Ethan fell backwards as blood spurted out of his head. It happened in less than a second. 

"Ahh!" 

"W-what's going on?” 

The players panicked over the sudden change. Kahn and Doyle, who had been talking to Brend, hurriedly turned their eyes to the commotion, but Yeon-woo had tightened his grasp on Carshina’s Dagger and was already rushing towards the players Ethan kept close. 

“How the hell did he…?” They were shocked that he’d seen through their act, and they dispersed in different directions at the same time. 

'How naive.' Yeon-woo laughed at how the players all ran away after just a light push. He had noticed their plan not long after they started executing it since he always kept his senses strengthened in a passive state. He could detect even the slightest changes in his surroundings, and his instincts would warn him immediately about any suspicious activities. 

His senses had been tracking the movements and conversations of the players were following them, and they managed to notice Ethan’s look as he observed the three of them, his attitude when he gave orders to some of the players, and the way he talked to Brend while avoiding his eyes. Ethan had overconfidently believed that he was being discreet but his actions only triggered Yeon-woo’s suspicions. 

Yeon-woo had expanded his senses, just to be on the safe side, and he discovered that an unidentified...