Book 5: Chapter 198: Disorder
Verjade gasped, stumbling several steps back from the shocking image in the puddle.
“What’s going on?”
“What happened?”
“Did you see it clearly?”
Noticing Verjade’s distress, the others crowded around, anxiously bombarding him with questions.
“Lucy… she’s… not coming back…” Verjade gulped, his voice strained.
“What?” The group was startled. They understood all too well what his ominous words implied.
Lucy’s teammate from the previous round, a purple-haired woman who had been particularly close to her, stepped forward in disbelief.
“Wasn’t it supposed to be just a test? Did that foolish woman actually challenge Princess Estelle for real? Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense for her to be gone so quickly within a few minutes.”