He would be cleared of suspicion in no ti.
The only real issue was determining which scenario would play out and preparing accordingly.
In no ti, Ezekiel arrived at the location where he had left Esther and the others.
Seeing them still lying unconscious on the ground, with Esther’s face twitching slightly as though caught in an uncomfortable dream, Ezekiel sighed in relief.
He quickly carried Esther and Draven over his shoulders, moving them toward the teleportation platform.
Although he had no personal relationship or connection with them, he had to ensure their safety because even a single death could push the Governing Council to take the matter of the dungeon monster breakouts seriously.
Of course, that’s if today’s incident hadn’t already forced them to take it seriously.
Fortunately, along the way, Ezekiel noticed so students who had been too afraid to approach the direction of the earlier battle.
None of them had returned to alert the Dungeon Service Nurses.
They had instead remained hidden to avoid drawing another magical beast’s attention and exposing themselves to the golden-winged beast.
Ezekiel found their actions reasonable.
He would have done the sa back when he was still weak.
Due to his current reputation and the sight of the two people slung over his shoulders, they quickly swung into action as they ca forward to help him.
After notifying them of the situation, they imdiately headed in the direction of the earlier battle to rescue the remaining two injured students.
At this mont, Ezekiel carried Esther in a princess hold, finding it far more appropriate than slinging her over his shoulder.
Besides him, another student carried Draven.
They stepped onto the teleportation platform and were quickly transported to the Dungeon Hall.
Ezekiel noticed that a large number of students were still gathered in the robotic receptionist area, gossiping about the completion of the goblin extermination quest and speculating over who might have accomplished it.
Ezekiel furrowed his brows slightly.
He had been so focused on capturing a Rank Two Lesser Beast that he had nearly forgotten about their presence.
The mont they stepped through the doors, the lively atmosphere slowly quieted as all attention shifted toward them. Their expressions shifted from shock to confusion, recognition, and disbelief.
Ezekiel ignored their stares. His gaze swept across the crowd and quickly locked onto the Dungeon Service Nurses in the distance.
He noticed that their eyes were also fixed on him.
Without hesitation, he walked toward them.
The crowd instinctively parted, unwilling to stand in his way.
Then the silence was shattered into a cacophony of voices.
"OH MY GOODNESS! Isn’t that Esther Palgram, the top ranker of Class One?! Why is she unconscious, and in the arms of the Worst One?!"
"Shhh! Are you crazy? Stop calling him the Worst One! Do you want him to target you like he did to the Windcrest Clan’s descendants?! And look, Draven Dalgrim, the second ranker of Class One, is right behind him! Both of them look like they are seriously injured!"
"You are right! What happened? Did they run into a magical beast they couldn’t defeat inside the dungeon? Did the Worst One actually rescue them?"
"Rescue them? Don’t be ridiculous. What kind of magical beast could push Esther and Draven to this state? If there really were such a beast in the dungeon, the Governing Council would lock the dungeon down imdiately. No... If you look carefully, the truth is obvious.
It’s Ezekiel. He must have defeated both of them. I know the student carrying Draven; he’s not nearly strong enough to face either Esther or Draven. That ans he’s just there as a cover. The truth is that Ezekiel defeated both of them himself."
"Hisss! Do you even realise what you’re saying? No matter how strong the Worst One has revealed his strength to be over the past few days, there’s no way he could compete with Esther and Draven, much less defeat them both!
They’re Late-Stage Rank One Awakeners, already racing to see who would reach Rank Two first. There’s a reason they’re the top rankers of Class One!"
"HEY!! If you call him the Worst One one more ti and put all of us in trouble, I’ll rip out your mouth!"
As Ezekiel walked through the crowd, he heard their voices and whispers, causing his brow to twitch.
Fortunately, none of them suggested that he and Esther were in an inappropriate relationship or that he might have actually attacked soone just because it made his life troubleso.
Arriving at their table, he noticed three more individuals dressed in Dungeon Service Nurse attire, seated beside Jas and Tiana.
Two were n, and one was a woman.
He quickly figured out their identities.
The man and woman were part of the Class Two Dungeon Service Nurses, and the other man belonged to the Class One Dungeon Service Nurses.
This wasn’t the first ti he had seen them gathered together after all, they all did the sa job.
However, it was rare. Since this was a 24/7 responsibility, with the only possible break being when students were in class, they valued their ti. They didn’t linger in the Dungeon Hall unless necessary.
Rembering the incident that had taken place a few days ago within the dungeon, he realised that what had transpired within the dungeon was much more serious than he had imagined.
"What happened?" Jas quickly stood up and asked.
The rest of the Dungeon Service Nurses also rose from their seats.
The student carrying Draven quickly placed him on their table, then backed away and disappeared into the crowd.
With their gazes fixed on him, Ezekiel swiftly gave them the explanation he had prepared beforehand. "It’s like this..."
As he finished his explanation, Ezekiel looked around and noticed a thin barrier surrounding them, isolating them from the students outside.
He realised one of them had erected the barrier to prevent information from leaking to the crowd.
Upon hearing his explanation, Jas and the others all wore expressions of deep solemnity.
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