Case was irked the moment he recalled Josua’s face. In his impatience, he wanted nothing more than to see that man again.
At that moment, Jimmy hurried toward Case with an anxious look on his face.
Case frowned, feeling like something was wrong with Jimmy’s expression.
Could something have happened?
At that moment, he was not in a good condition. Even though he had gained a lot, he had used up all his true energy. Ludwig felt like he was barely keeping himself standing upright.
Jimmy could tell that Case was in a weaker state and swallowed what he was about to say. Ludwig reached out to support Case, but Case did not care about that at that moment.
Ludwig frowned and asked, “Where’s that guy? Where’s the masked guy? Don’t tell me he ran away. Can’t you even do something that simple?!”
Case was absolutely furious. If that guy escaped, he would not let Jimmy off easily. After all, Josua had insulted and embarrassed him in public. Not only that, but Josua mocked the whole Swelling Tide Continent as well!
The man would pay a hefty price for his transgressions, and he would make sure of that, or his anger would not be quelled.
Jimmy’s lips stiffened. Ludwig had been berated by Case the moment he came out. Ludwig felt annoyed, but he did not dare to say anything. After all, Case’s skills were there for him to see, and Case was his fellow disciple as well. No matter what, he could not retaliate.
Case got even angrier when he saw Jimmy not answering.
Ludwig gritted his teeth and said, “Speak up! What happened? Why are you the only one here? Where did that brat go?!”
Jimmy took a deep breath. “Ludwig didn’t go missing. I just couldn’t keep him here.”
When he said that, Jimmy felt like he was in a difficult position. Things had already advanced to this level, and he felt very helpless. Ludwig felt like there was nothing he could do. It was not like he could just forcibly stop Josua from entering Cloud Valley nor could he have followed Josua in.
After all, once anyone entered Cloud Valley, they would be sent to an isolated space. They could not interfere with each other and he could not possibly follow him, so he was only able to watch as Josua entered Cloud Valley, unable to do anything.
Case did not know what happened, so he got even angrier when he heard what Jimmy said.
“What do you mean, you couldn’t stop him? How could that happen?! Even if you couldn’t attack him, you could’ve followed him. You could’ve had someone report to me after that! This guy wouldn’t have the guts to walk out of Cloud City. There are no rules outside of the city. If he left, he’d fall right into our hands!”
Jimmy shook his head as his expression twisted. It felt like anything he said would be wrong. After all, Case had not seen anything.
To Case, Josua was an insignificant ant that had just been bragging all the while. Without the rules in place, he would have attacked Josua.
Jimmy sighed helplessly. “It’s not like that. Ludwig didn’t leave this place, but I couldn’t follow him either.”
Case was even more confused at those words. If anything, Jimmy’s words served to only confuse him. What exactly happened?
At that moment, Case had lost all his patience.
