The Man's Decree

Thiago piped up, “What do you know, you newbie? There’s no one else capable of pulling this off except Carla!”

Thiago was quick to pin the blame on Carla so he wouldn’t have to bear any responsibility himself.

Jared retorted, “Why would you think that only Carla could do this?”

“It’s simple! She’s the only one powerful enough to cause the fire source at the test site to surge and cause an explosion. No one else has that kind of skill,” Thiago replied with a cold snort.

Jared glared coolly at Thiago and returned, “Even without her capabilities, it’s not impossible to trigger an explosion from a fire aura. For example, if someone were to bring in an artifact imbued with a fire source and then release it into the air, couldn’t that also cause an aura surge that would lead to an explosion?”

Upon hearing this, Thiago instantly furrowed his brows. A hint of alarm flitted through his gaze.

Meanwhile, a wide-eyed Adan stared at Jared in utter disbelief.

No one saw me when I was acting. But how on earth does Jared know about this?

“Indeed, that could be

all outer circle disciples; how could they possibly possess a magical time imbued

pointed at Adan and suggested, “A quick search will reveal the truth. I suspect that Adan is carrying the magical item imbued with

“I d-d-don’t have it.”

sputtering Adan hastily shook his head, his expression becoming

mocking glint in his eyes. He stared at Adan and continued, “If you insist

Jared, “You good-for-nothing! Just who do you think you are? Adan is the most

they search Adan and find that bronze

Judd asked, “Axel, do you happen to

it during the assessment. It seemed to contain a fire source. He probably wanted to

was immediately livid when he heard this. I can’t believe

for a search by Axel is reasonable. Are you preventing the search because you’re feeling guilty?” Judd asked

search us then, but it’s only fair if everyone gets searched,”

in agreement. “Of course. Everyone who was evaluated

“Oww!”

suddenly clutched his stomach, his face contorted in pain. “My stomach hurts,” he groaned, “I need to use the restroom. You guys