It was night.
Most of the mages in the Mage Tower had returned to their respective laboratories, no longer venturing outside.
The scholar's death left the Mage Tower in a state of panic. The thought that the murderer might still be inside the Mage Tower at this very moment caused a terrifying atmosphere to quietly spread among the people.
If the killer could murder the scholar during meditation, they could easily kill anyone among them.
Just recently, Ethan received a series of distressing bad news.
Several citizens of the Empire broke into the mansion of the other side. They appeared like marionettes controlled by strings, and unknown Magic Power surged through them. After being repelled by Anapolis, these "puppets" fell into a coma.
The doctors diagnosed that their bodies were still functioning normally, yet they had lost consciousness, with no way to predict when they would awaken.
