This time, no matter how much the Northern Alliance tries to stall and go through the motions, there's no way they can drag it out any longer.
Because this is a matter of several thousand spectators' lives.
The first two times only targeted the contestants and didn't end in fatalities. The sheriff came over, took a look, and—well, what's the big deal? Just go through the procedures.
But now, besides the thirty-six heretics who were killed, there were also some with weaker constitutions, or those who were doing something at the time and fell from the stands after being frozen—they all lost their lives.
Such a major incident, with countless people watching, even the Northern Alliance didn't dare stall with procedure. Investigation teams were dispatched quickly.
Moreover, some representatives from other empires who understood arrays stepped up to join the investigation.
