The middle-aged man was about to approach Lilith, who he found really attractive. But before he could even get to her, he felt as if someone pushed him.


    He was one of the Nobles of the Empire, holding the title of the Duke. Being pushed and falling was the most insulting thing that happened to him, especially when he was a guest here.


    "Who pushed me?!" He stood up in rage.


    However, as he turned around, he noticed that there was no one near him.


    Even the closest person to him was standing around five meters away from him, having no chance of being able to push him.


    In fact, everyone near Duke Layim was looking at him weirdly. They thought that the Duke was too drunk already. He fell on his own, and now he was ming others.


    A middle-aged woman approached the Duke, belonging to the Franc n.


    "I don''t believe anyone pushed you. I''ve been here all this time. No one ever got close to you. Moreover, everyone invited today are reputed people from good families. No one would dare push a guest of ours." The woman held the hand of the man, taking him with her. "Come, let me get you another drink."


    She alsomanded one of the servants to clear the ss pieces. The whole debacle of falling and spilling his drinks made the man forget what he was even doing.


    He was distracted, forgetting about approaching Lilith. It gave Lilith the opportunity to finish her spell.


    Before long, she finished the spell on the wall, trying to connect to the n pce so she could see everything inside.


    "Urgh!"


    She swiftly retracted her hand, feeling a jolt of current run down her body.


    "They took precautions for this spell, it seems," she muttered in a barely audible voice. It wasn''t easy to see inside the castle. And without knowing where the spell was, she couldn''t destroy it.


    "Then again, maybe they forget who I am. If it''s just a blocking spell, I know how to break it."


    Lilith still didn''t give up because giving up meant she needed to search every room individually. That was going to take way longer than an hour, and there was also a high chance of her being caught if she had to check every room.


    She moved her chair a bit to give her more room before she started creating another formation, right beside her old spell.


    "This spell should boost the old spell, making it ovee the block. If it doesn''t work, I''ll create another booster spell. I''ll keep making them until I seed."


    Lilith created the second spell and connected it to her first locator spell. The second spell boosted the strength of the first spell, modifying it to some extent.


    The first spell was boosted. Unfortunately, even now, the spell couldn''t ovee the block. Lilith didn''t care how much blood she was going to lose today. Her goals were more important than the blood loss.<novelnext></novelnext>


    She created another spell, connecting the third spell to the first one as well, making the first spell as the core of the other two spells.


    She again closed her eyes after finishing the spell to see if the spell was going to work this time or not. Through her blood, her spell was connected to her.


    As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt a slight resistance even now, but this time that resistance was something she was able to ovee.


    She had finally passed through the defense mechanisms of the Franc n. She sat on her seat, having her eyes closed as she checked through every room.


    She couldn''t actually see who was inside the rooms, but she was able to see how many people were inside the room and what they appeared to be doing. It was as if she could feel those people''s aura. She had used the same spell to locate Yovanast time as well.


    There were many rooms on this floor that had people inside, but she couldn''t find anyone who could have the aura of An. Even in his weakened condition, the internal aura of An was supposed to be something akin to a zing me that could be distinguished easily from the aura of the Franc n members.


    As Lilith was lost in trying to locate An, the door to her hall opened. Everyone stood up, watching a handsome man enter the hall, being surrounded by multiple people.


    Hearing themotion, Lilith also opened her eyes. She stood up as well. Everyone was standing. She knew that if she was the only one sitting, she was going to be too eye-catching.


    Zhang was still the same as before. There was not even a single scratch on his body. Even the wound that was given to him by Yovana appeared to be healed by now.


    Zhang''s gaze roamed over everyone in the hall. A calm smile remained on his lips throughout as he nodded.


    Lilith stood near the wall, hiding the formations behind her back. She still hasn''t managed to locate An even now. She needed more time, and until then, she couldn''t leave this ce.


    While Zhang was surrounded by everyone, Lilith closed her eyes again. She started going through the rooms that she was yet to search as fast as she could, utilizing the opportunity when Zhang was distracted.


    Unfortunately, it wasn''t proving to be easy to find An. Let alone An, she hadn''t managed to locate the Summoning formation either, which was her main goal. The Franc n was just so huge with so many rooms, things becameplicated.


    "There it is!" She softly muttered, noticing a room where she could feel the most powerful spell energying from. She was sure that this room was where the formation she was looking for was established.


    Unfortunately, things weren''t easy. That room was nowhere close to this ce. This castle was massive, and she was right near the entrance. As for the room she needed to go to, it was right at the center of the n, being protected heavily.


    She could see multiple auras around that room. It was evident that there were many people who were there to protect that ce. She had expected this difficulty, yet when looking in the context of time she had left, it was too much.


    There were only forty minutes left in the deadline.


    Lilith didn''t stop after locating the room itself. Instead, she continued her search.


    However, the distraction of Zhang wasn''t longsting. Even amongst the people that were surrounding him, his eyes fell on Lilith in the distance, who was the only person standing with her eyes closed.