Adrian remained silent for a moment before he said, “These immortals that I speak of are capable of living past a thousand years old. Ten thousand, even. Since Hannibal’s a part of this, he must still be alive. We have to get to the bottom of this.”

Mya said, “If all of this is true, we could never go up against an immortal. After all, everyone at Wyvern Peak is nothing more than a character in his game.”

“I want you to keep this a secret from everyone else while I investigate. Also, make sure this piece of metal is stored safely. We mustn’t let anyone activate its powers, or the whole city might be destroyed.”

“Understood.” Mya nodded in acknowledgment.

At that moment, the landline rang. Mya reached out to grab the phone and said, “Yes?”

“Madam, there’s trouble! Madam Legate has been kidnapped!” a voice said urgently from the other end of the line.

“What?!” Mya was instantly stunned.

Adrian, too, was shocked.

“A group of highly trained women charged into One Jewel Road and abd