However, when the news reached the entrance to the Demiplane, Luc Vandero and the other powerhouses present remained calm. Their reaction was even a little too calm.
For a moment, the scene was utterly silent.
"Just as we thought." After a long while, Luc Vandero smiled. "So it really was an assassination!"
The moment he finished speaking, the crowd erupted:
"I knew it! I knew it was an assassination!"
"How could anyone just disappear for no reason? It really was an assassination!"
"Joshua's 'disappearance' caused no disturbance at all. He simply vanished while shopping. The more you think about it, the more terrifying it is!"
"No, wait. Although Joshua was affected by Four-Dimensional Spacetime energy, he should at least have possessed the strength of Planetary-level Tier 8 or Tier 9, right? How was he killed without a sound?"
"What if the one who acted was a powerhouse above Star-level Tier 5?"
"Star-level Tier 5..."
"That's right. To assassinate Joshua without causing the slightest commotion, the assassin was probably at least Star-level Tier 5!"
"I think Star-level Tier 5 is understating it. At the very least, Tier 6 or Tier 7!"
Someone also asked Luc Vandero, "Lord Vandero, what level do you think the assassin was? And who do you think the assassin was?"
"Well..." Luc Vandero stroked his chin and fell into thought.
Seeing Luc Vandero pondering, the people present immediately lowered their voices considerably, all eyes focusing on him.
After thinking for a moment, Luc Vandero faced the crowd and said solemnly, "As for who the assassin was, I can think of several possibilities, but I have no evidence and cannot make wild accusations... As for the assassin's strength, I can responsibly tell everyone that he was at least Star-level Tier 7!"
"Star-level Tier 7?" Quite a few people