The Eerie Crime Scene!

Ren walked through the market, shaking his head to himself.

The gathering of Sorcerers was nothing like he had expected.

He had thought the Sorcerers would get together to compare advanced Magic.

Or exchange some secret intelligence about the universe.

Instead?

They were all bragging.

And setting up stalls to do business.

All kinds of strange materials from other dimensions were spread across the ground.

Ren even spotted a tree person who looked like Groot—or rather, an herbaceous plant.

He was selling his own roots and leaves.

Ren's eyes were opened.

He would never see anything so bizarre on Earth.

This was quite an education!

Apart from enjoying the spectacle, Ren spent each day wandering the streets.

He wanted to see if he could find a bargain everyone else had missed.

As he walked along,

A sudden commotion rose ahead.

A patrol of Sorcerers had been surrounded by a crowd.

Onlookers packed the area around them.

"The residential district?"

"Did something happen?"

Ren frowned and stepped forward.

A gathering of Sorcerers naturally had guards to keep order.

This independent space had been established by the Sorcerer Supreme and several other powerful figures.

Security was usually handled by their disciples or descendants.

People from Kamar-Taj had done the job before, too.

The current patrols served an old friend of The Ancient One.

Ren approached the crowd.

Recognizing him as the Sorcerer Supreme's disciple, everyone immediately made way.

Ren walked straight through.

"Hagult, what brings you here in person?"

"What happened?"

Ren asked.

Hagult was no ordinary man.

He was unquestionably among the strongest people here.

Put him in Kamar-Taj, and he would be a Master at the very least.

He normally appeared only to receive important guests.

For him to personally lead a team into the residential district, something serious must