Chapter 26: A Hero
Just a few moments after he activated the Rune and began cultivating, many mages—except for those who were cultivating inside their homes or cultivation chamber, cut off from the outside world—noticed the sudden shift in mana flow.
Even Low 1-Star mages noticed this since the change was too drastic.
They sensed the mana flow and realized it was converging toward Viscount Mansion.
Authorities of three noble families—Hayes, Killian and Snyder families—were also alerted and looked in the direction of Viscount Mansion with furrowed brows.
"Is Raymond breaking through to the 3-Star realm?" An Elder in the Hayes family asked Aaron Hayes, the current family lord.
"This... shouldn’t be the case since he was injured a few days earlier by Viscount Bloodflame and should be busy dealing with them." Aaron said, uncertainty clear in his voice.
Just like him, the family lords of the other two families and many others who were in the know about Viscount Bloodflame’s visit and fight were confused.
Logically, he shouldn’t be breaking through, but if so, what else could explain this convergence of mana.
If there was any 3-Star mage present in the city, they would have noticed that while the intensity of mana convergence was somewhat similar to a breakthrough to the 3-Star realm, the range wasn’t even one-third of it should be and would have realized Raymond wasn’t breaking through.
Unfortunately, the three noble families didn’t have a 3-Star mage, so despite knowing about Raymond’s situation, they felt he might really be breaking through and became concerned.
If Raymond became a 3-Star mage, the status quo would immediately break and he would become the overlord of Neera City in the true sense of the word. This was something none who held some sway in the city wanted.