Lingering Danger

Shortly after Palace Master Ragnir finished talking to the warrior in charge of tracking down Young Master Zion, a High-rank Battle King turned to him.

"Palace Master, if Third Palace Lord's youngest son was caught by the Holy Sunfire Tribe, wouldn't it be too late to stop them from learning what happened inside the Battle God Palace?" a High-rank Battle King asked. 

"Not necessarily," Palace Master Ragnir replied with narrowed eyes. 

"The entire Battle God Palace was locked down during our house-cleaning operation to seal all news from escaping Steelpeak Mountains. Furthermore, Steelpeak Mountains is isolated from the rest of the Central Region."

"As such, no one outside of the Battle God Palace would know what's going on inside. If the Holy Sunfire Tribe captured someone important like that little brat, their first thought wouldn't be to interrogate him but to use him as a hostage and gain an advantage over the Third Palace Lord."