The assassin and the magus had yet to awaken, but Pilov and his sons had already confessed under torture. According to Pilov, his family had long been in contact with the Kushan Empire.
Because they jointly operated a trade route, the Kushan Empire had swiftly used news of the Aluminum Dragon to win over the Earth Fury Family.
"I don't know how they learned about the Aluminum Dragon, but Shadow Incarnation is a vast organization. They must have uncovered news of the Aluminum Dragon while investigating Piero. Everyone knows Piero has ties to Liszt. Wasn't it only natural for Shadow Incarnation to investigate him?"
Thus, after obtaining news of the Aluminum Dragon, the Kushan Empire's people began plotting their conspiracy.
"The assassin is called Louis Shadow. He is the most powerful being in Shadow Incarnation, already beyond the levels of Shallow Shadow, Deep Shadow, and Shadowless. He has reached a pinnacle realm equal to that of Dragon Riders and magi. I don't understand that realm very well. I only know that Louis calls himself the King of Shadowless."
Besides Louis Shadow, the King of Shadowless, there was also a magus—the Kushan Empire royal family's chief magical adviser, Laird Truth.
"I don't know much about Laird Truth either. I only know that he is an old-established magus whose strength is unfathomable. Moreover, he carries the Kushan Empire royal family's divine artifact, the Staff of Confining Light. It can seal off the void; no creature can escape the confinement of its light."
Pilov was a tough man. Only after enduring all manner of torture did he slowly squeeze out the full course of the conspiracy, bit by bit.
He was unfamiliar with both Louis Shadow, the King of Shadowless, and Laird Truth, the magus. Instead, he communicated through an intermediary. This intermediary