Looking at the ssy place and the blood scattered everywhere, Ery couldn't help but beco paranoid. A Frown could be gradually seen on his forehead. as his mind thought of the worst.
"What is going on here?" Ery muttered after a few monts of silence, trying to comprehend what could have possibly happened.
From the way the place looked, Ery could safely assu a fight took place in here. So, he quickly wondered what kind of person dared to fight Magus Xion, while being so close to the Darkness Institute.
The first person that ca to mind was none other than Magus Xion's teacher herself, Grand Magus Zenonia. If she wasn't the one who took action, then it should at least be soone who was sent by her.
After all, there was no way soone sane would be bold enough to attack soone from the Darkness Institute so close to their hoground.
Ery's heart raced very fast at the possibility. He was worried about his teacher and the possibility of misfortune befalling him.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He then went ahead and investigated the scene carefully. He ignored the ssy sight of the scattered things and observed the dried bloodstains in the area.
From the size of the bloodstains, whether it was his master or soone else's, Ery could safely conclude the wounds these bloodstains originated from shouldn't be too serious.
They should, in fact, be fine for so period of ti. Even so, they would still need dical attention as soon as possible.
Ery then began to examine the place, to see if he could find any clues that could tell him what was going on here. However, he quickly found himself standing still at a loss, as he really didn't know where to start.
There seed to be nothing out of the ordinary as far as his eyes could see.
But then, when Ery was about to go and find so help, he suddenly perceived a disruption in the surrounding space. Thanks to his [Spirit Reading], he managed to sense this subtle, almost unnoticeable anomaly.
He quickly closed his eyes and focused his concentration on tracking where this anomaly was coming from. Soon, he discovered it was located quite far down the hill.
"Soone is near," Ery muttered in a low voice, his face very serious.
Ery quickly used his [Nature Sense] to enhance his hearing and sensing senses. Very quickly, he could 'see' the surrounding area outside of the hut: the vibrant grasses, the breezy wind, the immobile rocks.
'I found you!' Ery silently thought.
The unknown figure Ery had detected was in the forest about a mile away. He couldn't really tell the other party's strength from such a far distance. However, he knew for sure that whoever it was, they were not a magus.
With the current prowess he had, as long as the opponent was not a magus-level figure, Ery wouldn't be afraid to face them.
Making up his mind, Ery quickly went into action.
[Hide in Shadow]
Utilizing his invisibility spell, he watched as his figure delved into the shadow of the hut before proceeding to cast the familiar teleportation spell he always used.
[Spatial Gate]
A mont later, Ery appeared about a hundred ters behind the suspicious figure. Casting his gaze at the latter, he noticed the figure was wearing a black cloak that completely covered their figure. He also confird the other party was watching the hut.
The figure seed to react to his arrival as soon as he stepped out of the [Spatial Gate]. Not wanting the figure to escape, Ery quickly went on the offensive. He swiftly took out his [Moon Dagger] as he cast [Blink], appearing right at the figure.
"Who are you?!!" Ery shouted, as he swung his dagger.
Even though he wanted to capture the figure, Ery knew he couldn't provide any gaps or leeway, as the latter could possibly be the culprit of the scene inside the hut. If that was indeed the case, then this suspicious figure was really soone who couldn't be underestimated.
The suspicious figure seed to be caught off guard by the sudden aggression, but they still managed to react to Ery's advance in ti and neutralized his attack by deflecting his swing in another direction.
Clankkk!!!
A loud sound of tal colliding into each other was heard in the air. Ery was about to send another attack when he heard a familiar voice.
"Calm down!!" shouted the figure, who was apparently female, based on their voice. "It's !"
The figure removed the hood covering her face, and Ery smiled sheepishly when he saw who it was.
"I am really sorry for attacking you… Senior Yuria."
The woman in black cloak was none other than Lord Izta's trusted subordinate and youngest wife, Yuria.
Seeing the smile on Ery's face, Yuria couldn't help but reply in a half irritated face.
"We haven't t in three years, and I can't no longer hide my presence from you, huh?"
Ery apologized to the other party once again, before he asked what he wanted to know.
"Senior Yuria, are you here for or Magus Xion? If it's the latter, then there seems to be an attack in his place!"
Yuria noticed the apparent worry in Ery's face, hence she let go of her irritation and spoke in a gentler tone. "Don't worry… Your master is safe. In fact, I ca here to take you to him. Let's go."
Ery nodded readily, and the two of them quickly made their way to the teleportation gate and headed to Terra Kingdom, Lord Izta's howorld.
Ery was glad the place wasn't part of the magus academy restriction. Yuria explained to him Terra was built and given to Lord Izta when he was still one of the five protectors of the academy.
Hence, the world was considered as one of the outposts, acting as a leaping board to send fighters to the frontline or evacuating people in case of a disastrous event. Therefore, it was normal that there was no restriction imposed here.
The two walked through the vast grassfield right outside Terra City and entered the city.
Terra city was filled with thousands of citizens who are mostly fighters and all of them greet him as if he's the master of the city. The two make their way to the palace where Lord Izta lived.
As he approached closer to the palace, Ery inwardly felt glad and relieved his master was fine and present inside the palace. He hastened his pace, and finally entered the palace.
At the mont, the place had much fewer guards than the first ti he ca. Even so, there were still at least a hundred of them around.
"Hello Ery, and welco back to Terra," said a woman in plate armor and robe. She was also one of Lord Izta's wives, Camilla.
Right behind, one could see three dozen n dressed in silver and gold armor following her. These people should be the guards Lord Izta assigned to keep her safe.
"Sister, where are you going?" Yuria asked.
"There is an ergency mission. I should only be gone for a day or two. You and sister Silica will be in charge now."
Yuria nodded her head at Camilla's words, as if she had expected it. She was about to excuse themself to bring Ery inside the palace and search for his master, however Magus Xion was already walking out to et them.
"Ery..." Magus Xion said in a calm voice. "You have co."
Ery was overjoyed to see his master again. But, Magus Xion's condition didn't look so good. The other party looked pale and extrely unhealthy at first glance.
"Master, what happened!?"
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