Dylan was bound and taken away in an instant, without even having time to resist or explain. Those people gave no reason at all. They simply seized him with such force and escorted him straight to the dungeon at Morgan Base!
"What happened?" Only after the squad had vanished from sight did the crowd, who knew nothing of the truth, dare to speak.
The person who had come to deliver the news but arrived too late sighed, his expression complicated. "Didn't two people arrive today? They caused trouble! The Morgan Legion followed the trail back to Dylan. When they found out he had let them in, they treated Dylan as an accomplice!"
After their shock, everyone became both curious and enraged.
"Those two survivors were incredibly strong. They even dealt with the five giant lions outside. They should have been summoned, no matter what. How did they end up causing trouble?"
"No matter how serious it is, they can't blame Dylan! He's been guarding this place day and night, working without complaint."
"Exactly! What did those two survivors even do?"
The messenger gave the crowd a deep look, then spoke with trembling lips. "They killed a noble!"
Silence—
The gathered crowd thought they had misheard, and the place instantly fell into an eerie dead silence. A full minute passed before anyone spoke again.
"A noble?!"
"Dead? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely! The entire refugee district and commoner district are talking about it now!" The messenger sprayed spit as he spoke excitedly. "They directly killed a noble who was delivering food to the refugees! They beat him so badly that his corpse was crushed into pulp!"
"What exactly happened? Tell us! Why would they attack a noble for no reason?"
"I heard Gray from the registration office assigned those two to the