The Impact Of The Villainess' Fake Marriage On The Ending

Chapter 46

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Kael followed immediately as soon as the portal's records were found.

After setting the destination to the same place, Kael was greeted by the dark forest where Adeline had arrived at.

"It's the outskirts of the capital."

"Yes, Your Grace. It's like the forest at the southern end of the capital."

Although he always fought in the north, there was no place Kael hadn't gone to in the empire.

As soon as he saw the forest, he found out its location.

"Search the area."

"Yes, Your Grace."

As soon as Kael finished speaking, the well-trained hounds sniffed Adeline's scent as ordered.

It had already been three days, and since it had rained yesterday, the chances of finding her were slim, but he couldn't waste even the faintest hope.

Kael and the other knights also searched for signs of Adeline, hoping to find a single clue.

But it was all in vain.

The several hounds stopped, unable to pick up on Adeline's scent, and the human trail had disappeared completely in just a few days.

"And the surrounding area?"

"The north and the west lead to a swamp, and there are no buildings to the east and the south."

It was a fairly large forest, but it was an area that Kael's knights were able to search without any burden.

They quickly scattered through all directions of the forest. They looked everywhere except for the swamp, where no one could enter, and there was no place for people to hide.

'What if they moved from the forest to somewhere else...'

The more urgent his mind was, the calmer he had to be.

The longer it took him to find Adeline, the longer her suffering would last.

Kael was anxious to reduce the time for even a second, but he knew better than anyone that the more he was like that, the more lost he would be.

'There's no clue I can get from searching this forest.'

After searching here for a good while, there was no information he could find.

They had clearly taken Adeline somewhere else after using the portal, and he had to find out where.

"How long would it take from here to the Imperial Palace?"

"At full speed, half a day would be enough."

Kael's eyes flickered coldly at the mention of half a day.

'They were trying to buy some time.'

The emperor's strategy could be seen.

In order to find Adeline's whereabouts, he had to visit the emperor, and in order to have an audience with the emperor, he had to go to the imperial palace. He intended to torment Kael by making him go all the way there and lose even more time.

Kael climbed on top of the horse, trying hard to hold back the anger that was about to overflow.

"Shorten that as much as possible."

"Yes, Your Grace!"

Even just one second. He had to find Adeline even just one second sooner.

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