Everyone went silent once again. Delores, Matthews, Janice, and Sonia all stared at Ace in disbelief. It wasn't his readiness to kill that stunned them—everyone knew one couldn't survive in the 'World of Curses' without being prepared to take a life. It was who he was so casually willing to go after.
People were cautious when dealing with the S.S.S. Even high-tier curse masters knew better than to provoke them outright. There was a fine line between confidence and recklessness.
However, Ace showed he was capable of handling even the likes of Sky-tier curse master. He had killed one and incapacitated another. Maybe he wasn't just talking big and was serious.
"How do you know where they are?" Matthews asked, narrowing her eyes and pondering, 'How had a newborn curse master figured out something the Bureau couldn't?'
