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"Unless.... he had help. The mysterious Beastmaster behind him must have helped out," Malik gritted his teeth, "I knew it. He had someone protecting him, which is why he could escape from Stepfather's grasp. That weakling is incapable of doing something like this without help."

Despite saying all this, Malik couldn't help but doubt himself. He knew that if a beastmaster or a higher rank followed Zuriel and his crew into the dungeon, they wouldn't be able to secure such an evaluation rating due to the immense disparity in strength.

The only explanation was that Zuriel might have accomplished such an extraordinary feat by himself and his crew. However, that was an even more ridiculous statement to believe.

Suddenly, the door of the brig creaked open.