Jonas pointed at the corpse nearby and said, "Right over there."
Following his finger, Rhein finally saw the figure lying motionless on the ground, seemingly lifeless.
She breathed a sigh of relief, though a lingering fear began to settle in.
This was the first time she had come so close to death... Though Rhein had dealt with plenty of matters involving it, this was her first time facing an attack at such close range.
Everything had happened so quickly that even now, it still felt a little like a dream.
"Ah, ahaha, as long as it's been dealt with."
Rhein gave a couple of dry laughs, seemingly embarrassed by her earlier humiliating display. Then, as though something else had occurred to her, she fell silent, her cheeks reddening.
"I'm truly sorry this happened. I'll have someone take you somewhere to rest shortly. I hope what happened just now didn't frighten you."
As if he had sensed what she was thinking, Jonas offered some reassurance.
In Rhein's view, however, she was actually the main reason this had happened.
Just as Jonas had thought earlier, if the person behind this operation was merely envious of the "Virtual Reality" project, attacking the launch event would do them nothing but harm. Even if Jonas really died in the attack, they would gain nothing from it.
The most likely culprit was the Void Realm Church, but she had asked Jonas before the event began, and the church had made no unusual moves lately. Even if this really was a plan they had devised, Jonas would have received word in advance.
That left members of her own family as the most likely perpetrators...
Some wanted her to become the next head of the family, and naturally, others did not want to see that happen.
If she