Chapter 301 - Leaving the Shadow Continent (2/2)

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Meanwhile, Ray was busy confronting the old man. He had just opened up the large rift revealing his trump card but the beast was already dead.

”What could be strong enough to kill this beast?” the old man complained.

Ray then jumped up on top of the dead beast body and looked down at the old man. ”If this is the best you have, then I have nothing to worry about.” With his palm open he fired out another large fireball. However once again the old man opened a rift up, the fireball went into the rift and then was taken somewhere else.

”If I can't beat you from far away, then I'll just come towards you.” Ray ran towards the old man but before he could even reach him. The old man opened up a rift of his own and stepped into it closing it behind him.

”Where did he go?”

Just then though, Ray could once again feel this attractive energy drawing him towards what was going on behind him. It was the same energy that had taken him to this area in the first place.

He didn't have time to chase the old man around, he needed to find out what was going on behind. As Ray reached the village, he noticed that the students were busy fighting some of the beasts but most of them were now running away from the village and into the forest. That's when Ray spotted Van.

”So it's him that's producing all that energy, I now understand why he didn't want to use his powers before.”

Just then, Kaito lifted himself from the ground. ”I did it, the magic circle is complete.”

The students cheered and the group started to gather in the middle.

”Professor what are we waiting for, let's get out of here.” A student said.

”Not yet, what about Van and Ray!” Max said.

The professor had to make a tough decision but right now it was the lives of several students against that of their saviour and Van.

”One minute, that's all I can give them!”

Ray seeing the look on the professor's face understood. They were going to leave without them, although Ray was able to use his teleport skill Van would not.

Putting two fingers into his mouth, Ray whistled loudly calling Noir to his side. He climbed onto her back and immediately went forward towards Van.

Her incredible speed was impressive and she managed to outrun all the other beasts and were now just behind Van, Ray then climbed down to pick up Van from the ground.

”Get on!” Ray said.

The two of them now on the back of Noir headed back to the village and straight for the magic circle.

”They're here, quickly Kaito, activate the magic circle,” Bliss said.

Kaito then placed his hands on the ground and started to chant out a few words. The lights that had been used to draw the circle started to light up brighter than before.

Noir leapt up into the air and landed safely in the circle.

But just before the teleportation circle had fully been activated, another rift had opened up in front of them and the old man had stepped out.

”I'm coming with you.”