Return of the Runebound Professor Chapter 871

Vivian grappled with exhaustion and rising tensions in Aqua Terra, where crime surged amid the influx of rival factions for the impending tournament. Preparing to observe with other Faction Heads, she conferred with the Executioner, who reported no enemy Hands, a vanished Death Mage trail, and rivals testing treaty bounds. Rumors hinted at unseen forces, but the Apostles—led by their Prophet with Kyyle among them—advanced openly, less than an hour away, intent on competing.