From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 237 Investigating the Traitor
When in Blackrock City, Lu Heng saw a man wearing a black cloak and a hood talking to the bloody banshee Sarain.

At first, I could only hear their conversation, which was low and sounded like the voices of Dark Iron Dwarves.

At that time, Lu Heng suspected that there was a traitor in the Black Iron Tribe, but when this person walked out of the Blood Sacrifice Tower, this speculation was overturned.

Because the cloaked figure is about the same height as a human, much taller than a Dark Iron Dwarf.

Then this cloaked man might be some human with special abilities, such as Xie Shien.

Yes, Lu Heng had doubted the spiritual master named Xie Shien whom he met in Black Stone City.

The fact that this man suddenly appeared in the heavily guarded Black Rock City was itself suspicious.

Lu Heng relied on the Shapeshifting Orb to transform himself into a blood demon and sneak into Black Stone City.

How did Xie Shien get in?
Judging from the height, Xie Shien is very similar to the cloaked figure who came out of the Blood Sacrifice Tower.

Anyone with an unidentified identity needs to be watched carefully.

Therefore, Lu Heng had been observing him while escaping with him.

However, until they escaped from Black Rock City, they did not find anything suspicious about him.

Even when Lu Heng invited him to form an alliance, the other party refused.

If he agreed to form an alliance and go together, Lu Heng would become suspicious.

Lu Heng had previously thought about Xie Shien’s motives for taking him out of Black Stone City.

If Xie Shien was a traitor, there must be some purpose for him taking me out of Blackrock City.

For example, forming an alliance with peers is a very reasonable motivation.

But he had no intention of going with us, and they parted ways after leaving the mine.

In other words, thanking his master for bringing him out of the lava abyss did not bring him any substantial benefit.

He even exposed himself.

According to his ability to suddenly appear in Black Rock City, if he is not a traitor, it means that he has the ability to enter and exit Black Rock City at will.

At that time, he could even hide in the dark and watch the show, there was no need to show up.

Looking at the whole thing, Xie Shien did not gain any benefit from this incident, nor did he achieve any goal, from the time he appeared to the time they escaped from Black Stone City.

Unless he wants to play the long game and catch a big fish, there is only one possibility, that he just wants to help the people with special abilities in his own country.

At present, this motivation is most consistent with Xie Shien’s behavioral logic.

In fact, Lu Heng helped the seven Daxia superpowers to block Charles Water's attack for the same reason.

For this reason, Lu Heng basically ruled out the possibility that Xie Shien was a traitor.

……

Now, Darkvir III has discovered traces of dark magic in his father's ashes.

Once again the issue of traitor was brought up.

Darkvir II died from black magic, and in this world, it was mainly the Dark Iron Dwarves who practiced black magic.

So, it is basically certain that there was a traitor among the Dark Iron Dwarves, and this traitor killed Darkvir II.

Combined with the conversation heard at the Blood Sacrifice Tower, even if the cloaked man is not a Dark Iron Dwarf, his information should have been obtained from the Dark Iron Dwarf traitor.

Therefore, the most important thing now is to find this traitor.

After Lu Heng linked all the information together, he said:

"Captain Darkville, I now have a clue that can narrow the scope of the investigation of the traitor."

Since Lu Heng retrieved the ashes of the previous generation of leader, Darkwell now trusts Lu Heng very much.

He just wanted to catch this damn traitor, so he asked quickly, "What clues? Tell me quickly."

Lu Heng paused for a moment to organize his words, and then said: "I can confirm one thing, this traitor in the tribe left the Dili Castle before I met you and went to pass on the message to the Blood Demon.

“He probably hasn’t come back yet, or he may have just come back not long ago.

"So, leader, find out the list of tribesmen who have left Dilibao during this period. The traitor must be on this list."

This clue was obtained from eavesdropping on the conversation in the Blood Sacrifice Tower.

At that time, the conversation between the cloaked man and the blood banshee was about the Dark Iron Dwarves hunting down humans.

This information was already outdated at that time.

After Lu Heng and Darkvir III reached an agreement, the Dark Iron Dwarves stopped hunting humans.

From this we can confirm another piece of information: this cloaked man is not a conscript.

If he is a conscripted person, he can see the changes in the first main quest and naturally know that the Dark Iron Dwarves have suspended their pursuit of humans.

He is neither a conscript nor a Dark Iron Dwarf, so who else could this cloaked man be?
Even if this cloaked man is not a Dark Iron dwarf, there must be a Dark Iron dwarf traitor.

Following Lu Heng's instructions, Darkwell III called his personal guards to investigate the list of tribesmen who had left Dilibao in the past few days.

Due to the constant conflict between the Dark Iron Tribe of Darkville and the Blood Demons, the Dark Iron dwarves in the Forge of Refutation rarely leave the camp.

Every time a Dark Iron Dwarf leaves Fortress, they are fully armed and led by a captain.

So, after a little inquiry, the list was handed in.

In three days, a total of 152 Dark Iron Dwarves left Fort Fortress. They were divided into 10 teams, two of which had 16 people, and the rest had 15 people.

Lu Heng looked at the list and asked, "Among these teams that went out, has anyone ever acted alone?"

Darkwell called the captains of the ten teams and questioned them one by one.

The captains' answers were also very concise:
"Only the scouts in the team have ever acted alone. Even if other soldiers go to relieve themselves alone, it won't take long."

"The scouts are out exploring, that's for sure. It's impossible for the scouts to stay in the team all the time."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "Among these scouts, are there any who have been away for more than half a day and have not returned yet, or have just returned not long ago?"

Several captains shook their heads and said, "That's impossible. A scout can only act alone for a maximum of three hours, and then he has to return to report the situation."

Three hours is definitely enough to transmit information, but it is absolutely impossible to go to Black Rock City.

If the traitor is among these scouts, it will be impossible to confirm it based on the time clues.

Lu Heng then asked: "Which of these scouts have mastered the black magic?"

Since the previous generation of tribal leader died from black witchcraft, this traitor must have mastered black witchcraft.

Darkwill then added, "It's high-level black magic."

The captains all shook their heads: "Scouts may be able to master low-level black magic, but high-level black magic is impossible. The tribesmen who master high-level black magic are all powerful wizards, and they will not be arranged to be scouts."

Indeed, in the Dark Iron Tribe, the Dark Iron Dwarves who can master high-level black magic cannot have a low status. Even if their original status is low, they will be promoted immediately after mastering high-level black magic.

It is indeed impossible for a scout to master high-level black magic.

This resulted in the clues ending here.

Darkwill thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps this traitor has already left the tribe."

This possibility is indeed very high. After all, Blackrock City fell three years ago.

This traitor from the Black Iron Tribe killed the previous tribal leader three years ago. It would be too horrifying if he still dared to stay in the tribe.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "Apart from these, has no one else left Dilibao in the past few days?"

"No more, they are all here. It's so dangerous outside, we will only leave Dili Fort if we lead the team out to carry out the mission." Several captains took over.

……

The investigation into the traitor has gotten stuck here and there is no way to proceed further.

Darkville was unwilling to lose the clue just like that, so after careful consideration, he sent someone to ask for help from the tribe's witchcraft elder.

Didn't have to wait long.

The chief's personal guards respectfully escorted a witchcraft elder from the Black Iron Tribe to the Sharpening Castle.

"Elder Gru, you are finally here." Chief Darkville went out to greet him personally and invited him to the ancestral hall.

Elder Gru is older, and you can tell from his aura that he is of high rank.

He walked into the ancestral hall slowly with a lava turtle, and then left the lava turtle outside the hall door.

This lava turtle is a special creature on the lava plain. Its entire shell is black, like cooled magma, with a little dark red.

After Darkwill invited Elder Gru into the ancestral hall, he asked him to check his father's ashes: "Elder, please take a quick look. My father died at the hands of black witchcraft. There must be a traitor in our tribe."

Elder Gelug knelt on one knee in front of the clay jar and bowed respectfully before going forward to examine the ashes.

After checking, he nodded and said, "There are indeed traces of black magic left."

Darkwill said excitedly: "There is a traitor in our tribe. My father must have been killed by the traitor!"

Elder Gru thought for a moment and asked, "Who brought the ashes back?"

"It's this human ally, his name is Lu Heng." Darkwill gestured to Lu Heng at the door.

Lu Heng was originally squatting at the door, teasing the lava turtle with his fingers.

Hearing the two people mention him, Lu Heng stood up, nodded slightly to Elder Gelug, and said, "I brought it back."

Elder Gru took it and asked, "When you brought the ashes back, were they touched by anyone else?"

Lu Heng shook his head and replied: “No, I came back directly after getting the ashes.”

Elder Gru whispered in Darkwell's ear, "Chief, I understand your feelings, but I want to remind you of one thing. The traces of black magic may have been added later.

"The person who brought back the ashes was an outsider. Is the leader sure he wants to trust him?
"If this is a plot by the Blood Devil to cause internal strife in our tribe, the leader is so emotional right now that he could easily fall into their trap."

When Darkwill heard this, his expression froze for a moment and he began to think seriously.

The traces of black magic left behind can indeed be added after the bones are burned to ashes.

This is easy to do, just cast a black spell and burn the ashes.

Therefore, after Elder Gru's reminder, Darkwill realized that he was not 100% sure whether his father died from black witchcraft.

As for whether the humans in front of us are trustworthy, this is also a serious question.

Darkwell really trusted Lu Heng just now because Lu Heng brought back his father's ashes.

However, if there is something wrong with the ashes and the whole thing is a conspiracy aimed at gaining his trust, then the process of retrieving the ashes needs to be re-examined.

(End of this chapter)