Blazing flames rose into a giant torch, illuminating the pitch-black night.

Rolling black smoke soared into the sky, symbolizing the towering rage in someone's heart.

"Has the fire been contained?"

The Instructor, his face somewhat blackened by smoke, questioned his subordinate beside him.

He had rushed over immediately upon receiving the magic tool's alert, but that magic tool was not some treasure that could predict the future; it was merely an alarm to prevent the situation from escalating after it had already occurred.

When the fire was not yet so large, he arrived at the scene, relying on a knight's powerful physique to withstand the high temperature of the flames and rush into the house, hoping to rescue Marvin.

But he was still a step too late.

Marvin was killed!

Upon seeing the headless body lying in the flames, already starting to char, he realized that this fire was no accident.

It was an act by someone or some people attempting to destroy evidence.

"The isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading has been dug, and people have been arranged to fetch water to fight the fire. It should be brought under control very quickly."

The subordinate quickly reported the progress of the current firefighting efforts to the Instructor, his tone urgent and tinged with unease.

He was deeply afraid that his superior, who was in a bad mood, would vent his anger on him.

"Have you found out who started the fire?" the Instructor continued to ask.

Although he didn't think the person who did such a thing would be so careless, he still asked, just in case.

"Currently… no suspicious persons have been found, but we have begun to investigate the surrounding area one by one, and we believe we will get detailed information very soon."

The subordinate replied with even more unease. * is the home of this chapter

"Mm."

Hearing this reply, the Instructor was not surprised; he simply nodded calmly in agreement.

Then, as if he had thought of something, the Instructor turned to his subordinate and gave clear instructions: "Tell the firefighters to cover their noses with water-soaked cloths when entering the house."

"If they smell anything strange or feel unwell, they should come out immediately."

The Instructor gave this instruction to prevent his men from being harmed by Marvin's strange alchemical potions and materials.

After all, who knew what those things would turn into under high temperatures.

Even he himself, after confirming Marvin's death, quickly retreated, precisely because he was worried about what harm the contents inside might cause.

Speaking of the items in Marvin's room.

Actually, Liens initially wanted to use a taste of his own medicine, planning to poison Marvin to death.

But after trying it in the instance, he found that highly toxic poisons were not discreet enough; Marvin could easily detect them. Poisons with strong discretion were less toxic and would require a long accumulation of time to potentially poison Marvin to death.

The reason for saying 'potentially' was that Marvin was not useless.

He was a skilled alchemical potion master; he could very well detect problems in his body in advance and concoct corresponding antidotes.

It was too difficult to kill Marvin in his area of expertise, so Liens ultimately chose a simple and direct forceful killing.

"Also, try not to overly damage the layout inside the house when fighting the fire, and it's best not to move the body inside."

"After the fire is extinguished, arrange for some people to seal off this area. Without my order, do not let anyone else enter. Violators will be arrested directly."

"Check the people on patrol tonight. Tell everyone to think carefully: did they encounter anyone acting strangely tonight?"

"Yes, subordinate will go and inform everyone now." The subordinate responded seriously.

Although it was expected, upon hearing the word "body" from the Instructor's mouth, the subordinate realized that "Lord Marvin" had probably been murdered.

The subordinate took the order and was about to set off to execute it when the Instructor called out to him again.

"Wait… also check those people in the East District. See if there's anything suspicious."

The Instructor pondered for a moment and issued another order.

Although he didn't think it was those Slaves who did it, checking everyone could rule out some incorrect options.

"Understood, subordinate will go and do it now." The subordinate responded quickly. After speaking, he turned and left, preparing to convey the upcoming tasks to his other colleagues.

After the subordinate left, the Instructor also turned and left the fire scene, walking towards his own house.

The situation here still needed to be reported to his superiors.

…

"Liens, Liens… wake up quickly, something big has happened." Ben shook Liens, who was sleeping, and said anxiously.

"What's wrong? Uh… something big? What big thing happened?!"

Liens was initially a bit muddled, then as if startled by the "big thing" Ben mentioned, he sternly asked for the reason.

Liens could, of course, guess what the "big thing" Ben was referring to was, but he couldn't show it in front of Ben, could he?

So, the necessary acting was indispensable.

Moreover, he was genuinely sleeping before, which he did not fake.

Liens knew that what he needed to do was done; the rest was just waiting for the situation to develop further.

If he was lucky, no problems would arise.

But if he was unlucky and the Instructor really noticed something, then it would be time for a desperate fight.

Therefore, as soon as Liens returned to the dormitory, he immediately entered the instance to concentrate on sword practice.

This way, he could avoid constantly worrying about this and that, which might make his expression abnormal and lead to flaws in the plan.

It also allowed him to continue strengthening his power, so that when the time for true resistance came, he could kill a few more people.

"Listen, isn't it very noisy outside… I just went out to look, and there's a huge fire to the northwest, like something is burning."

Ben replied to Liens with a somewhat heavy tone.

At this moment, it was indeed a bit noisy outside, with the sound of people running and various shouts.

"On fire?"

Liens was stunned, expressed his confusion, and then quickly walked to the dormitory door, carefully opening it, as if worried about disturbing the commotion outside.

He walked outside and looked in the direction Ben had indicated earlier.

There, flames soared into the sky, like a giant light bulb, illuminating the darkness of this Training Camp.

Liens had actually seen this scene before; he had already burned Marvin's house several times in the instance.

Unfortunately, because the instance time was not long enough.

So he couldn't fully know the Instructor's subsequent actions, otherwise, he wouldn't be so worried.

Liens gazed deeply at the distant scene, with a feigned look of shock on his face.

Ben also walked out of the house and stood beside Liens, looking in the direction of the fire with him.

Actually, Liens and Ben were not the only ones who went out to check what was happening.

People from other dormitories also couldn't help but walk out of their rooms and look in the direction of the incident.

Some were shocked, some curious, some discussing, some uneasy, while others just quietly watched the situation unfold outside.

This scene might have happened before, just over 4 months ago.

"You say… could it be done by one of us?" Ben whispered his guess to Liens.

His voice was very soft, as if he didn't want anyone to hear it.

Fortunately, the two were standing very close, so Liens could hear Ben's voice amidst the somewhat noisy environment.

"I don't know… perhaps it was an accident, or perhaps it was indeed done by someone who couldn't stand the solitude." Liens replied in a deep voice.

If it was just a fire, the Instructor might very well suspect that it was done by one or some of them, the Trainees.

After all, they had a record, and under immense pressure, people always have irrational moments.

But if Marvin's headless body was added, the development of the situation would undergo a strange change.

This change stemmed from that "contract".

People always subconsciously trust authoritative things. Marvin was like this, and Leinajin was also like this.

'Instructor, when you see that body, what will you be thinking?'

Liens silently mused in his heart.