"Impossible!"
Before Raine could say anything, Sophia was the first to voice her incredulous objection!
"What exactly does the young lady mean is impossible?" the Headmaster asked with a beaming smile. "Does she mean it's impossible for the Blood Demon to undo the blood sacrifice, or impossible for him to have died unexpectedly?"
Sophia was stunned by the question. Of course, what she instinctively wanted to say was that Lord Sabo couldn't possibly have died. But she herself didn't believe that Lord Sabo had undone the blood sacrifice of his own accord.
Could it be...
A trace of unease welled up in Sophia's heart...
Raine, standing nearby, had a flicker in his eyes. He murmured, "Something happened to Sabo? Interesting..."
"If Sabo isn't here, perhaps some matters can be discussed after all..."
As Raine pondered this, Xi Ye, dozing in the distance, wore an inexplicable smile beneath his helmet...
On the fifth day of the march, Billy received the news that reassured him most.
"Sir, Lord Ge Long has arrived!"
"Take me there, quickly!"
Billy, whose injuries had yet to heal, became extremely excited. Ignoring the doctor's protests, he strode toward the outside, his body covered in bandages.
As soon as he left the tent, he saw a large crowd gathered outside. At the very center stood the reinforcements sent by the higher-ups this time: Ge Long. Durant!
When he saw that familiar, aged face, the tension in Billy's heart immediately eased by more than half, and even his complexion improved considerably.
It was the comfort of feeling safe, the comfort brought by complete trust.
This brief change in his state of mind left the adjutant beside him stunned. He couldn't understand why the usually meticulous sir had suddenly relaxed so noticeably.
One had to understand that although sir