Abigail had a gift, a rare one that allowed her to read the history etched in bones, beyond the facade of flesh and skin. Her mentor once confessed that even he couldn't unravel the mysteries of Abigail's own skeletal structure. If that was truly the case, then her real age was a mystery, or perhaps, there was another possibility.

Abigail was someone who could alter her own bone structure at will.

Regardless of the scenario.

Any anomaly, and she could spot it.

Percival was well aware of Vivienne's skill in reading bones, yet his grip on his wrist remained reluctant to ease.

Vivienne pursed her lips, willing to compromise further, "How about... Mr. Wolf, you lift the cloth for me? Just exposing a single bone would do, anywhere is fine."

With some reluctance, Percival agreed.

But before he did, he made sure Vivienne wasn't looking.

Approaching the first body, Percival chose an ankle bone, gnawed on by wild animals, exposing stark white bone.

Vivienne was accustomed to such sights, unfazed by the gruesome scene.

Luckily, her nerves held steady, no sign of any nausea despite the grim context.

She snapped back into professional mode in an instant.

Focusing on the bone, she squinted, her mind delving deep.

"This person was in their thirties, showing signs of recent hardships but not a life of constant struggle, a life of thin luck prone to attracting trouble," she deduced. Vivienne frowned slightly, retracting her gaze.

The identity of this person was almost certain.

It was Delilah, who had clung to Abigail during their last encounter, inadvertently saving them.

Vivienne shook her head, "This isn't Abigail."

The unspoken understanding between them meant Percival caught on with just a few words.

the next body, this time uncovering a hand

Vivienne immediately frowned.

a young girl

Certainly not Abigail.

as if gripped by immense fear before death. Vivienne inspected closer, her brows knitting together, "She must have been holding something." Percival looked and saw

girl was holding something small, it

gloves, attempting to pry

"Let me."

elbow's marrow through the cloth, then easily opened the clenched

and

other than it being a fragment of the

fragment

did this end

Vivienne remained silent.

attacked from behind by Abigail, who then brutally extracted her

clothing, accidentally grabbing the already cracked Millennia Aegis

DNA was beyond

corresponding

at the fragment for

"Release the news about the Millennia Aegis

her order,

that her desperately sought Millennia Aegis, once incomplete, would render the whole armor effectively

Vivienne wouldn't foolishly launch a

even if she checked recent

Abigail's disguise among common folk to recover, the search

mean one of two things:

than wasting resources on a search for someone capable of changing their appearance with special abilities, better to wait for

were returned to Cordelia was a form of solace, a true return to her family

the lab, Percival arranged for Thomas to drive Vivienne home, while he headed to report to

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