merged with the dark deity he worshipped, while others believed he had gone into hiding, fearing retribution from the many enemies he had made. In my generation, Kafka was a figure known only to the elders, his tale wrapped in mystery and cautionary whispers. When interrogating Adele, she admitted that Kafka was her adoptive father and master. However, given her years of imprisonment and his apparent lack of effort to rescue her, I had dismissed him as a non-threat, a relic of a bygone era. Now, Dorothy’s conjecture seemed disturbingly plausible. Kafka, irrespective of which dark god he served, was undoubtedly aligned with Azazel’s faction in the chaotic evil spectrum. His cautious nature made it entirely possible that he had partnered with Azazel’s group, using the