Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1987

"Instead of asking about the timer, shouldn't you be telling us where you've gone? How did you disappear along with the ghost gate? Also, why did the Ghost King's energy appear at that ghost gate…"

As someone who had summoned the Ghost King with his singing bowl, Mike effortlessly recognized the ghastly energy belonging to him.

With his strong associative thinking, he swiftly put two and two together. "Don't tell me the Ghost King snatched you away earlier!"

After all, it would be way too easy for the Ghost King to snatch someone away in Phantom Market.

The more Mike thought about it, the more convinced he was. He instantly became furious and snapped, "What did he want? Did he mean to get you eliminated from the tournament?"

Lexie, hearing Mike's indignant complaint, got riled up as well.

She immediately turned toward the officials seated on the panel and said, "The Ghost King just blatantly interfered with the mystical tournament—shouldn't the officials step in and do something about this?"

The official representatives—tournament organizer—also found the Ghost King's actions unacceptable and nodded sternly.

"Rest assured, we'll issue an official warning to the King of the Dark Mountain. If it happens again, we'll report him to the underworld and request disciplinary action."

They weren't from the same department, and even the Special Security Agency didn't have the authority to punish a Ghost King on their own—unless the underworld chose to turn a blind eye.

Shannon hadn't expected things to escalate so quickly. She hadn't even said a word, yet the Ghost King was already being saddled with the blame. Now, there was even talk of an official warning letter.

She hesitated for a moment, debating whether to tell the truth. However, doing so would drag Zidane and Morvahn into the mess, and that would only complicate things more.

Thus, after a one-second pause, Shannon made a decisive call. She would let the Ghost King take the fall for now, and he could sort it out with Morvahn later.

Seeing that Shannon had returned safely, Myla was ready to announce the final pass count for the first round of the tournament when Newton suddenly stood up from the judges' panel.

"Hold on. I have objections regarding Ms. Shannon Jensen's advancement."