I Level Up Dragons with My Evolution System-Chapter 91: Judgment

Mr. Gunter and Mrs. Konan stared at him, and rage surged within them like a huge wave, forcing them to stand up and point their arms at him.

"You murderous bastard!" Mrs. Konan roared.

"We trusted you, we even gave you food and supported your friendship, considering you to be someone worthy. How can you repay someone who trusted you like this?" Gunter did not lose control, but acted with restraint, yet his words were more accurate.

Edward couldn’t even speak, as his mouth was gagged. But even if he could, he wouldn’t.

All of this was meaningless, and he needed to see what the hell was going on. Who was the bastard who claimed that he killed Lander? And why was this little couple blaming him?

He had been trying for hours to think of something to say to the family by way of apology. He even considered using all his money to compensate them, even though he knew that wouldn’t bring their son back.

And now it turns out that he is to blame? That he was the one who killed Lander?

Edward looked up and stared at the principal, acting as judge, in the middle of the elders. On either side were many teachers and high-ranking soldiers. Generals, commanders, etc.

There was so much security that it almost seemed as if he were a dangerous criminal wanted by the kingdom for killing the royal family.

After about 15 minutes of keeping him waiting there, standing in the middle, the principal decided to begin.

A gavel struck the table and he stood up. Everyone thought to stand with him, but he waved his hands to indicate that they should sit down.

"Let’s skip the formalities. You’ve all been informed of today’s agenda, so there’s no need for unnecessary formalities," said the principal, then looked at Edward. "Remove his gag, let him speak."

A few soldiers approached Edward and removed his gag, although he remained tied up.

"On your knees," said the principal in a cold voice, and a blow to the back of his knees sent Edward to the floor.

"Since you are a criminal who disobeyed the order not to leave your room in the morning, I hope you understand that we will not treat you like a human being," said the principal.

Edward stared at him.

"Don’t you have anything to say?" asked the director.

"I have a lot to say," Edward replied.

"A criminal is never allowed to say much, but since you deserve to have your defense..." The principal motioned for him to speak.

Edward didn’t even know where to start. What order had he disobeyed? Yesterday he arrived early and no one was expecting him. He slept most of the day because his wounds hadn’t completely healed, and when he woke up this morning, no one came to tell him anything. So, was he in trouble for not being informed?

But that question was too long to put into words in a place where people were waiting behind him to gag him again.

So he had to choose a shorter question. Since he was caught, the coldness in his heart had been increasing until it reached the current point, where he didn’t even feel despair, because he still didn’t understand what was happening.

"You all accuse me of killing Lander without any evidence..." he said, frowning and looking at Lander’s angry and grieving parents, before turning back to the principal. "Can I at least know who accused me and what the allegations are?"

"Do you think you’re worthy of saying his name, bastard?!" Gunter suddenly roared, wanting to get up and beat Edward up, but he was stopped by the guards.

The principal looked at him and motioned for him to be quiet.

"The accusations are not unfounded. General Lawyer himself and his investigators went into the dungeon. You know that, right?"

"I was informed of that." Edward nodded.

"Inside, Lander’s body was so badly damaged that it was unrecognizable. The undead had eaten most of his body, but that’s unusual. When an undead kills a person, especially if there is a Lich nearby as the report says, they don’t eat them, but use them to create more undead. That tells us that it wasn’t them who killed him, but someone else," said the director.

"Coincidentally..." He grabbed a folder from the table and read. "Among the mission participants, one person has the wind attribute, another has anomalous water, and... there is only one with the fire attribute, which rumors indicate is quite strong." Finally, he looked at Edward.

"Only you could have killed him... Do you need further explanation?"

Edward frowned deeply.

’Impossible.’

According to the report given by General Lawyer himself in Silver City, Lander’s body was nowhere to be found. Of course, that could mean he was eaten by beasts, but when he died, Lander fell very close to the precipice that divided the mine. Wasn’t it logical to think that he fell to the other side and that’s why he wasn’t found?

Now... there is something that doesn’t make sense in the principal’s report and his own knowledge. According to what he knows, the undead of the Cursed Lands do not eat humans, for they are not beasts without intelligence, but rather have intelligence equal to that of humans. It was Aurora who told him this, and with his current knowledge, he is sure that this is the case.

The principal’s report was only possible if they were undead from a normal dungeon, but they weren’t.

’How should I let them know?’ He tried to think carefully, because he couldn’t reveal his system; that would kill him.

"Our group fought the undead personally," Edward said suddenly. "I stood at the front, using all my magic to try to resist the attacks while we tried to escape from the mine. I know how strong they were; they weren’t normal beasts." Edward was completely sure of it.

"No?" The principal laughed. "Are you saying that a small group of first- and second-year students managed to survive a mine with beasts from a C-rank Cursed Land?" It was clearly laughable.

If such weak students tried to enter that kind of C-rank Cursed Land, they would inevitably die, even more so if they had to carry the weight of 100 miners who only knew how to run in a straight line.