Chapter 36: Widia Invasion (2)
Arpina furrowed her brow as she fled with hundreds of people in tow.
It wasn’t the act of running away itself that upset her.
She had noticed that a group was already pursuing them, directly following their escape route from the city.
The reason she was trying to slip away without using any flying artifacts was due to their opponents’ bothersome use of displacement magic.
Flying as a group was, in her mind, the best way to resist their pursuers' shadowy movement techniques that allowed them to blend into the darkness.
However, the speed at which they were being pursued was alarming.
“It seems like they had us surrounded,” she said.
“They must have prepared thoroughly before attacking,” replied Melrn, a magician who was beside Arpina. He was the master of Rowen and a mid-level mysterious magician.
“Surely... the Tower Master won’t be overwhelmed, right?” asked Dek, another mid-level mysterious magician.
“With Verford there as well, they should be able to hold out for a while,” Melrn replied, but Arpina had felt it from the moment the man in the robe cast his first spell.
He had already surpassed the beginner stage of Insight.
“Damn that Acrifa...”