Chapter 731: Prestige Over Principle
"Get the hell out of the way, kid!"
SPLASH
The moment Adam crossed the city gates, a carriage sped past him. The wheels struck the muddy water pooled in a road cavity, causing it to rise in a brown arc, drops shooting at his stylish coat. His brows twitched, and mana burst out in a barrier. Diamond-shaped patterns glistened on its surface like scales, saving his clothes.
Just as he sighed in relief, the driver’s grumbling voice reached him—disrespectful and loud.
"These country bumpkins are all the same. I bet they’ve never seen a carriage before. That’s why they keep crossing streets without looking."
"Really?" Adam pursed his lips, his right hand aiming at the carriage. "Perhaps you almost run them over because you drive like a madman."
Yann gripped Adam’s shoulder from behind. "Don’t!"
But it was too late. A pulse of mana erupted from Adam’s hand. Vines instantly sprouted from the carriage’s polished wood. They slithered across its surface, entangling the wheels and coiling around the driver’s hands.
"W-What?!" the driver yelled as the wheels screeched to a stop. Horses halted, and the inertia did the rest. He flew over the paved road, eyes wide, as if counting every crack before crashing face-first into the pavement.
Passersby, dressed in coarse linen coats, shirts, or long dresses reminiscent of those Alina used to wear back in Belloria, surrounded the carriage, whispering about the accident or the mana they had felt.