Ian had just swiftly eliminated the hidden spy, but the crisis was only temporarily averted.
According to the records recovered from the corpse, the Osborne Clan had already marked him as a primary suspect. With the spy's death tonight, the situation had only grown worse.
This was a massive hidden threat.
His strength had grown too quickly; he had gone from a Middle Level Apprentice to a High Level Apprentice in less than four months. The timeframe was unnaturally short. Fortunately, the current state of war temporarily masked his anomaly.
His progress was certainly spurred by the pressures of war and his own relentless efforts.
But the panel had provided the most help. It was his greatest secret, his ultimate trump card, and he could not allow anyone to pry into it!
'I have to get rid of them as soon as possible.' Ian's heart seethed with killing intent.
