Chapter 293 - Divide And Conquer
Reynolds didn't head deep into the city before he sensed three strong auras not too far from him, he didn't need to see them before he knew they were the people searching for him. He quickly made a run for it, spreading out a hint of his aura so they would know he was there.
The three people consisted of Hamon and two other ladies, they sensed Reynolds' aura as soon as Reynolds sensed theirs.
"This way," Hamon said to the two ladies, before chasing after Reynolds.
There was a good distance between them, but just like Reynolds, he didn't need to see him before he knew he was the one. The girls followed behind Hamon in chasing after Reynolds, they could also sense the aura, but they weren't really sure if it belonged to Reynolds.
It didn't take them long before they exited the city, given their speed, they could reach here sooner, but they didn't want to draw any unwanted attention in the city.
When the group came out, they noticed Reynolds was heading to the south. This was the area he previously went to when he wanted to show Carl some of his skills.The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.
"Hmph! He's pretty c.o.c.ky if he thinks he can take on the three of us," One of the ladies said.
The other one shared the same opinion as well, even Hamon felt the same way. Even though Reynolds was a high-grade summoner, it didn't mean he could fight against all of them.
Reynolds, who was currently running, had no wish to fight them, for now. Had there been only two of them, he would've thought of taking them out quickly before the others came, but three wouldn't be easy to handle. The odds of the others coming before he killed all of them were high, and there's also the difficulty of the battle.
He originally intended to step in and ask what was wrong but after listening to what the other man said, he gave up the idea. The only time they noticed Reynolds was after his test, but he joined the Academy soon after which didn't give them any room to speak with him. His parents had some sort of inferiority complex so whenever they tried speaking to them, they rarely spoke much. This brought about an awkward relationship.
Reynolds didn't feel anything towards them going back into the city so quickly. He spoke to them when he returned from the Academy some weeks back, but they didn't really have any relationship. Although, he would've been grateful if they stepped forward to at least try to help or find out what was happening.
'The others will be coming soon, time to start separating them.' He thought.
Lightning covered his foot and his speed skyrocketed, before long, he was out of Hamon's group view.
"No, he's going to get away. Hamon, go after him," One of the ladies said.
They weren't as fast as Hamon who was a Wind Elementalist, so it was only logical that he was the one who went after him.
"What if he attacks?" Hamon asked, a little fearful of Reynolds.
"You don't need to fight against him, just stall him." The young lady said, looking at Hamon with demeaning eyes.
She felt disgusted by his fear. They were also geniuses, had they also gone into the trial land, then they would've been stronger than their current state.
"Okay," Hamon replied with gritted teeth.
He couldn't refuse since he didn't have to fight against Reynolds. Even though he felt this was a trap, and he was wary of Reynolds' strength. He had the utmost confidence in his abilities, if he wasn't powerful, there's no way he would've been able to join this unit.