Eric figured Brand was likely in the library.
This was because almost as soon as Dean Brand was quarantined and disappeared from the Cultivators' sight, the library was placed under strict guard.
Thirty of the Cathedral's household knights took turns guarding the entrance to the library, showing no signs of relaxing their watch even after nightfall.
Eric decided he would ask Delang tomorrow. Perhaps he had a way into the library.
However, just as night fell, a horrifying piece of news spread: Belenga was dead. The manner of his death was particularly bizarre—drowned in a vat of pig's blood. His corpse was in a horrifying state.
A wave of panic immediately spread among the Cultivators.
Talk of the Demon grew more intense. One by one, the Cultivators broke their vows of silence, turning the refectory into a debate hall.
This continued until Torod appeared with his personal translator in tow to deliver his usual boilerplate speech.
