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Chapter 24: Escape
Floating high in the sky in front of one side of the World Bridge, Lord Hadrion flicked his fingers, tracking every single creature that crossed onto the World Bridge His invisible network of lightning particles vibrated occasionally, indicating the presence or s
"Lord&8221; Larah’s voice called out as she floated up in front of hi looiving her an ale?&8221; Hadrion’s voice was raw, exhaustion seeping through Maintaining his electric field constantly drew on his attention, and even if he couldon his ht Pills could only do so on off fro, al in just minutes&8221; Excitement rose up, a rare emotion from the normally placid Fate Grandmaster
"Prepare for it immediately Let’s find the disturbance and end thishis eyes He was ready for this ordeal to be over
Larah nodded and sat down on her floating looan to cast a spell
Vaguely, around a hundred meters away, a s in and out of reality, eavesdropping on the conversation
The coht with the Curse Wizard had raised was relatively small Thanks to the cover of trees, and the quiet nature of both of their attacks, Dorian’s battle with the Master Class Curse Wizard had passed uncereed to dash away fro behind the re or to try and bury the body He also noted that whenever he used his Lesser Emerald Flames, just like with the Forest Boar, any blood within the creature would be seared away
Dorian could absorb a bloodline in a variety of ways, he’d found, through experimentation with the wild animals he’d hunted He could si it He could si it to his skin, and absorb it that way He also found that he could concentrate his soul, and extend a sh that tendril of energy
The fastest as to si bloodlines by touch took tih a tendril of energy was straining on his hts about bloodlines fro, and dangerous, but it had its downsides as well He wondered hoerful the non-lesser version of Emerald Flames would be
From the Wizard’s reaction, the fact that he was able to cast these flames while in his Red Sala It could serve as a powerful surprise weapon in the future, he realized, his thoughts grie, he began to notice soht it was just his iradually, he realized that thewas real
As he ran forward, various dark patches of shadows see about the land The shapes they ly randoto the people that were chasing him
‘Act natural Cal the situation
‘They most likely don’t they know you are a Red Salaht now Probably Focus’ He reset his outlook, forcibly cal down That woman had only attacked him after he caused a ruckus near that caravan It was possible, and even quite likely, that they didn’t knoas a Red Salamander
Eventually they’d find her corpse… But he hadn’t had a choice He needed to keep e, he passed directly by a pair of these odd twisting shadows
The darkness see manner
The moment he saw this he i his claws in the air He activated his Fla towards the shadow
Instead of sla into hi past hioodhis ability, his eyes sharp
‘Act like a Red Sala his nose He sta back in the direction of the World Bridge He also let out a few blood-curdling growls
Just like that, he successfully ed to evade the detection of the various shadows that were sware
In what felt like no tied to arrive at the base of thesavanna rass, with a fe hills or se was incredibly disorienting It was a huge pillar of land that rose straight upward, into a chaotic looking portal where space itself was ruptured at the edges
As he reached the base, Dorian felt gravity begin to shift His entire body tingled as the direction of down change, transfore
The feeling was incredibly unsettling, and an experience Dorian had never felt before
At the sa, as if he was about to be struck by lightning His eyes widened as he spun around, trying to focus on the threat
After severalwas there, but no one was visible in his sights Noappeared
After a fewto casually act like a Salamander
Hadrion continued to scan any of the creatures e, his eyes alert The electric field continued to drive away the weak or easily frightened beasts, leaving only those that were brave or chose to ignore it
He felt a strong, at least Sky Class, Iron Condor fly on the opposite side of the Bridge, twitching slightly as it ca Deeraway from the electric field
Most of the weak beasts had fled away fro them off
His eyes narrowed briefly as he considered a Red Sala one, clae only a few miles away froed to grow that much, he noted It must be at least at the Earth Class, maybe even the Sky Class
His focus was interrupted as Larah chi!&8221; Her voice was ecstatic Hadrion’s eyes narrowed as he clenched his fists, a hint of excitee… The protection is almost faded… it’s about to break!&8221; She breathlessly uttered, white light glowing from her eyes
Dorian took a deep breath, and then steeled hihtly Grateful not only to have a second chance at life, but for the various things and people he had encountered or experienced Even the bad
Today had been a hard day, but it was one he would walk away froot it! I’ve broken through!&8221; Larah cried out, and then i the strands of Fate that connected to Dorian
"Quickly, pinpoint the location of the dragon&8221; Hadrion urged, s to forain, his focus drawn to the last thing he’d detected
"I’ her hands Faint symbols appeared in the air
Dorian took his first steps onto the World Bridge
It felt to hi forward normally Gravity felt the same, in a doard direction towards the center of the World Bridge, and the savanna unfolded in front of hi Now that he was up close, he could see a few jagged lines cut into it, remnants from the infrequent spatial storms that very rarely stretched down to the base of the World Bridge
He began to lu that he was about to be struck by lightning as he charged his way up the World Bridge
"Here it is! He’s…&8221; Larah paused, herA look of confusion was visible underneath the white light in her eyes as she opened herout of it
Hadrion’s eyes cooled, the black lightning bolts fading away fro his hands
"According to Fate… The green scaled dragon is still at least a dozen miles away&8221; She continued, a downtrodden look on her face
"At least, Fate indicates its last location was around that distance froo The lines in Fate are particularly confusing, and obfuscated It’s very confusing- it makes no sense&8221; Larah raised her hands lahed, and then went back to tending his field,
"Keep your focus and don’t be discouraged It’s a Lord Class beast, it’s bound to be hard to find it&8221;
Dorian s perched, about to strike, faded away
He’d an rushing forward, eager to fully enter the World Bridge As long as he was on here, Fate would operate weirdly, and he’d be able to easily escape
He was off to explore this universe, with aas possible, so that he could live up to his linted with determination
Above him, or, rather, directly in front of hie to this world fluttered, a wavering mass of spatial tears
Dorian studied it as he loped forward, his eyes alert
"Lord Eren…&8221; Laura’s voice was quiet as she spoke, shaking She tre sword, her eyes downcast
"Laura? Laura&8221; Eren looked up fro his head slowly Perhaps unconsciously, he tensed up as he stared at her
"What is it?&8221; His voice was calm and steady
"I’ve checked the Fate of everyone Your Titan subordinates are fine, as is Mayne Greta, however…&8221; She paused, her voice tre
"What Is It&8221; His voice didn’t contain a trace ofinto Laura without eer read her future Her Thread… is no ulped, her body shaking
Eren’s eyes widened His fists trean to surround him A dozen emotions flashed across his face as his ht of this, as if she was about to collapse
Just as quickly, this Aura was contained, tightly controlled by Eren as he stepped forward, catching Laura
"Shh Shh It’s okay&8221; The way he spoke was odd, his tone unnaturally cal her head softly His eyes remained emotionless
"It’s okay&8221; He continued,
"Leadher heart She si her when it ca
Just as she was about to try again, however, her eyes glowed a purple color, and she abruptly froze
She proceeded to kneel on her floating looht Lord Hadrion’s attention
"I’ve just received a direct command from the Headquarters&8221;