Brando and his army returned to Santa Fe "victorious."
Amu went out to meet them and found that the army had brought back many bodies. Great Serpent Valley had suffered heavy losses this time too.
But as the bodies were being brought in, Amu spotted Osiris among them.
Osiris's corpse was horribly mangled. His torso was almost gone, and only part of his skull remained...
The only reason anyone could identify him was the strange bone growths wrapped around the flesh of his legs. That ability was not especially rare, but in Santa Fe, Osiris was the only one who had it.
"What happened? How did he die? Did you catch up with the enemy?" Amu was stunned.
Brando mumbled, "Hmph! Osiris betrayed the Illuminati. I exposed him, but he resisted and tried to kill me, so I executed him on the spot!"
Nearly all his teeth were gone, making his words hard to understand.
Amu's mouth twitched. "How could that be? He was a Nirvana Adept of the Illuminati. Why would he betray us? He..."
"We've confirmed the Double Pupils Faction's ambitions. Its members are after the position of Eternal Sword-Keeper. You don't need to ask about the details. All you need to know is that Osiris colluded with the Lizardmen and abandoned Santa Fe, causing the base to fall. His crimes are unforgivable!" Brando said.
Amu stared at him in shock. "Is there... evidence?"
Brando sneered and gestured to Brandy, who immediately explained the contradictions in Osiris's account.
"He said the Lizardmen attacked Santa Fe, but they were actually outside Great Serpent Valley Base, fighting you the whole time?" Amu asked, dumbfounded.
"Hmph! He clearly prepared that story in advance. He just didn't expect you to hold the Lizardmen back," Brando said with a cold laugh.
That immediately