"They vanished! Demon King Liu Wenjian and God's Chosen One Lin Qinfeng just vanished!"
"Fury Shield! What the hell is going on?"
"Playing deaf and dumb won't save you, Fury Shield. I advise you to tell us everything honestly. Otherwise, once the Council of Elders puts you on trial, you'll really suffer!"
"Yeah, yeah. Fury Shield, stop trying to tough it out and hurry up with the truth. If this keeps up, no one will be able to protect you..."
Listening to the clamorous noise around him, Fury Shield was panicking inside as well.
But with things having reached this point, coming clean would never earn him leniency.
Fury Shield's original plan had been to hold out until the situation became completely clear, then adapt accordingly, shift responsibility, and minimize his punishment.
For example, by confirming that Liu Wenjian and Lin Qinfeng had truly died within the Path of Pain, or that they had safely emerged from it.
But he had never expected Liu Wenjian and Lin Qinfeng to enter that inexplicably appeared giant hole directly.
Their deaths had not been confirmed, nor had they come out of the Path of Pain.
What was he supposed to do?
All he could do was grit his teeth and keep holding on.
"What else is there to say!"
Suddenly, a loud shout cut through the squabbling of the demon elders.
The Unicorn elder, who had a horn growing from his nose and had previously been kicked to the ground twice in a row by Fury Shield, spoke with a face full of fury:
"Fury Shield blatantly ignored the Council of Elders' regulations and abused his privileges!"
"Now he has caused such a catastrophe, leaving Demon King Liu Wenjian and God's Chosen One Lin Qinfeng—important pillars of our Holy Domain—missing. His crime is