It was true that Gong Lei had taken a keen interest in the Teleportation Formation and had asked many detailed questions. There was no doubt about that. But what had been Grand Scholar Gong Lei's original intention?
It had been to expand the Teleportation Formation and increase its transport capacity.
"Think back. The day before the incident, Gong Lei sent us a message talisman. He clearly described his plans and objectives. And that message talisman had to have come from Gong Lei himself, or it wouldn't have reached us."
Shen Guang Grand Scholar kept reminding them, "Think about it. If Gong Lei really had been a traitor, he would have had no reason to tip anyone off, ask Shuijing to oversee the formation's expansion, or describe those blueprints."
Put yourself in his shoes. If you were a traitor, would you act so openly? The more conspicuous you were, the more attention you would draw, which could only work against you.
"So you're saying that Gong Lei really was being used? Then why did he go into hiding?" someone asked, puzzled.
"Hmph, go into hiding?" Shen Guang Grand Scholar said coldly. "If my guess is right, Gong Lei is already dead. He didn't know how to keep a low profile, and someone took advantage of the opening. It cost him his life."
"Dead?"
"Grand Scholar Gong Lei's personal strength ranks among the top ten in the Five Elements Academy, at the very least. And he died without a sound? Who was his opponent? How could they have such skill? Have Surface Humans really evolved to such a powerful level?"
The Underground Race knew that Surface Humans were cunning, calculating, and technologically advanced.
But it was also common knowledge in the Underground World that Surface Humans were weak in combat. Though Spiritual