Death King Karnak

Chapter 150 - 149

Chapter 150: Chapter 149Indeed, Soress knew about Edia.

Contrary to expectations, she had been a key target of the Wellard branch.

"From the start, Lady Edia was the real target? Not the Altas merchant group?"

"Yes."

Karnak and his group had initially believed that this kidnapping was merely a power struggle between merchant groups.

They thought Tekas merchant group was using Owent to swallow up a smaller merchant group.

But the situation seemed a bit more complicated than that.

"The first target was Owent Altas. He was considered to possess exceptional business talent, so there was an order to bring him into the religious order."

Frowning, Karnak continued questioning.

"Owent is just the head of a small merchant group who started as a peddler. Why did you think of him as such a talented merchant?"

"I don't know. It was just an order from the higher-ups..."

Karnak and Barros exchanged glances.

[This seems like...]

[Something someone who knows the future would do, right?]

However, once Owent was brought in, they realized he wasn't as sharp as they had thought.

No matter how leniently they looked at him, he didn't seem like someone with outstanding business acumen.

After investigating further, they discovered that the real operator of the business was his wife, Edia, while Owent was just a figurehead.

"So, you decided to kidnap Lady Edia instead?"

"Yes."

Because of that, she was currently under the direct supervision of Hugot, the highest-ranking member of the Wellard branch.

She was constantly made to attend services where they would cast bewitching spells on her, attempting to brainwash her into becoming a follower of the cult.

Even when awake, she was always under watch, and at night, she was isolated in a solitary cell to prevent her from escaping.

"Being in a solitary cell might actually make it easier to sneak her out."

Millia's eyes gleamed.

"Mr. Laven, you mentioned you found a map earlier, right?"

While the rest were interrogating Soress, Laven had been busy

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