Chapter 989 Arrival
The grueling battle that cost so many lives and sacrificed so many young warriors finally came to a conclusive end.
After a long and loud series of cheers, most of the people – especially the survivors – immediately dropped to the ground.
It was then followed by a group of people who began to move through the crowd, helping and healing those who had been injured by the battle earlier.
There were those who let out a cry of joy, as well as grief because of the loss of their relatives and friends. But all in all, most were simply glad that they managed to survive through such a disaster.
A group of youths, led by one named Jim, looked conspicuously amongst the survivors. They, apparently, came to look for someone, but could not find that person. Hence the boy named Jim approached the nearest person he recognized amongst the masses and asked.
“Mister, is it over..?”
Hearing that, the young man who had just put down his broken shield raised his head to look at the boy. It was obvious that he was having a hard time staying on his feet, but he still answered the boy’s question in a calm tone.
“I believe so, kid… I believe so..” He said with a relieved smile on his face.
“Then…” the boy Jim asked again. “..what will happen to us next, Mister?”
The young man was visibly stunned by the question. He himself had no real answer to that, so he could only pat the boy on the shoulder saying, “There will definitely be people looking and taking care of you… So just stay with your family.”
Another man, one with long messy hair and bare chest, holding a golden spear approached and spoke to the middle-aged man. “It’s been an hour, will it really be alright?”
The two of them simultaneously turned their heads to a certain side of the base, where a dozen acolytes were gathered around a sphere made of plants that continuously emanated powerful waves of spirit energy.
There was a certain commotion between the acolytes, as more than a hour has passed, but they still haven’t seen anything changes with the sphere.
“Hey, I just need to be sure that my boy is alright! I ask you, is he now?” Gerri asked the Nephilim girl, who was still in command as the acting leader of the group.
Standing not too far away from the Violet Flame, the Titan Bloodline Sigurd voiced his opinion on the matter. “Maybe we should split this thing apart,” the man said as he hoisted his large ax over his shoulder, clearly offering his services.
Unfortunately, his idea was not accepted as the blonde Nephilim girl shook her head in disapproval. “No, I believe in a few hours help from the alliance will come. So we should just let the experts handle this.” A nod of approval could be seen from the others.
Among all these people, a girl had been quietly sticking her fingers into the thick roots of the thing, hoping to catch just a glimpse of her man Emery. Alas, her efforts still bore no fruit.
A few minutes later, the acolytes’ attention was distracted when they all suddenly felt something heading in their direction from the sky. They all cast their gazes in the same direction and saw an object rapidly approaching.
“Ahhh… they came earlier than I thought. I guess they really want it.” said the Nephilim girl.
The approaching object was a massive metal construct – a spaceship with a diameter of 100 meters to be exact. It quickly descended towards the ground, and soon enough it hovered above the area near where the group was at.
Seeing the unknown object, the hundreds of thousands of survivors became terrified once again. Panic began to re-emerge between them, but fortunately, Roran was quick to take action and settle them down.
The huge modernistic hatch on the metal construct opened with a gust of wind, and from within, a hundred saint-level fighters in gray metallic uniforms walked out in a formation. Various types of firearms were seen in their hands.
After the saint fighters made their appearances, they set to the side as their attention was focused on the opened hatch. Moments later, six figures were seen walking out with such grandiosity. From their apparent energy signatures, five of them were magus while the last one was a grand magus.
The one who welcomed these people was Magus Bellaine, who was currently standing several meters away from the metal construct with her head lowered. Jinkan confidently stood beside her as the representative of the acolytes, while Roran, Anas, and a few others stood right behind the two.
Magus Bellaine was about to speak, but she was obviously pressured and afraid to do so. Realizing this, Jinkan stepped in and opened her mouth after looking at the other party one by one.
“Welcome, you all must be from Iliad Faction. Why are you so late? As you can see, the party is over already.”
Just as expected, Jinkan didn’t mince her words. Her blatant words immediately made the other acolytes anxious, while the faces of the other party – especially the sole grand magus – turned sour in an instant.
Jinkan maintained her composure when she saw that one of the older-looking magus standing together with the grand magus seemed to be whispering something to the latter. She roughly knew what the other party was saying seeing that the grand magus quickly adjusted his expression before speaking.
“I sincerely apologize. I didn’t expect to find an esteemed Nephilim noble here. I hope my planet doesn’t give you too much trouble.”
From the grand magus’s words, everyone quickly realized that these people who had come were the faction in charge of Andora, meaning the ones responsible for whatever happened here.
The grand magus cast his eyes over the surrounding area. His gaze clearly saw the survivors and the dead bodies in the area, but not a single change nor ripple could be seen in his expression.
“I see you have managed to stop the threat.” His face was calm as he turned his gaze back to Jinkan. “Very good. All the survivors can get on the ship and will be reunited with the others who have managed to escape.”
He then turned to Magus Bellaine and said, “Now, where is the Wisp? Did you manage to contain it?”
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Right away, the saint fighters took action and helped bring the hundreds of thousands of survivors onto the spaceship. In the meantime, the acolytes led by Jinkan brought the grand magus to see the sphere of plants, while Magus Bellaine gave a summary of what had happened along the way.
Seeing the arrival of the grand magus, Klea and a few others like Annara, Chumo who didn’t follow Jinkan to welcome those who arrived quickly stood in front of the sphere. Their gestures clearly showed that they were wary.
“What are you trying to do?!” Klea shouted. “Our friend is inside!”
The grand magus discreetly glanced at Jinkan, seeing that she didn’t say anything, he smiled faintly at Klea and waved his hand. “Don’t worry, young lady. From what I heard, your friend is quite a hero. Of course, we wouldn’t hurt him. In fact, he needs to be rewarded for his achievements.”
Seeing Jinkan and all the other acolytes standing behind the grand magus and doing nothing, Klea and the others looked at each other for a moment before they eventually stepped aside, giving way to the grand magus.
The grand magus nodded and told everyone to step back. He then placed his hand on the sphere of plants. A terrifying pulse of spirit power could be felt, but nothing else happened. So the grand magus continued his examination, and a moment later, suddenly his expression revealed a hint of surprise.
Swwiiinnnggggg
A dazzling bright light abruptly appeared, followed by a powerful psyche attack exploding from the sphere. In the next instant, a brilliant light shot out of the sphere and streaked away from the base towards the north at an unprecedented speed.
“It’s getting away!, follow me!”
The grand magus shouted at his subordinates before he himself shot north in pursuit of the light. The magus followed him as they gave chase to the streaking light, while one of the older magus stayed behind to check what had become of the sphere.
Klea and all the other acolytes were also very anxious so they checked the sphere together, only to find Emery’s figure standing with his eyes tightly closed. There were no wounds on his body, not even a scratch. While a foot away from him, the corpse of the stage 7 Abyss creature had already turned into a repulsive gooey mess.
Without the slightest hesitation, the magus of the Illiad faction swiftly approached Emery’s body and used his Spirit Reading to probe and inspect him. Silence fell as the acolytes waited. A while later, the magus finally said something.
“He’s clear…” He then grabbed Emery’s shoulder saying, “Did the Wisp leave anything to you? A message? A word? Anything?”
Emery opened his eyes, but he just stayed silent. The magus asked the question once more, this time a bit forcefully, and Klea quickly jumped in between the two saying, “Leave him alone! Let us treat him first, you can ask your questions later!”
The magus didn’t seem to intend to give up so easily, but then he noticed Jinkan’s gaze on him and finally decided to back off.
Lyndell quickly moved and brought Emery out of the sphere, laying his body to the side. Many eyes were staring at him, and only when Lyndell said that he was completely healthy did they disperse and finally leave him alone.
Seeing that the crowd finally leaving, Roran said, “I guess in the end, they only came here for the primordial being.”
Emery suddenly excused himself when he heard those words, startling Klea and the others.
“Where are you going, Emery?”
Emery’s face was pale as he walked away saying, “I just need some air”
Seeing Emery put on an expression he didn’t normally have, everyone assumed that he must have gone through some awful thing. Hence they wanted to accompany him even more. However, in just one second they turned away from him, his figure was already gone.
Emery just cast [Blink] to escape his companions, and then used [Spatial Gate] to go further. Only when he confirmed that he had gone far enough and no one nearby did he open his Spatial Space, whereupon Twik quickly exited.
A minute later, a dazzling light shot out from Twik’s body. It was the Primordial Wisp.
With a smile, Emery looked at the brilliant light. “You are free now, Go”