Several people died on the spot, and George needed to take care of the aftermath. After a brief conversation, Hudson decisively turned and left with Melissa.
On the way back, the more Hudson thought about it, the more something seemed off. The events were too coincidental.
First, the auction items were switched, followed by the disturbance caused by the Followers of the Evil God, and most crucially, the appearance of the "Poison of the Abyss."
Suddenly, a light flashed before Hudson's eyes, and he quickly came to a conclusion—the old man who had shouted earlier was suspicious!
Merely by a puff of smoke, he identified the legendary "Poison of the Abyss," which seemed excessively remarkable.
Either the old man had encountered the legendary "Poison of the Abyss" before, or it was deliberately released as a diversion to attract everyone's attention.