The Author's POV

Chapter 253

Minutes before the explosion, outside of the dome.

"Jin, you're here."

Kevin approached Jin.

Looking left and right, he asked.

"Have perhaps you seen Ren anywhere?"

Staring at the large translucent barrier covering the dome, Jin shook his head.

"No."

"Strange..." Kevin murmured. "I thought he'd be here already since he left earlier than me."

Having left before him, Kevin assumed that Ren had already left the dome.

'Perhaps he's already left the area?'

Though Plausible, Kevin shook his head.

Even if he chose to go back, he wouldn't have gotten far. Especially since Ren only left a minute before him.

Most likely, he was still roaming around here somewhere or was with a professor.

"Hey, you two! Help out over here!"

"..uh?"

Snapping Kevin out of his thoughts was a rough voice. Turning his head, Kevin spotted a professor in the distance.

With one hand touching the blue barrier, using his right hand, the professor motioned him and Jin to go to him.

Kevin immediately rushed to the professor. Jin silently followed from behind.

"How may I help you?"

"How is your mana reserve?"

The professor asked.

"Half."

"Good...you?"

The professor turned his attention to Jin.

Squinting his eyes for a second, Jin eventually responded.

"...About the same."

"Hm, that's perfect, I need you both to channel your mana inside of the barrier."

"Channel our mana inside of the barrier?"

"Mhm, we need as many helping hands as possible. This is the only way we can contain the large explosion from affecting the civilians that have come today."

The instructor's voice became serious.

"You understand how serious the situation is, right?"

If the explosion was not contained, many of the people that had come to attend the tournament would die. Especially since the majority couldn't defend themselves. Not everyone was a powerful hero.

"Understood."

Kevin's back straightened.

Convinced by the instructor's words, Kevin immediately placed his hand on the barrier and injected his mana into it. Jin did as well.

By the side, taking out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, the instructor thought for a moment before asking.

"Want some?"

"No, thank you"

Taken aback for a second, Kevin refused.

Even though smoking was not something that would affect his health as it did in the past, Kevin hated the smell.

anxieties. Although the instructor next to Kevin

way

"You?"

turned

"..."

also don't want some...sucks

instructor. Flicking his fingers, the

Puff.

rose in

beats a

"Hm?...what the"

Kevin's brows suddenly knit. Turning his

haven't they shut down

building to him was a large

see the images of some of the

arms, Kevin could also see some professors rushing

"I'm also not su—"

"...Hm? Isn't that Ren?"

cutting off the instructor mid-sentence. This anger the

in the distance, Kevin all of a sudden noticed

a couple of times to comprehend the

"W-what."

up and down repeatedly. But no sound escaped from his

already be here? Didn't he already arrive? This

second, millions of thoughts ran through his mind. It was only after that he realized what was happening that he opened his mouth

"REE——!"

—BOOOOOOOM!

within the dome. Taking his hand off the barrier, Kevin watched in despair as Ren's figure slowly disappeared within

distance. Because

someone

clenched tightly. So tightly

***

of the Lock private waiting

Ren doing over

suddenly cried

Ren's figure staring into the camera. Falling on his knees, he mumbled something to

in the room could see his face. It was

Then.

—BOOOOOOOM!

the whole room shook. Because they were quite far from the dome, the aftershockes of the explosion were so strong that the windows trembled unctrontrollably. It

because their eyes were glued on the TV

was enveloped by

"...kh"

a short second, Melissa grit her teeth

Though her head was usually always clear, at this moment her mind was a mess. Many thoughts

'Did Ren just die?'

world, for the first time in

"...just w-hat?"

a similar reaction. Turning her head sideways, she

mouth with her hand, she tried to supress her screams. Even then, as if her throat was dry, no words escaped from her

"..."

Amanda's eyes never left the screen. Out of the three, she was the only

eyes remained fixed on the television screen. Amanda's mind

was happening. What had she just

couldn't be dead

laborious for Amanda, and before she knew it, tears had already started

almost inaudible voice, Amanda

"...Liar. "

***

"Noooooo!"

of a relatively large apartment,

"Ren!"

screen in front of her, like a crazed person, Samantha Dover, Ren's mother

son! Give me my son back!

had already started falling

"Mama?"

Nola couldn't comprehend a lot. But even then, seeing the state her mother was in,

too started

"Maama...whaaa!"

resemblance to Ren, was Ronald Dover, his father. He wasn't a many of many words, but that didn't mean that he didn't love his

No.

he loved his family tremendously. The only reason he was still working at a run-down guild that was

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