[Boss, the woman disappeared shortly afterward.]
[However, according to my data analysis, she likely disguised herself and blended into the crowd.]
"Can you still track her now?" Lucas asked.
[I'm sorry, Boss.] Alpha replied.
Lucas thought for a moment and then said,
"Package your analysis video and send a copy to Master Wong. Tell him I'm looking forward to his reply."
[Completed, Boss.]
Alpha's speed was, as always, astonishing.
Elaine spoke from the side.
"From the sound of it, either you accidentally walked into the line of fire… or you were used as bait."
"I don't think so," Lucas said suddenly.
"Oh? Why do you think that?" Elaine asked with interest.
Lucas placed his empty cup on the table.
"First, let's assume I was the real target. If that were the case, she wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble."
"One or two intermediaries would have been enough."
"What she did looks more like she deliberately cut off the investigation trail."
Elaine shook her head.
"That doesn't make sense. If she wasn't the one behind it, why would she erase the trail?"
Lucas nodded.
"Exactly. So the most important thing right now is to determine—"
"Who the real target was."
At that moment, the silent sniper finally spoke.
"My employer only told me one thing."
"After 4:21 PM on November 13, assassinate the first person who walks out of the hospital."
Hearing this, Lucas finally understood why his earlier questioning hadn't worked.
The assassination contract had contained no specific target information.
Just a time, a location, and the instruction to shoot the first person leaving the hospital.
Even the sniper had no idea who that person would be.
"Looks like all the leads are gone," Elaine said teasingly as she popped a piece of candy into her mouth.
"What leads are gone?"
Kara's voice suddenly came from the staircase.
She had just woken up from a pleasant afternoon nap and walked downstairs to hear Lucas and Elaine discussing something.
"Nothing much," Lucas replied.
"A group of criminals tried to take over the hospital today. I just happened to be there."
"Oh."
Kara nodded.
"Those criminals must have been really unlucky."
She poured herself a glass of cold milk, then glanced curiously at the masked sniper standing stiffly in the living room.
"Who's that guy? Another criminal?"
"Not sure," Lucas shrugged.
"But when I walked out of the hospital, he fired a sniper round at me."
"So now we're trying to figure out who hired him."
Kara tilted her head thoughtfully.
"I'm also curious what kind of idiot would hire someone like him to kill you."
Lucas chuckled.
"Well, we did track down someone."
As he finished speaking, Alpha projected the mysterious woman's portrait and surveillance video onto the holographic display in the living room.
After watching the footage, Kara tilted her head.
"This looks like… magic or witchcraft?"
Lucas nodded.
"I already sent the footage to Kamar-Taj. Master Wong will give me an answer."
---
[Boss, Master Wong is requesting communication.]
Before Alpha even finished speaking—
A golden portal suddenly opened in the living room.
Wong stepped out.
"Lucas, the situation is serious. That's why I decided to come in person."
He greeted everyone briefly before walking toward Lucas and looking at the holographic screen displaying the woman.
"The video you sent me…"
"That woman is a witch."
"However, the magic she used isn't something I recognize."
"But this kind of incident falls directly under Kamar-Taj's jurisdiction."
Wong's expression was extremely serious.
"All malicious incidents involving magic, curses, or sorcery are handled by Kamar-Taj."
"So Lucas, do you have any more information about her? We may need to dispatch a specialized team of sorcerers to track her down."
Lucas shook his head.
"That's everything I have. I just finished investigating it myself. You already have all the data."
Wong sighed.
"That makes things complicated."
"If you discover anything else, inform me immediately."
"Lucas, this may look like a small matter—only one person died."
"But the nature of the situation is very serious."
"You have no idea how many people she may have killed elsewhere."
Wong's tone grew heavier.
"This woman is almost certainly part of the Black Witch lineage."
"They frequently trade human souls with entities from the Dark Dimension."
"Some of them even attempt to summon extremely powerful dark beings into the real world."
"That's why whenever something like this happens, the Sorcerer Supreme treats it with the highest priority."
"Sometimes the Sorcerer Supreme even personally leads the investigation and capture."
Lucas finally understood why Wong had rushed over immediately.
"Alright," Lucas said.
"If you find anything and the Ancient One can't deal with it personally, call me."
"This woman gives me a strange feeling. I'm a little concerned."
Wong nodded.
Then he suddenly looked at Lucas with a strange expression.
"Lucas… what happened to you?"
"Don't ask," Lucas sighed.
"I got ambushed by someone and lost a portion of my vital energy."
"But my core wasn't damaged. It's nothing serious."
There was no point telling Wong more.
His current level wasn't high enough to deal with that problem anyway.
Maybe Ancient One could.
"Alright," Wong said.
"Take care of yourself. I'll check the Kamar-Taj treasury to see if there's anything that might help."
"Thanks," Lucas replied.
Wong stepped back through the portal and disappeared.
---
Lucas shook off the lingering thoughts.
"Alright. It's dinner time. I'll start cooking."
"You're not worried about that woman?" Kara asked.
"That sorcerer just said she could be very dangerous."
Lucas walked into the kitchen and started taking out ingredients.
"Relax. It's not that serious yet."
"Unless you want to become a superhero and go hunt down that witch yourself?"
Just then, the front door opened.
Wanda and Pietro's voices echoed through the living room.
"Hm?"
Lucas sensed their presence—
And another familiar aura.
"Why is she here?"
Lucas stepped out of the kitchen.
Behind Wanda and Pietro stood a familiar tall figure.
"Why are you here?" Lucas asked.
Kara looked at the woman curiously.
She had shoulder-length black hair.
Layla hesitated before speaking.
"I… I just wanted to ask about what happened at the hospital today."
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