"I didn't see his memories, but I sensed his emotions. Lu Yilin was terrified. That terror was a complicated mix, but I could clearly sense that part of it came from a fear of death."
"Don't look at me like that. An Advanced Mind Mage can distinguish the causes of an emotion. [Fear of death] is something every Mind Mage is required to study."
"I don't know why he was afraid of dying. Given the current circumstances, there shouldn't have been such an intense fear of death mixed into his terror."
"Unless he'd only recently escaped death, or my Mind Wave made him feel like he was dying. But a Mind Wave used only to probe emotions wouldn't affect physical objects."
"To put it bluntly, Lu Yilin is afraid we'll find out about something, because once we do, his days will be numbered..."
Jiang Shaoxu had said enough. There was no need for her to continue.
What could they possibly discover that would make Lu Yilin think his days were numbered???
Combined with their earlier conversation, the answer was clear.
Lu Yilin really might have harmed Zhou Sining!
Infighting was strictly forbidden in the National Team.
Once it was reported, the offender would most likely be expelled, without even a chance of joining the National Pavilion Team.
Let alone fighting a teammate to the death, or even deliberately murdering one...
In that case, expulsion from the National Team wouldn't be the only consequence. There would also be a trial before the Mage Court.
If he had deliberately murdered a teammate, the verdict was obvious.
Even if the court spared his life, the forces behind the victim would never let him off!
All five fell completely silent. For a moment, no one dared break the deadlock.
This was the Great Barrier