At the gate of the fortress, seeing the weak and urgent plea on the other's pale face, Leo Ray's expression turned even more solemn.
The situation was already crystal clear. Sina's group must have encountered an ambush on their way back and suffered a crushing defeat. The mastermind behind it was obvious—it was the lich.
"But if it were only the lich, they wouldn't dare act so recklessly in the Desert Alliance's territory. It seems the rotten apple within the Desert Alliance has surfaced, conspiring with them inside and out."
"The most crucial thing is that aside from the missing vice leader, there might be other powerhouses from the Desert Alliance involved; otherwise, Sina wouldn't have lost so decisively."
Leo Ray helped the trembling masked man in front of him up and noticed the petrification marks that hadn't fully dissipated on him.
