Chapter 67
67 Answer
When Cain returned to his residence, he bowed to his father’s altar before falling exhausted to the ground. His breathing was rough, and he was having difficulty not pa.s.sing out.
The training of Wave Focus not only made him deplete every iota of Astral Wave inside his body but also put his mind under immense stress.
It took all of Cain’s strength to wash his body and eat a meal before plummeting into his bed and falling asleep.
Cain woke up in the middle of the night, and the first thing he did was eat again, but this time he devoured a Wave Beast’s heart. As he engulfed it, he also communicated with Apex.
“Apex, did you finish the investigation?”
Cain was sure he covered his tracks, but there was a chance people would find out or at least suspect his involvement in the demise of Nira and her brother. He wanted to be ready for that day, so he asked Apex to investigate the Kilor Family.
“Yes, I did. Since the Kilor Family is a n.o.ble Family, I could not find information about them open to the public. Luckily, it only has a Viscount t.i.tle, so it was pretty easy to hack my way into their records.
The Kilor Family is a n.o.ble Family more than two hundred years old. Their fiefdom is in the Collapsing Lightning Sector and has more than twenty million people.
It has three Wave Champions, with the Patriarch being James Kilor. The other two are Rick Kilor and Unur Kilor, the son and cousin of the Patriarch, respectively.
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Their family is known for practicing the Silent Shadow Cultivation Technique, and they are very good at a.s.sa.s.sination and ambushes.
According to recent information, James Kilor moved away from the Family Head position due to his old age and handed over the role to his son Rick Kilor.
Unlike his father, Rick Kilor is still in the prime of his life at only 89 years old. Since he is a Wave Champion, and his lifespan reached 300 years old, his body is far from starting to decline.”
Apex began with a broad description, giving Cain an idea of who he would be dealing with before going into details.
“Rick Kilor has sired many children over his life like most n.o.bles. Nira is one of them, but there is no sign the man does care about her. She entered the Collapsing Lightning Military Academy to make a name for herself in the military, not that it worked.
If you had only killed Nira, then maybe Rick Kilor would not even bother to investigate. The problem was her brother.
Dimitri Kilor was a talented Wave Cultivator that entered the Collapsing Lightning University. He and Nira had a close relationship since they shared the same mother. That is why he did not hesitate to leave the university for a few days to help her deal with you.
Rick Kilor had many hopes for Dominic to be his successor and had poured plenty of resources into this one.” Apex’s briefing ended there, but it gave Cain a lot to think about.
“I see. After being unable to communicate with Dimitri, Rick Kilor must have used his full power to launch an investigation.
The Level 7 Wave Warriors figured out Dimitri came to see his sister. Since their fiefdom is in the Collapsing Lightning Sector, it is no wonder they reached this place so fast.
Now that they confirmed that both are missing, they will look at Nira’s life inside the military academy, and my name will surely come out.”
Cain frowned, and a complicated expression appeared on his face. He did not know how to handle those two Level 7 Wave Warriors.
“Actually, you don’t need to be so worried.”
Cain was surprised when he heard Apex’s words and immediately refuted them.
“What!? How could I not worry? Even if they can not find evidence, there is no way a n.o.ble Family would just ignore some of their scions dying at the hands of a Level 2 Astral Wave Warrior commoner.”
“That is exactly why you should not worry so much. The moment those two members of the Kilor Family read your profile, they will discard you as a suspect. After all, who would think a Level 2 Astral Wave Warrior without any background could kill a Level 4 Wave Warrior?”
Apex reasoning made Cain’s eyes widen as enlightenment appeared in them. He smiled as he understood that his lack of power and background was helpful this time.
“Their flawed logic and the military academy will work as a shield for the time being. I plan to join the Imperial Military Force, so even if they were to suspect at some point in the future, they could not be so brazen with their methods.” Cain made a slight pause at that point when coldness appeared in his eyes.
“Still, all that would just grant a frail veil of protection. I need to become strong, so strong that even Rick Kilor would fear me. By then, I could admit that I killed Dimitri and Nira, and no one would dare to say anything about it.”
“Hahaha, that is right, brat. It is not wrong to hide when your enemy is too strong, but you cannot do that forever. The only way to truly fix things is to grow so powerful that even if they knew what you did, they could do nothing other than hope you will not kill them too.”
Apex was clearly pleased that Cain concluded that power was the answer to his problem, not hiding and just waiting until the enemy found out what he did.
There were still a couple of hours until the cla.s.s started, so Cain began cultivating.
Although Cain could still practice the Blood Refinement Art without fresh corpses, the effect would be minimal. Instead, he focused all his time on the Fiend Devourer Cultivation Technique.
He had already decided to take on a mission involving Wave Beasts and would use that opportunity to train his auxiliary technique.