Ronglin said in a deep voice, "This means either the other side is so powerful that even my Observation Haki can't detect them, or no one used mental abilities to interfere with you at all. You've been poisoned!"
"Poisoned?" Shiryu looked stunned. "People at our level should be able to tell if we've been poisoned, right?"
"Apparently not." Ronglin sneered. "Who knows what method the enemy used to poison you without your noticing? If Jazz hadn't suddenly shown symptoms, I wouldn't even have known the enemy had already made their move."
Shiryu looked dejected. "But I don't feel anything right now! What should I do?"
"It's fine!" Ronglin said. "I've already sent for Caesar. That madman loves researching this sort of thing. He's the best person for the job."
Shiryu was somewhat puzzled. "How exactly did they poison us? Through what means? Were only the two of us by your side poisoned, or were others poisoned as well?"
Ronglin fell into thought. These days, Burgess had been assigned the task of managing the Hidden Sentries for the city's defenses, while King of Ashil was publicly in charge of maintaining order.
He had personally placed King of Ashil on the throne. There was no way the man would betray him, and betraying the Star Alliance would only lead to his death.
Could it be Burgess? If it was him, would he target everyone in the city? If it wasn't him, could there be someone else? Were they only targeting those around him, or had it already spread throughout the entire country?
Ronglin was deeply troubled. Enemies making covert little moves like this were the most irritating.
Chapter 452: What an Interesting Opponent!
"Go call Moria over!" After thinking for a long time, Ronglin finally made his decision. Since Burgess was now