Magical Academy: Rise of the Supreme Magic Craftsman

Ace wasn't sure what was the situation inside the asteroid as there was no further movement after his series of assaults. 

"We have to maintain our vigilance..."

Although there may be a chance that some of them were faking that they were immobilized, the young magician was sure that they took damage from that Mana Wave... They just have to be careful in handling this matter.

There was no doubt about the power and effectivity of the mana spell as it wasn't every day that they would encounter such an unusual method of attack.

The only thing that stops them from hastening their actions was that they were not entirely aware of the enemy's innate resistance to Mana as the Arians have a different physique compared to humans. He can only use his original body that was filled with various enhancements as a form of reference...

"Find the entrance... We have to be quick..." Ace commanded as soon as he realized that there was no response after the automatons approached the asteroid.

He considers that although they took damage and were immobilized, they may take a shorter span of time to recover. He decided that they have to take this chance and infiltrate the spacecraft.

The Mana Wave he used was enhanced by several times considering that Mech Frames with an abundant supply of mana cast it with such precision. It has a cooldown of at least four minutes to ensure the credibility of the mana artifacts so they had to move fast and occupy the enemy spacecraft while their defenses seemed to be completely down.

It would be a problem if they decided to self destruct their system before they controlled the vessel.

Right now, the automatons had safely arrived at the asteroid's surface and were completely disabling all the shield generators of the spacecraft. It was to ensure that even if the Arians recovered, they will not be able to use it to defend again. 

There was a total of 50 automatons that were surrounding the 13 kilometers wide asteroid.

The size was truly big compared to the mid-size battleships that Ace built, but because of their ability to effectively scan the surroundings, they could easily cover this whole artificial celestial body in a matter of seconds.

[ 18 entrances were found... Only 4 were found to be safe. Due to their power shortage, their defense systems were completely damaged. ]

"What about the others?"

[ The other entrances only have inactive defenses and would activate once forceful entry was detected. ]

"Very well..."

Ten automatons remained on the surface of the asteroid while the other 40 together with the automaton that Ace was controlling had entered the spacecraft. 

The automatons had split into four groups and entered the spaceship. Of course, the group where Ace's automaton was included only have a single task, it was to infiltrate the bridge wherever it was located. 

Boom!

Boom!

A couple of minutes after the automatons entered the spaceship, sounds of explosions were heard within the ship.

"What happened?"

[ Analyzing... ]

[ The A.I. of the spaceship had started to fight back after noticing that the Arians were no longer issuing orders. ] 

Avalon answered after noticing the patterns of attack by the enemy. It was only using the spaceship's internal defense system instead of actually sending soldiers to eliminate them. There were also some noticeable delays in its actions and it was proof that it was lacking a concrete order on how to eliminate them. It was obviously just sending whatever attack it could send since it probably detected that the enemies were not living beings. 

[ 200 meters to reach the bridge. ] 

Ace's face brightened after hearing this. He immediately commanded the group of automatons to rush on the target location. The metal doors or barricade didn't stop their advances at all as they have brought enough tools and even prepared magic spells to make way...

Baam!

This explosion wasn't from an enemy attack but their attempts to destroy the barricades that were halting their advance.

Aside from the Mana Waves that the Mech Frames cast a moment ago, they were also using various equipment and artifacts to ensure that no communications would be sent out from this spaceship. 

Apparently, it wasn't something that could be maintained easily so it was still the best to immediately take control of the bridge that was handling the communications...

That was why they were rushing now as the enemy seems to be suffering from the Mana Wave up until this time.

All weapons were drawn as Ace and Avalon prepared for a battle. 

The metal door that was separating them from the bridge didn't last for a second after they arrived.

Four automatons immediately entered the room to survey the place. Because the automatons have something similar to Mana Shell at the moment, Ace was confident that they won't get eliminated so easily and they can quickly back them up if truly necessary.

"It's clear?"

Ace asked in confusion after not hearing any sounds of battle.

[ Correct. One of the automatons had just started to upload my network on their system. ]

[ Yes! Let me join too! Don't worry, I will not attempt to connect to the Dark Net. ] 

The second part was from Veda who wanted to gain information from the Arians as well. Ace didn't mind this as it would be helpful if Veda was also in line with their goals. 

The automaton that Ace was controlling had just entered the bridge and soon, he saw the foreign species that were unconscious and lying on the ground.

"Well, they look different..." 

Ace muttered after seeing the unconscious people. 

[ 76% Done. ]

[ The defense systems were deactivated. Taking full control of the spaceship has continued.. ] 

Avalon reported after a while.

"I see... Good work. Keep it up..."

Ace paused for a moment as he squinted his eyes and decided to ask Veda. 

"Right, Veda... Do recognize this race?"

[ Yes. However, they seem to be a mixed breed. They were not pure Arians as you've expected. ] 

'Just like what I thought...'

The physique or appearance of the Arians wasn't that far from the humans. Although he hadn't seen an Arian before, he could recognize them thanks to Avalon's database.

Only the skin colors and their unique hair were something that would separate them from humans.

The last thing was their purple blood which was unique to their race. They were the only intelligent beings with such color of blood. 

However, the Arians in front of them have a deep orange skin color and they have visible horns on their head!

Although it was small, it was still a horn!

Ace had almost thought that they recognize a different race but because of their hair color which has remained as red, he felt that Avalon shouldn't have made a mistake.

He also remembered how Avalon found pieces of evidence that this spaceship was owned by the Arians...

The young magician was a bit confused.

"What's happening here?"

He asked himself while he analyze the current situation he was currently in.

There was mixed breed of Arians that was approaching the Magic Earth and they were actually throwing away large numbers of space mines on their path... It was definitely something that would ignite his curiosity. 

He wanted to learn the truth as quickly as possible but he can only wait until Avalon had fully controlled this spaceship.