As a merchant, Neyeid obviously knew how to spread his information. With the help of the mayor, it didn’t take long for everyone in the city to know that he would be coming to this city, bringing an important artifact.
Inside one of the houses, a ring on the table suddenly let out the voice of a human.
“That must be a trap.”
The guy frowned. “Even though this is a trap, we’re so close. These guys are outside the protection of the Frexia Academy right now, so it’s a perfect time to attack. Currently, we have two targets: Nathan or Saintess Serafina. If we can capture one of them, everything will be worth it.
“Even if it’s only the saintess, we will be able to stop the Holy Kingdom from interfering.”
The one behind the ring just got angrier. “Can’t you see what’s currently happening? The Frexia Academy had taken down Axel, who was hiding neatly.
“It was because of a similar trap like this. It was clear that this trap was meant to lure you out. Once you came out, you would be besieged by them.
“Those three kids must be the bait. If you ended up biting it, you would be in trouble. You should retreat right now. We couldn’t afford to let them get any more information. So, just go back.”
He was frustrated by how they were unable to listen to the others. If Axel retreated before everything happened, he would have survived.
That was why they couldn’t afford to lose any more people. The principal immediately left the academy after getting information from Axel. It was clear how much information they managed to extract from Axel.
And if another person got taken out, it would become a bigger problem. Instead of playing into the Frexia Academy’s hand, it would be better to let go of this perfect opportunity.
“Also, don’t return through the teleportation circle. There’s a high chance they will use the record to track you down. The new principal of the Frexia Academy has a lot of connections, so he should have a connection to a summoner with space ability and track the record of the teleportation, which will give our location away.
“It’s useless to fool them by continuously warping, since they have more people than us. Destroy the teleportation circle so that they don’t get any more reinforcement and escape from the city.”
The guy didn’t like the order. However, he had no choice but to obey when the other party mentioned Axel.
“Tsk!” The guy clicked his tongue and turned off the ring. “You should have just sent the reinforcement here. Even if they send reinforcement, we can still fight it out. They may have a number, but this is not the Frexia Academy.”
Since he reported this matter in the morning after checking Nathan and Serafina’s situation, he took action that night, destroying the teleportation circle.
Because he had to erase his track, he couldn’t escape that night and had to wait until everyone was distracted by the destruction of the teleportation circle before leaving.
…
“Young Master.” The head butler hurriedly reported what he found from the townspeople. “The teleportation circle is destroyed.”
“Hmm?” Nathan raised his head. “The teleportation circle is made by the pact of several nations. Destroying it would mean all the nations and influences involved in that treaty would consider it a threat. And you’re saying someone has just destroyed it?”
“Yes.” The butler nodded.
Nathan thought for a moment and said, “Alright. Accompany me to the teleportation circle to take a look.”
“Yes, sir!”
The head butler called for a carriage to bring Nathan to the center of the city.
The platform was half destroyed and the teleportation circle was ruined. It was as if someone had just smashed this place with a strong force.
Nathan inspected the condition of the teleportation circle from afar.
“The situation is not looking good, Young Master. The teleportation circle reflects the city’s prosperity, so if they’re destroyed, the townspeople will be panicking. There’s a chance of riots, and a lot of people will leave the city,” explained the butler.
Little did they know, they were being observed by another person from a distance.
The guy’s fingers were twitching as if he wanted to kidnap Nathan when he exposed himself like this.
However, he had no choice but to turn around and start jumping from one roof to another, heading to the west.
‘Now that the teleportation circle has been destroyed, even if they try to stop me, they won’t be able to stop me without any reinforcement. Since that merchant group is coming from the north, they will definitely bring a lot of strong people since they’re bringing an artifact.
‘That means I can only escape to the west or south. In this situation, it’s better to go to the west since we have another teleportation circle that can be used not far from here.’
The guy harrumphed and increased his pace.
He leaped over the wall without anyone noticing. As soon as he landed on the ground, he ran as fast as possible.
All of a sudden, a mist appeared in front of him. The sky was clear and the air was clean, so he immediately realized this mist must be an ability.
He hurriedly released his Ena, trying to disperse the mist.
But when he waved his hand, a tobacco pipe emerged from the mist and struck his hand as they both pushed each other back.
“!!!” The guy raised his head. “So it’s really a trap…”
“Indeed. However, you should have kidnapped him instead of escaping. Then again, you can’t, right? After all, you have been instructed to leave.
“He calculates not only his moves but also takes into account how his enemies move. He knows you will end up escaping after Axel’s incident. As expected of the former principal of the Frexia Academy. I have to say, I’m impressed.”
“!!!” The guy widened his eyes. “He’s the mastermind?!”
Bella didn’t know that the guy was actually smiling inwardly. He had a transmitter, which would provide that information.
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But Bella was also smiling because that was her intention all along. By shifting their focus to Leyfon, they would underestimate Nathan, thinking he was just nothing but a brat.
“But if you think you can stop me here, keep dreaming!” Since he got at least this information, he immediately moved forward and covered his hands with Ena.
Bella also did the same and struck his fist with her pipe.
The clash of their Ena caused a massive explosion that dispersed the mist.
*Boom!*