From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 309 - 245: The Dragon’s Treasure, Exposing the Traitor_3

Lu Heng looked up and shouted loudly, "I'm going to catch the traitor, are you in?"

Xie Shi'en thought for a moment, a smile appearing on his face, and asked, "What if I don't participate?"

Lu Heng also smiled and replied, "Then let's see if you can escape from my hands."

The implication was very clear.

Lu Heng was determined to root out the traitor, so every summoned warrior couldn't be let go, including Xie Shi'en, regardless of his prior actions.

Every summoner was under suspicion.

If Xie Shi'en were truly the traitor and he were let go, conducting an internal investigation among the remaining people would be a complete waste of time.

Xie Shi'en glanced at Charles Water, who had just pointed at him, and slowly flew down with his body leaning forward, saying, "Anyway, there's still time, I'll play along with you."

All the summoned ones arrived at the Black Stone City council hall, leaving Black Iron Tribe warriors to guard the door.

Lu Heng made a gesture of invitation and said, "The process might take some time, so if anyone gets hungry or thirsty, feel free to eat some food from the table.

"If anyone gets tired and can manage to sleep, you may rest your head on the table or lie down on the floor. If you need to relieve yourself, I'll appoint someone to accompany you."

Zhao Liwen frowned and asked, "What about us girls? We can't just..."

Lu Heng raised his hand to gesture towards Su Muyu, "I have women in my team, plus I can call a couple of female Black Iron Tribe warriors to accompany you."

Zhao Liwen nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Wang Zhehan raised his hand and posed a question, "Is there a possibility that there's no traitor among us? If that's the case, what shall we do?"

Lu Heng smiled and nodded, replying, "First, let me share some key information. First, the traitor is in contact with the Bloodline Demons and has passed on intelligence to them."

"How can you be sure?" Most of the summoned ones present showed puzzled expressions, wondering how Lu Heng came by this information.

Lu Heng stood up and began to pace around the long table, slowly walking behind everyone:

"It's quite simple. At the start of this battle, everyone must have seen the incident where the Magma River flooded into the mine.

"However, I believe you might be wondering why there were so many Bloodline Demons in the mines?

"Because they received intelligence, that the Black Iron Tribe would breach the western foothills of the mountain and enter Black Stone City through the mine.

"Two years ago, the Dakville Leader once used the complex tunnels of the mine to enter Black Stone City.

"So, when the Bloodline Demons heard of this tactic again, they did not suspect anything and arranged for a large number of Bloodline Demons to be in the mine, ready to ambush the Black Iron Tribe warriors.

"The strategy of entering Black Stone City via the mine was a plan that the Dakville Leader and I discussed all night and came up with.

"However, none of you were aware of this plan, as it was never publicized.

"The plan we announced was to attack the side gates of Black Stone City primarily, while simultaneously sending a squad of warriors with flying abilities to parachute into Black Stone City and open the gates.

"That is to say, the mine strategy was a secret plan.

"Since it was a secret plan, why was it leaked?

"The reason is simple, a traitor among us overheard this secret plan and passed it on to the Bloodline Demons.

"What the traitor didn't know, however, is that the secret plan was actually a trap.

"The purpose was to lure the Bloodline Demons into the mine and then blow open the Magma River to drown all of these demons inside." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

After hearing this account, everyone gasped.

This move was actually quite risky; any single problem in any part of it could lead to failure.

Of course, even if some steps didn't proceed as expected, it wouldn't be a loss for the Black Iron Tribe— it would just mean that the magma attack was unsuccessful and the subsequent siege would be extremely difficult.

The plan to retake Black Stone City was essentially about finding a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation.

Fortunately, the traitor, as expected, had eavesdropped on the all-night discussion of the plan between Lu Heng and the Dakville Leader.

The finalization of this plan was their doing.

When Lu Heng talked about this matter, his eyes were constantly observing all the summoned ones present.

The course of these events was unknown to the summoned there, but the traitor was in the know.

Therefore, theoretically, the traitor's expression should change upon hearing these things.

However, after looking around, Lu Heng hadn't noticed anyone with a peculiar reaction.

This indicated the traitor had a very good psychological quality.

Time slowly passed.

The feeling of catching a traitor was not pleasant.

Because everyone was anxious about being suspected, if one were wrongly accused by everyone and condemned, there would be no chance to fight back.

Charles Water spoke up, "Stop telling the story, your arranged strategy is indeed formidable, but we are here to catch the traitor. Let's get to the point. Do you have a way to root out the traitor?"

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Actually, the method is very simple. We have already done it before. Everyone will undergo Zhao Liwen's spiritual torture. Her spiritual torture skill basically has no side effects, which is certain."

When Charles Water heard this solution, he immediately agreed, "I agree with this method. Besides, we have already undergone her spiritual torture before, which proved we're not traitors, so now it's your turn."

He said this and pointed his finger at the Da Xia superpower users present.

Last time, they had a conflict with the Da Xia superpower users, and when Lu Heng arrived, he forced them to undergo Zhao Liwen's spiritual torture.

Lu Heng corrected, "Last time was last time, this time is this time. What if someone accepted the traitor task during this Abyss Battlefield?"

Charles Water's face darkened as he said, "Fine, we can undergo another round of spiritual torture. But we've already done it once, can't start with us again, can we? The spiritual torture skill is also mentally draining, so let's start with the ones under the most suspicion."

The summoned ones present began to argue about who should be the first to undergo spiritual torture.

"I think we can only draw lots. Otherwise, it's unfair for anyone to go first."

"Drawing lots isn't necessarily fair either."

Lu Heng watched the people arguing, a smile showing at the corner of his mouth, took out a stack of papers, and said as he distributed them, "Drawing lots isn't fair; I think it's most fair to arrange the order based on today's combat enthusiasm.

"Traitors have collusions with Bloodline Demons and will have other thoughts during battle, so this method is the fairest."

"Then how do we determine who has the lowest combat enthusiasm? By voting?" someone questioned.

Lu Heng gestured for a Black Iron Tribe warrior to come in and said, "No need, I've had the Black Iron Tribe keeping records. There are no traitors among the Black Iron Tribe, so they are neutral, and their evaluation is the most objective."

A Black Iron Tribe warrior came in, holding the record in his hand, and said, "The least enthusiastic fighters are these two teams..."

He pointed to Charles Water and Park Hyun-jin.

Charles Water and Park Hyun-jin immediately jumped up, protesting, "This is aimed at me on purpose! You have a good relationship with the Black Iron Tribe; you must have arranged this."

Lu Heng ignored him and looked at the others, asking, "We'll start with these two teams for the spiritual torture. Do any of you object?"

No one else was likely to object; at such times, as long as it didn't fall on themselves, they would surely agree first.

Moreover, Charles Water had previously sought to force the Da Xia superpower users present to prove their innocence, which was a point of contention.

"It's up to you now, do you agree to undergo spiritual torture?" Lu Heng looked at Charles Water and Park Hyun-jin.

Charles Water's complexion turned somewhat ugly, but in the end, he endured and said, "Fine, I'll put up with you one more time. Allen, you go first and undergo her spiritual torture."

He signaled the spiritual system superpower user in his team, Allen Bella, to go out and be the first to undergo spiritual torture.

At this moment, Lu Heng suddenly raised his hand to stop them: "Wait, we're not starting with her this time, but with you."