All the rankers who had survived were brought back. They didn't even have time to be relieved about their return before they saw the condition of their surroundings.
The cliff had been flattened, and there were signs that a battle had taken place there. There were also some traces of blood on the snow that had just started to melt.
When they saw this sight, and thought about the person who had suddenly climbed to the top rank, they could already guess a few things.
Their thoughts were further verified when they saw another Professor there, with Lilian nowhere to be seen.
"Where is Professor Lilian?" Rey asked the man. Even if all the evidence pointed toward the same thing, he still didn't want to believe it. How could Elias kill a Professor? Even he wasn't capable of doing that!
"I have good news for you, and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" the Professor asked Rey, who was really hoping that he was simply overthinking.
