Ignoring the surrounding chatter, Lynn looked at the gathering around him and did not readily follow Cersei to some "interrogation room."
Although he trusted Cersei, entering the interrogation room would be equivalent to placing his life and everything he owned in the Academy's hands. What if something went wrong?
It would be best to clear himself here, in this public place, before everyone's eyes.
That way, even if the Academy truly wanted to pressure him, it would not be able to silence the masses.
Lynn spoke, his voice carrying clearly throughout the entire Teleportation Hall:
"Everyone, Marfa colluded with the Eggs of Chaos to set a trap and intended to murder an Academy colleague. I was forced to fight back."
The moment those words fell, the Teleportation Hall went quiet for an instant before completely erupting.
The silence shattered, and the crowd's discussion echoed throughout the teleportation area.
Someone muttered under his breath, "Holy shit! Mentor Marfa colluded with the Eggs of Chaos?"
The person beside him added, "The chief mentor of the soul faction colluded with an evil organization to kill one of her own Stigmas? More importantly... she got killed instead?"
Someone else chimed in, "If that's true, then this is beyond ridiculous. Just how awesome is Lord Lynn?"
"But Marfa is dead. The killer's words can't necessarily be trusted. Let's see what the Academy says."
Lynn did not wait for the discussion to die down. He decisively produced his evidence.
He took the black Memory Stone from his ring and activated its surface.
The first scene unfolded in the air. Wutian and Marfa appeared in the void, surrounded by silver-white formation patterns spreading out like a net closing in.
One apprentice sucked in a breath. "Those formation patterns... were set up in advance."
"Yeah, that wizard