Chapter 220: Chapter 220 - The East Border(Part 4)

Point-of-View: Argent Stryker

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"D-damn it, who are you people!? Are you spies from the Light Continent!?" Snapped one of the guards, as we finished restraining all of them.

"Don’t worry about it. I’ll say this much though, we aren’t going to kill you, so relax," I responded with a shrug.

We found Mana blocking shackles inside the guard post, and after knocking out all the guards, eight in total, we shackled them, and I then used an Elemental Earth Spell to further restrain them, just to be safe.

Before we leave, I’ll knock out one of them, free him and then he can free the others once he regains consciousness.

We were atop the wall at the moment, mainly so that we could see Larrk and Izzy once they’re close. I have to say though...I’m kinda nervous over how easy this has been.

It’s giving me the feeling that something’s about to go wrong somehow...ugh, I sound just like Larrk, I’m probably just being paranoid and overly pessimistic, I should calm down.

"What do you plan to do with us?" Frowned one of the other guards warily.

"D-damn it, I thought I’d be safer stationed at the outer wall than being made to fight in the war against the True Nobility! I don’t want to die in a place like this!"

"Quit your whining, you spineless coward!"

"Screw you! If I’m gonna die, I’ll complain and whine all I want, thank you very much!"

"Would you all be quiet? Like I said, we’re not going to kill you, we’ll probably be on our way in a few minutes anyway," I informed them with a sigh.

"Hey, I think they’re almost back...I can see a blue light up ahead," Remarked Prysm, pointing in the direction of the bridge.

I walked over towards her and followed the direction she was pointing it, before spotting what she was talking about...a fiery, pale blue light was glowing in the distance.

"Nice, looks like they’re almost done destroying the bridge. It’s almost time to get going," I responded with a sense of relief.

"Huh? Destroying the bridge? Why would the Light Continent want the bridge destroyed?"

"We never said that we’re from the Light Continent," I replied dryly.

"Yeah, we’re just making sure they don’t invade while we’re stuck in a civil war, or at least lowering the possibility of such an invasion," Added Prysm, as I spotted a small red blur in the distance...I think that’s Izzy.

Come on, don’t tell them all that.

"But, your Attribute is-...hm? Wait...I feel like I’ve seen you before," Frowned one of the guards, narrowing his eyes at her.

Hm? How would he-...oh, right, she’s the daughter of the previous Knight Commander, so other Knights have probably encountered her before.

Well, it doesn’t matter...Larrk and Izzy are almost back now. Once they return and we make sure to free one of the guards, we’ll teleport away to a safe place and wait out this civil war. I can clearly see both of them now, just a little further...

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Point-of-View: Larrk Stryker

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"Hey, there it is, I see the wall! And I think I see Argent and Prysm on top of it!" Izzy called back at me, as we began to reach the start of the bridge.

"Yeah, we’ve only got two hundred meters left to cover! Final stretch, let’s finish it off!" I responded, grimacing slightly as I felt the time limit for my transformation approaching.

"Okay, I’m on it!"

I think I can see the other two atop the wall now too. Seems like they didn’t have too tough a time of dealing with the guards posted in the area. Alright, we’re almost back at our starting point, just a few more meters.

And right on time too. My transformation is wearing off now, I can feel my wings and tail starting to retract back into my body. I’ll just land real quick and then fly back up with Wind Magic, it’ll be easier that way instead of switching in mid-air.

As I swooped down towards the ground, Izzy turned back and noticed, following after me with a curious look on her face.

"Hey, what are you doing?" She called out after me.

"My transformation is about to wear off. It’ll be easier to switch to flying using Elemental Wind if I land first!" I replied, my feet starting to touch the ground.

Hm? Oh, shit...!

"Bet I can land before you do!" She grinned, flying down faster and starting to land beside me.

"Wait, stop-...!" I began in alarm...as a Magic Circle suddenly appeared on the ground beneath me, the instant my feet touched the ground.

But my warning came too late, in her effort to race me, her feet were also touching the ground, within the bounds of the same Magic Circle.

"What the-...I can’t move my feet!" She exclaimed in bewilderment, straining against the Magic Circle.

"It’ll take some force, but we can easily break free of this-...," I began as I blinked...before trailing off as our surroundings changed.

No...oh, fuck no, don’t tell me that was...

"Wh-what is that thing!?"

"It must be one of the Demons under the Dark Continent’s control!"

"Damn it, how did they know we were here!?"

Well, this isn’t good. We’re in the Dead Zone...and right in front of a group of Light Continent troops. That Magic Circle...damn it, I let down my guard, I should’ve considered the possibility. We got caught in a teleportation trap...

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