Crown Forest:
"Oh, is it?" The middle aged man raised his eyebrows.
He slightly turned towards the camp side. Where the level-5 wizards are getting rest.
"Go and ask what happened to them," The middle aged man said to guards behind him.
"Yes, Vice-Captain," Four of them immediately walked towards the camp.
Seeing that Rosy and Daisy panicked. The higher ups ordered them not to reveal the news to anyone.
But they never thought the white airship could come here.
Mark's expression was ugly. But he quickly recovered his expression. The patrol guards are not only elite wizards but also trained people.
They can easily spot any flaws. The middle aged man noticed that the group leaders are rather calm.
So he thought their statement might be true. Meanwhile, the patrol guards started inquiring details.
Surprisingly, no one talked about the weird gas and underground tunnel.
The level-5 wizards didn't know what lies behind the unknown metal door. So their minds are occupied with the majestic appearance of the 6th order monster.
Shortly after the patrol guard arrived before the Vice-Captain.
"Sir, their statement is right. Probably the group has encountered a lair of the 6th order Crystalline Snake Monster," One of the guards said.
"Crystalline Monster?" The middle aged man nodded his head. He too understands that the Crystalline Monsters are hard to defeat.
Their defenses are so strong that it would be difficult to kill them with basic level rule power understanding.
"Alright then, let's leave," The middle aged man replied after taking one more glance at everyone.
The patrol guard returned back to their airship. After a few minutes, the whole airship left the place.
"Phew"
Rosy sighed in relief.
"Fortunately, it was their Captain. Otherwise, it's impossible to lie to a level-7 wizard," Daisy said.
Other 2 Male Wizards eased their expression as well.
Mark relaxed his eyebrows. This time their junior brothers and sisters have saved them. Any mishap could have caused a big problem.
30 minutes later,
The meteor academy's black airship arrived at the spot. Seeing that everyone let go of their worries.
Then the level-5 wizard injured students quickly carried back to the airship. Soon all the 45 wizard students boarded except the group leaders.
Rosy and Daisy and others started entering the airship. Mark came at last but he didn't board the airship.
"What are you doing?" Rosy asked after finding the abnormality. Because she found Mark was unusually silent.
And he didn't seem to be boarding the airship as well.
Her words quickly attracted the attention of others. Because there are only a few minutes left before the take off.
Mark who was standing on the ground close to the entrance had black lines on his forehead.
"You guys can leave. I'm going to some place for a mission," Mark said.
Hearing that Rosy and others were disappointed. They can see that Mark is hiding something. How come at the last moment he is planning to go for a mission?
But it can't be helped.
On the other hand, Rina and May are also observing from the airship.
"Why does the elder brother want to leave?" May asked.
"Don't know, maybe it's an important mission," Rina replied without turning back.
Like them, few other level-5 wizards from influential backgrounds were observing everything.
Shortly after, the academy airship left. Mark was the only person standing on the ground beside the authorities.
A faint smile appeared on his face. He didn't forget the unknown metal room. He didn't want to leave just like that.
Earlier, he didn't have a suitable reason to come back. Otherwise, Rosy would definitely follow him to explore again.
He didn't want the resources to be shared. Now the foreigner's presence in his country gave him a suitable chance.
The next moment, he started registering for the mission. Once registration was complete. He can enter back to the forest again.
A few minutes later,
He informed the authorities before showing his special mission details. The authorities were informed as well.
They have been ordered by the higher ups as well. But they can't leave the post to enter the forest.
Their job is to prevent unknown people from entering the forest.
Then Mark happily walked into the forest. He had memorized the path to the ruin site. So it won't take him so much time to reach that place again.
...
From MC's perspective:
Meanwhile,
In the Gregor Mansion, I saw the opportunity had finally come. Their weird gas has dispersed after a full day.
Seeing that I didn't plan on appearing outside. I decided to recover my mana first. The mana in the Meteor country is beneficial to me.
And here in the Crown Forest, I can feel the presence of the gravity mana. Which is certainly greater than academia.
I entered the hall and sat down cross legged to meditate. Then I started to run the mental method. When the Gravity Ark Mental Method started running.
In a few seconds, I felt the abundance of gravity mana particles in the surroundings. This came as a surprise.
When the gravity mana entered my body. I guided the mana according to the mental method.
The mana core space was being filled with gravity mana again.
Seeing that I continued to meditate.
Time went by,
After 2 hours, I opened my eyes. My mana has recovered completely. Feeling the surging energy in my body. A hint of satisfaction flashes in my eyes.
Swoosh~
Then I appeared outside. The unknown gas has completely gone now. I turned around to look at the opening.
The half blasted door can be seen clearly. The area behind the door is still dark. Which means the path is not leading to the surface.
There might be another secret place. My eyes flickered. Then I started walking through the new tunnel.
"Harumph"
The bad smell attacked my nostrils again. This place has been shut down for hundreds of years. I'm just wondering where the weird gas comes from.
I started walking slowly.
[Ding! Warning]
[Unknown Monster is detected.]
A mechanical voice sounded in my mind. Then I saw something lurking on the ground. It's moving slowly at snail pace. But the sense of crisis was real.
I don't know if the tunnel can handle the spell attack of mine.
