592 Flesh and Bones

Arthur's interaction with Grandmaster Casca was minimal, but he did not have an unpleasant impression of the man. However, his death did not affect Arthur that much except for an unceasing feeling of pity and rage.

"Activate the highest-grade alarm," said Velos with a calm face to his right-hand man. "Do not allow for a single soul to escape. Whoever did this will be caught and sentenced."

"These traces belong to a high-frequency energy," said Jumana as she looked at the walls. "The culprit is not someone easily taken down. On the contrary, a fight with them might destroy the ruins as we know it."

"You care about the ruins even in this situation?" glared Velos at the grandmaster. "A man of our own has been murdered in this place. We are responsible for this."

"You have failed to do your duties and chose to play around with a young man instead. You wasted enough time before I got here, and this is what killed Grandmaster Casca."