Outbreak 2

Whether in terms of open sentiment or covert power plays, none of those present wanted Kenhart to be executed so easily.

After all, he was a high-ranking mage just like them. Merely because he had clashed with the direct bloodline of a Legend, he had been framed and falsely accused, ending up in his current predicament.

Anyone would feel the sorrow of the rabbit dying and the fox grieving.

So now that there was someone to take the lead, all those forces immediately converged and spoke out together at this morning assembly.

Among the forty-three high-ranking mages in Lanying Tower's decision-making body, thirty-two—regardless of rank—spoke out together, pleading Kenhart's case and demanding a reinvestigation.

"A case that has already been decided, and now you're telling me it needs to be retried?"

Wudiye sat in the seat of honor with an expressionless face, revealing neither anger nor pleasure.

Yet with that single question, waves of crushing pressure belonging to a Legendary powerhouse swept through the Arcane Hall like a hurricane.

The high-ranking mages below who had stepped forward to support a retrial all grew somewhat uneasy.

But these shrewd people, who usually shrank back at the first sign of pressure, were unusually steadfast this time.

With the pressure spread among them all, it no longer seemed quite so terrifying.

Indeed, even against a Legend, if numerous high-ranking mages joined hands in casting spells and produced powerful metamagic effects, they could potentially fight back.

After all, everyone present was level ten or above, with the strongest among them even reaching level fifteen.

"Your Highness Wudiye, tyranny cannot bring justice, nor can it create an order people will accept." Lorenka, the eldest mage present, spoke up again.

He was not afraid of such Legendary pressure. In his family, even that Legendary powerhouse was