201 Tanza Siege Part 2 (2/2)

”Aaron? I need to leave the academy. Can you make some arrangements to leave one or two members of the Lucent Force here?”

”Oh, headmaster. Sure... I will be sending Crow and Falcon there. Would that be enough?”

”It is. Thank you!”

”Alright. Are you going to the frontline?”

”No... I just want to visit a certain place...”

As the call ended, the headmaster reminded the teachers and students to remain calm and collected in the situation they are in and left the place using a secret underground tunnel.

The tunnel had many turns and paths but Percival's movement shows that he was very familiar in this tunnel.

He even used Haste Magic to himself so he quickly arrived at the end of the tunnel.

Percival was now standing near the edge of the city. Here, he could observe the battle going on against the terrorists.

”They have the latest weapons and vehicles. They numbered around 400 but there should be more of them waiting for a chance...

”It felt more like they were buying time...”

Percival saw the terrorists utilizing their advantage on the terrain as they launch magic spells against the soldiers stationed at the City.

”They were trained as soldiers and even protected by this black miasma... It's really that guy, huh. He even has a helper...”

Percival looked at the red clouds on the sky as he worriedly glances at the magic barrier that was about to collapse due to the bombardment from the terrorists scattered around the city.

Although there were more than two thousand soldiers dispatched to protect the city, they were spread out and thinned in some sectors. They couldn't concentrate their forces in a single location.

It can't be helped since they had to ensure that the terrorists would no longer sneak any more detachment forces who were capable of making another round of attack to the City Mayor.

”Kenneth! Do you have an idea of what's happening?”

Gilbert asked as everyone can see the red clouds hanging from the sky. They couldn't help but feel nervous seeing such a large cloud that could cover almost the whole city and stay like that without being removed by the soldiers garrisoned around the city.

Tanza City has several powerful Adepts that should be capable of affecting the clouds above but since it is not being removed, this thing seems to be a really serious matter. After all, they could feel the sinister aura coming from that cloud.

”Red clouds... I'm not truly sure but I have a guess...”

”Oh! As expected of the seven nobles!”

”Stop that...”

”Sorry... Please, continue. I just want to know what that is. Even the headmaster's voice sounds so serious just now. Instructor Elaine also left after she saw that cloud. She had only left a few words before she went to meet the headmaster and looking so worried...”

”Alright, alright. I'll tell you what I know but I can't guarantee you if it is real...

The red cloud you see was most likely a result of a magic spell using a Sealed Mana Artifact.”

”What? Really? Do you know what Sealed Artifact was used?” Erica asked as she only knows two Sealed Mana Artifacts. The Hallowed Eye and the Faded Skull Staff.

”It should be the Heart's Grimoire...”

***

Avery Marshall was holding a crimson book as she monitors the diversion caused by Avarice's soldiers.

She was pretty interested in wielding the Hallowed Eye as she found it interesting to control such powerful miasma. Unfortunately, she felt so disgusted at the current owner.

He smelled like a rotten corpse. Even though he attempts to hide the smell to normal people or to even some weak magicians, she could always smell him with her heightened sensitivity.

Soon, she was reminded that the Red Clouds was about to reach its limit.

Avery grinned at this and put her right hand on top of the grimoire as she connected to the Sealed Mana Artifact.

”Corrosive Blood Rain!”

Soon, a few drops of crimson liquid came down from the red cloud. It doesn't seem to possess a powerful or penetrative force but the Magic Barrier activated. This only meant one thing, it recognized that the liquid was harmful and dangerous to the people living within its protective cover.

As soon as this happened, a small force made of six powerful magicians were sneakily surrounding the Main Headquarters of the Golden Trident Group.