Seeing Zhou Yanfei and the other Demon Sealers kneeling on the floor, their faces twisted in grief as if they had just witnessed the slaughter of their entire families, Yuan spoke, "By the time I defeated the traitors and reached the vault… the treasures were already gone. I'm sorry."
"..."
None of the Demon Sealers responded.
"Though I did encounter the thief, who was on his way out. He was at the fourth level of God Ascension, so there was nothing I could've done to stop him," Yuan added.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanfei slowly turned to face Yuan, his eyes narrowing sharply.
"You encountered the thief… and survived? No, something's not right. You don't even look injured, not in the slightest. It's almost as if he let you go without even trying to kill you."
He paused, voice hardening.
"No thief in their right mind would go through all that trouble to infiltrate our vault… only to leave an eyewitness behind."
"That's—"
