"Th-This..."
The sight unfolding before him instantly left Shien, who had been standing there watching with a faint smile, completely dumbfounded.
Especially the blooming sprays of blood, the thuds as the bodies hit the floor, and the carpet gradually being stained red all told Shien that none of this was a dream.
"No way..."
Shien had never expected something like this to happen. His mind went completely blank.
Heaven knew, he had wanted to keep these people here, but he had never intended to do anything to them.
After all, Shien's Enemy Perception skill had not reacted at all. Only Mana Perception had responded, allowing him to discover their presence and realize that they had likely sneaked into this room with some purpose, not to harm him.
So, Shien had wanted to capture them and properly question what they had come here for, not slaughter them all.
Yet they had collectively committed suicide. How could Shien not be stunned? How could he not be confused?
Immediately, Shien hurried forward to check their condition.
Unfortunately, all four had died from a single blow. They had died almost instantly, without the slightest struggle or chance of survival.
"What the hell..."
Shien did not even know what to say.
It was not as though his hands had never been stained with blood. Nearly half of the Kingdom Knights had even been personally destroyed by him. But Shien had never indiscriminately killed innocents; he only killed those who stood against him.
So what was this now?
Were they forcing a few innocent lives onto his hands?
"They were really ruthless to themselves..."
Shien stood up, his face full of displeasure.
But at that moment, a voice sounded from behind him.
"They simply could not disobey their master's orders."
The calm, indifferent voice entered Shien's