Chapter 147: Really Cool
The leader of the Abyssal Corrupted Wolves welcomed all of them into the village. Darian brought everyone to the ancestral cave, then asked what had happened on the Academy planet.
"The whole planet went into complete chaos. All the Mannaz realized the Leader was a traitor thanks to you. The Academy Ancestors tried to stop him, but it was useless... they were all killed," Hyun said heavily.
Darian sighed. That place was now under the partial control of a Risen Lord.
"It all happened right after you left. After that, all the Elders who weren’t traitors joined forces to try something. With our emblems used together, it was technically possible to block off some areas of the Academy... but the Leader destroyed everything and killed half of them."
"In the end, the rest fled to the city. The Leader didn’t chase us — he was focused on solidifying the planet’s barrier. That’s when we met up with Ruoku and gathered all the Mannaz on the planet for one desperate attempt. The plan was to use corrupted weapons, artifacts, whatever we had in the cities, for a suicide attack on the Academy... we knew we’d die, but at least we’d burn through as much of the inscription’s energy as we could and weaken the barrier."
Niara nodded. The Leader would be forced to focus on taking them down. But... that ended up being unnecessary, since Darian had done it without help.
Lanalia added, "When we started the attack, that’s when we felt something was off. The Academy Leader didn’t use the inscription — he sent his Elders to block us. That’s how we were able to run and reach the dungeon to get those two out."
"After that, we found out you’d destroyed one of the inscription’s members, so we decided to make use of it. If you can destroy all four members, it’ll be way more effective than our sacrifice. All the Elders on our side supported us and helped. We came so we could help you with that."
Darian scoffed. So they knew up to that point. The result of that suicide attack would only be known later. Sadly, a lot of people probably died for nothing — something he couldn’t have prevented.
"And what about the newbies inside the Academy?" he asked.
"The Leader gathered them all in the library and sealed them inside. They’re not a threat, so he left them there," Yeon answered seriously.