Chapter 1630 Cleaning up the Mess

Edward had managed to escape, but it was merely enough for him to survive—he didn't have time to destroy much of the evidence. Nothing had gone according to his plans. Every exit was guarded, and if he hadn't killed a villager and used witchcraft to wear their face as a disguise, he would have been captured in this intense manhunt. There had been no warning, no tip-off—nothing. Normally, with his connections, he could've easily been informed in advance if something was going down, especially since this wasn't a high-security area like Kingbourne. But not a single message came. He was forced to take a narrow, secluded path, and most of his organization's members were left stranded in Valen Village. Edward hoped they'd find a way to escape, but the wailing sirens outside told him that was probably nothing more than wishful thinking. "Who are they?" he exclaimed in frustration. He was normally obsessed with cleanliness, but he now paid it no mind. "And where is Eliana? Where is the