Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1217

"I initially felt heartbroken when I heard that everyone in the village perished, but I couldn't bring myself to pity them anymore after overhearing this," Myla explained.

Though the specifics were unclear, the rest of the villagers must have known if several households were complicit in human trafficking. Even if not everyone participated, most must've turned a blind eye.

Those who knew but chose to hide the truth were accomplices.

The group's expressions grew somber after listening to Myla's account, but it wasn't too shocking.

They'd seen the half-zombies when they'd first entered the village. Even if the deadly toxin did heighten their bloodlust, their open willingness to keep humans as livestock spoke volumes. That would mean some villagers had lost their humanity long before their deaths.

The deaths of hundreds of evildoers felt slightly less tragic than the deaths of hundreds of innocents.

Myla shifted the topic and talked about Maya instead. "She has been detained by the National Security Agency after being taken back. She released the Unmelting Bone after all.

"But I heard that Sir Rutherford and the Jamborough School of Mystic Arts sealed her spiritual energy and expelled her from the mystic arts community. The National Security Agency will likely release her soon, but they'll probably exile her from Jamborough altogether."

As she spoke, she glanced somewhat meaningfully at Skylar, knowing the complicated history between Maya and the Rutherford family.

Skylar responded calmly. Again, Maya's fate was her own doing, and he had no interest in adding insult to injury.

On the other hand, Mike had no such reservations toward Maya. He ground his teeth in frustration and asked, "Is sealing her spiritual energy permanent? Can she undo it?"

After confirming that the seal was irreversible, Mike exhaled in relief and was satisfied.