The number of treasures the Mudstone team had abandoned because they possibly carried strange souls numbered more than twenty. If not for Adrian, the death toll among the thirty people would already be more than half their group by now. Now that Adrian was around, he could help them distinguish which treasures had souls attached to them and which ones didn't, hence the big difference.

Suddenly, a shout came from the outskirts of the palace.

"How dare you kill one of ours!”

Adrian and the others turned to see a group of more than twenty people standing at the entrance, glaring at them menacingly. At the forefront was an elegant young man dressed in dazzling white clothes. Beside him was a beautiful woman, Emma, and behind them was the Emberfallen team.

"It’s not what you think." Sion frowned.

Normally, the other teams would not enter a palace that was already occupied. But the Emberfallen team had broken the rules and even accused them of killing one of their own. The reality was