The Author's POV

343 Beginning of the assault [17]

In a remote location of Henolur, four individuals walked through a long, narrow dark tunnel.

It had been about a day since they decided to accomplish their mission, and for that long period of time, they had been stuck going through the unending dark corridors.

For how long they walked, it seemed as though the number of tunnels was endless. Just when the group thought they were close, they would suddenly find themselves in front of a dead end.

It was then that the group of four realized they had taken things too lightly. Even though 876 had entered the city and managed to get away from their sight, there was no way he would just stay in the city without finding a proper hiding spot.

Di. Dang—

A dull metallic ring rang out.

"The signal disappeared again."

One of the four individuals spoke up, his voice echoing through the tunnels.

"Odd…"

Another one muttered. Holding onto a small, dimly lit lamp, the features of the individuals became slightly discernible. Long, silver coloured hair, a feminine-looking face, and a fairly skinny body. If not for the adam's apple protruding from his throat, someone could've easily mistaken the man for a woman.

Squinting, the silver-haired male scanned the surroundings.

"The same thing happened a day ago. He suddenly disappeared for a couple of hours."

Lowering his head and staring at the detector in his hand, the silver-haired male tapped the back of the device.

"…Or could it be that this thing is broken?"

Ever since arriving at Henolur, the group had kept constant watch over the tracking device. Oddly enough, at times, the tracker's signal would suddenly disappear, leaving them wondering whether something had gone wrong with the device.

"The more plausible conclusion is that 876 entered some sort of restricted area that blocks all forms of signals."

Another one of the members said.

"That's true…" The silver-haired male replied.

Moving the small lamp towards his right, the features of the individual who had just spoken were highlighted due to the light.

He had a tall and muscular stature, his biceps the size of a football. With short hair fashioned into a buzz cut, a large scar traced half of his face. Added with his sharp gaze, he looked extremely intimidating.

With his brows knit, the muscular man thought out loud.

"If he's in an area where the signal is constantly disrupted or shut off, we can assume that the place is extremely well-protected."

He turned to face the silver haired individual.

"…I suggest we wait for the signal to come back before deciding to ambush him."

"I agree, but we should first get an idea of where he is. Let's assess the situation after we know of the exact location he is hiding in. If we can handle it, we proceed as planned."

"Yes."

The muscular man nodded.

Di. Ding—

But it was then that the tracker rang again.

"The signal is back!"

The silver haired male shouted. Lowering his face to get a closer look at the device, his eyes jumped up in delight.

"We're close! We're almost at the location where that little rat is hiding."

Clenching onto the sides of the device, the silver haired individual smirked before picking up his pace.

"Quickly, follow me. We should soon be able to see that little bastard that has caused us so many problems."

increased their pace and headed deeper into the

***

far from the members

of meters away from them was Douglas,

from where he was, waving his hand, a transparent shield

members of Monolith, Douglas

Tick—

seemed rather dull and unassuming. But, the moment Douglas threw the device on the ground, the mana in the air suddenly twisted wildly. If anyone was present to witness the scene, they'd

more and more tornadoes formed, all

Ci- Clank—

barrier, Douglas had formed, the residual mana that lingered in

Vooom—!

large portal appeared in front

Douglas looked at the

32M :

checking the watch, lowering his hand, he took out a communication

***

"You're done setting up?"

voice echoed across

the Inferno headquarters. Just in case, I double-checked

the communication

perfect. I'll get everyone

—Good luck.

"You too."

Tick- Tock—

he did, he was met with thousands of stares directed solely at him, each belonging to either the dwarven elders or powerful individuals who

Waylan who was standing opposite them with a calm

it's

Waylan raised his hand to get everyone to

a moment of your attention,

words

wow, they are a lot more obedient than I

Waylan as he looked at everyone in the

mentioned a way to end the war. Most of you here are probably confused

did try to complain, but

scene in amusement, Waylan put the device in his hand down.

you already know, this over here is

body and activating it, the mana in the air slowly started to converge towards the box. Multiple different colored tornados swirled around the

materializing in the

looking at all of the individuals in the hall,

want to know how to stop the war? If you want to know, all you have to

Waylan saw worried looks flash by the faces of

he decided

I will send you to some unknown location to trap you, fret not. If you check the contract that I signed, one of the terms there states, 'If I, in any way, try

his chest, his

is no need to worry about

Waylan suddenly noticed that the portal

step to the side, Waylan pointed at the portal and said

said enough. Who wants to go

: 55M

***

have already

on my face and Angelica stuck in-between my teeth, as much as she hated it,

are

the room, the same

break, are ye,

"You can say so."

questions, I gave an indifferent response and continued to head towards the artifact

attitude, the guard walked up

may ask, where are you

of

just shut up? I'm trying to have a break. Your constant yapping is

"I apologize."