Chapter 88: Evacuation
It was a three-story stone building. As Sein ascended to the third floor with the silver-armored knight, they were greeted by a scholarly-looking male mage. He had short platinum blond hair and was dressed in white robe.
Through the windows of the third floor, Sein could catch a glimpse of the Black Magic Academy at the heart of the city.
The fierce battles persisted, marked by elemental explosions and bursts of fire.
The Black Magic Academy stood as the final bastion of resistance for black mages from Mystralora City.
Under the control of black mages for an extended period, the academy had become a formidable stronghold, with its densely covered prohibition arrays and magic towers.
As Sein’s gaze drifted toward the distant black magic academy, he could not help but wonder about the ongoing situation there.
It seemed the silver-armored knight had concluded his telepathic communication with the white-robed mage, a privilege of being a Rank One or higher expert.
“Concerned about what’s happening there?” the white-robed man suddenly inquired.
Unlike the typically cold and unpredictable full-fledged black mages from the Black Magic Academy, the powerful Divine Tower mage exuded warmth.
“My friends might still be there,” Sein replied softly, deliberately avoiding mention of his mentor.
Revealing his mentor’s status as a black magic initiate could bring unwarranted trouble.
The white-robed man nodded and continued, “Baldor mentioned that you are a black magic initiate with a good heart, demonstrating integrity, especially when you once saved numerous civilians in Mystralora City.”
“Though I may not hail from the ranks of commoner knights like Baldor, I greatly appreciate these qualities and practices of yours,” the white-robed man expressed.
His words suddenly stirred a memory in Sein, taking him back to an incident two years ago near the spatial passage in the Sand World. Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
During the clash between two peak Rank Three grand mages on the other side of the passage, a Divine Tower mage had expressed concerns for the well-being of black magic initiates like Sein.
The voice of that individual bore a resemblance to the white-robed mage standing before him.
A beam of white light shot out from the mage’s fingertips. It was a healing spell.
The sudden revelation of the Sandworm King’s potential escape seemed to inject a sense of urgency into these the knight and mage.
With no further instructions on what to do, the white-robed mage simply instructed Sein to stay put and avoid wandering around then hastily exited the stone building with the silver-armored knight.
Before leaving, the white-robed mage quickly put up a prohibition array, a precautionary measure beyond Sein’s capabilities as an initiate to overcome.
For the next three days, Sein found himself confined to the stone building, with no sign of the white-robed mage and the silver-armored knight.
Three days later...
Explosions and elemental shockwaves violently shook the Black Magic Academy in the heart of Mystralora City.
From the third floor of the stone building, Sein witnessed flames engulfing the south and west sides of the academy. The magnitude of the explosions surpassed anything he had witnessed in the preceding days.
Flap! Flap! Flap!
The sounds of creatures flapping their wings reached Sein’s ears.
Amidst the thick smoke and flames, Sein spotted around two dozen academy overseers and about a dozen flying dark creatures carrying several black mages and a group of black magic initiates as they ascended into the air.
Among them was a bald mage in white robe. Sein was able to recognize him right away.
It was Martin, the vice dean, whose strength in the academy ranked second only to the mysterious dean!
Surrounded by the owls, Martin waved his hand, summoning diamond-shaped meteorites to plummet from above.
These meteorites were from the lumenstone vein above Mystralora City.
A large number of blazing orange meteorites descended, accompanied by scorching fire.
A meteor shower was sweeping across Mystralora City!
This was an indiscriminate attack launched by the person who built up Mystralora City.
Before the knights and mages from the surface could bring the city to ruin, he was going to be the one to ruin it with his own hands.
Yet, the primary objective of his action was to facilitate the evacuation of himself and the others.