This was an unexpected choice. The Chief Adjudicator of the Internal Affairs Tribunal, responsible for capturing doomsday cultists and cleansing human traitors, turned out to be a doomsday cultist himself.

Rode instantly heightened his spiritual energy, ready for battle.

But to his surprise, Lucien stood there motionless, seemingly unaware that his true identity had been exposed. He didn't even raise his spiritual energy or enter a combat stance.

"Is this really me?" he questioned, bewildered, looking at Rode and the approaching adjudicators.