The news shocked the entire nation. Some felt pity, while most were happy.
Reports claimed that he died while trying to flee from his party members after stealing all the loot during a boss fight in an S-Class dungeon. Two out of the five members were S-Class rankers, including Ezekiel. The other members were all above B-Class, and one of them was Clyde.
They said Ezekiel chickened out and abandoned his teammates to die while facing the dungeon boss. But the monster chased him instead, and that was how he died. The rest survived by pulling together after Ezekiel's betrayal. They fought bravely while he died in disgrace. The media praised them for their "resilience", heroes rising above the ashes of treachery.
And people believed it.
Just like that, everything collapsed again.
