Meng Chao's brain felt like an old computer that was operating at an overload. It was smoking, spurting fire, and on the verge of exploding.
He bore with the splitting headache and discovered a new problem.
"Wait a minute, did you just say that the surveillance footage captured Master Lei entering the ancient ruins at the same time as the Golden Roc's explosion?" Meng Chao asked.
"In other words, this letter to me should have been written before the Golden Roc exploded.
"But at that point, Master Lei shouldn't have known that I had already returned to Dragon City!"
"...That's true."
Long Feijun contemplated for a moment and said, "Master Lei's condition has worsened in the past two weeks. His so-called closed-door training has been equivalent to deep sleep or even hibernation therapy.