Dimensional Descent

"… Valiant Hall uses 20% of resources allocated for students without ever participating in resource competitions…"

"… Valiant Hall has exactly 793 cases of corruption in just this past half year alone since we began to track…"

"… Case 1: Student Aderil, guilty of embezzling merit points…"

"… Case 2: Student Xiron, guilty of embezzling merit points…"

"… Case 3: Student Faeynore, guilty of embezzling merit points…"

"… Case 7: Student Ren, guilty of exchanging merit points for favors..."

"… Case 8: Student Engkas, guilty of exchanging merit points for favors…"

"… Case 11: Student Morgo, guilty of exchanging merit points in exchange for sexual favors…"

Like a monotonous drone, Raylion began to list all the instances of the past half year. The stories were packed with such detail that one found it difficult to believe that they were fake. Things were only made worse by the fact these individuals of Valiant Hall weren't presence to defend themselves.

Things only continued to become more and more oppressive the more time Raylion spent speaking. It seemed that he had done thing on purpose, placing the most benign crimes ahead of the quickly worsening ones.

Explanations of exploitation, theft, and even sexual assault and violence were described in vivid detail, leaving many sitting in a state of half being at a loss and another half truly uncomfortable.

"… Case 22: Student Salor, guilty of …"

"… Case 31: Student Kirs, guilty of …"

"… Case 47: Teacher…"

The moment Raylion said the word teacher, the entire arena seemed to have deflated. It wasn't the kind of deflation one might experience from a waning balloon, but rather the kind that one would experience the second after a bomb dropped… The kind of deflation where the world lost its sound, color and feel before a blinding light and a cacophonic boom assaulted the senses.

high positions, it felt as though this matter could still be dealt with

moment Raylion said otherwise, it felt as

out on private tutoring and stealing

Student Nige, guilty of

Case 49: Student

Case 50: Teacher

onslaught of detailed stories spoken in a voice that couldn't have been less lively. But,

Teacher Lujor,

were endless. By the time he reached higher into the triple digits, many began to realize that some names were appearing more and more often. Whereas in the beginning one might appear

Lanceryn, guilty of posting fraudulent missions

Student Lanceryn, guilty of

Teacher Dryn, guilty of using disciples for labor

Teacher

Case 549: Teacher

Case 561: Teacher

Case 792: Teacher Ingsan, guilty of selling Valiant Hall's inventory to the merchants. His actions were learned of by one of his

sworn enemy, the Oryx Tribe, his decisions led to the death of 14 geniuses

into Raylion. This only became worse after he heard Sael's name. He didn't care for the woman, but that didn't mean he wanted to hear her name in this

said was true, weaponizing the names of victims in this way, was simply gross beyond

up his scroll, taking his time as though he didn't have a care

Hall who had stormed into the arena. But, without a place for them to sit, they could only stand on the dueling

was so heavy that a wide space had been carved out around her. Everyone knew that if there was going to be a battle, she would be the one to fight.

are meaningless. Honestly, I never wanted to reveal the trials and tribulations of victims in this way, but there was one matter

to speak, completely

small Fourth

isn't the case. There is nothing about this story to

right to stand by our sides. As for the other two, they were let in

murmur went through the crowd, but Raylion

disciple, a man who should have become one of our brothers, was killed by one of these two disciples before ever