However, everyone shook their heads, saying no one had come back.
A search party was immediately dispatched, and in the end, they found the elders' corpses in another part of the forest.
The elder and his group had been killed.
Their murderer was none other than Ryusoo Min from the Water Vein Tribe.
He had been hiding in the shadows all along.
When he saw that they had gone to seek reinforcements, he chased them down, killed them, and then doubled back.
Had Amalia not descended from the sky, Yeom Hwaun would have waited for the Fire Vein Tribe's reinforcements in vain—until his death.
When the truth came to light, grief consumed the entire Fire Vein Tribe.
They vowed never to rest until both the Water Vein Tribe and Earth Vein Tribe were annihilated.
"Please forgive our disgraceful state," said an elder, stepping forward to face Amalia.
