Chapter 294: Kidnapping Alaric

Nova appeared high above the ground, hovering in the sky. His gaze swept across the distant landscape as he activated his Omnivision, allowing him to observe the surroundings from an extraordinary distance.

After carefully searching the area, he finally found a suitable location—a secluded forest several hundred kilometers beyond Everheart City, far enough from the city to minimize the chances of anyone stumbling upon him.

Once he had chosen his destination, Nova activated Unparalleled Judgment Flash alongside Void Phantom. His figure blurred as the two abilities took effect, concealing his movements and making it nearly impossible for even powerful cultivators to detect his presence.

Without wasting any time, he shot toward the outskirts of Everheart City, swiftly approaching the enormous formation that surrounded the entire city.

However, Nova wasn’t careless enough to assume that concealing his movements alone would be sufficient. Before leaving, he activated Instinct Dominion, carefully examining his surroundings for anyone who might be monitoring him.

As expected, he discovered several figures whose auras belonged to Emperor Realm powerhouses. They were positioned around the mansion where he had been staying, keeping a close watch on the place.

Their presence confirmed Nova’s suspicions that Caelan had already begun taking precautions against him.

’As expected, the old fox isn’t going to let me move around freely.’

Nova wasn’t particularly surprised. Given Caelan’s intentions toward him, it would have been foolish to assume the Human Emperor would simply allow him to wander around without keeping an eye on him.

Nevertheless, Nova had no intention of allowing those people to interfere with his plans.

The moment he left the mansion’s vicinity, he accelerated to an astonishing speed. His figure vanished into the distance before the watchers could react, leaving them with no clear idea of which direction he had taken.

The Emperor Realm powerhouses immediately began searching for him. They couldn’t afford to lose track of someone their master considered a threat, especially when they had been specifically assigned to monitor his movements.

Unfortunately for them, their efforts were already too late.

Under the concealment of his abilities, Nova had successfully slipped beyond Everheart City’s protective formation without attracting anyone’s attention. By the time the watchers realized he was missing, he was already far beyond their reach.

Once he was safely outside the city’s boundaries, Nova activated Spatial Traversal. Space distorted around him, and in the next instant, his figure disappeared from his original location, reappearing deep within the remote forest he had selected.

The forest was quiet and isolated, with no signs of human activity nearby. After confirming that the surroundings were suitable, Nova immediately established a powerful formation around himself.

Its energy spread through the area, creating a mana formation that concealed everything within its boundaries and prevented outsiders from detecting his presence.

Only after completing these preparations did Nova finally relax slightly.

He could have dealt with Alaric much more easily by simply using the Deadborns to bring him directly into the System Space. Once there, killing him would have been a straightforward task, and no outsider would have witnessed what happened.

However, Nova had deliberately chosen not to take that approach.

He wanted to try something different.

There was also another consideration he couldn’t afford to ignore. What if Caelan managed to discover some of his secrets through Alaric before Nova killed him inside the System Space? Although there was no guarantee that such a thing would happen, Nova wasn’t willing to take unnecessary risks.

The Human Emperor wasn’t someone he could afford to underestimate.

Caelan had ruled over the entire human continent for a reason, and Nova had no intention of treating him like an ordinary opponent simply because he possessed greater strength than most people at his current level.

Of course, this was only a possibility Nova had considered, not something he knew for certain. Nevertheless, he had already taken enough risks recently.

At least for the time being, while he was still surrounded by potential enemies, he preferred to be cautious rather than give Caelan another opportunity to uncover his secrets.

With the formation in place, Nova turned his attention toward Alaric.

Through his connection with the Deadborns, he located the High Priest inside his chambers at the temple. What he discovered made his expression turn cold with disgust.

Alaric was spending his time enjoying an intimate moment with a woman, seemingly unconcerned about anything happening beyond the walls of his chambers.

This bastard really knows how to enjoy himself.

Nova felt little more than contempt toward the man. Alaric had spent his time scheming against others, abusing his position, and serving Caelan’s interests. Yet here he was, behaving as though he had nothing to worry about.

Unfortunately for Alaric, his moment of pleasure was about to come to an abrupt end.

Nova hadn’t traveled all this way merely to observe him. He had come to settle their unfinished business, and he had no intention of leaving without accomplishing his objective.

Immediately, Nova focused on his connection with the Deadborn he had left behind with Alaric. Through that connection, he activated one of his class skills Monarch Transposition.

Monarch Transposition worked differently when used on someone other than Nova himself.

The target had to be caught off guard, remain unable to resist the transposition, or be weaker than the Deadborn involved. Without at least one of these conditions being met, forcibly transposing a stronger opponent would be difficult.

That was precisely why Nova had left a Deadborn beside Alaric in the first place.

Unfortunately, the Deadborn was only at Level 1 Emperor, while Alaric was Level 4 Emperor. Under normal circumstances, the difference in their strength would have made the task considerably more difficult.

But strength wasn’t everything. Timing mattered just as much.

At that very moment, Alaric was completely distracted by the intimate encounter, leaving his awareness elsewhere.

He had no reason to expect an attack, much less anticipate that someone would attempt to transport him across such an enormous distance.

The Deadborn seized that brief opening.

Before Alaric could realize that anything was wrong, Monarch Transposition took effect. In the very next instant, the High Priest disappeared from his chambers and appeared directly in front of Nova, deep within the isolated forest.

Alaric was completely unaware that his surroundings had changed. Just moments ago, he had been immersed in immense pleasure, his eyes tightly closed as he enjoyed himself.

"Why did you stop? Keep going, or I’ll kill you just like I killed your friend!"

When he received no response, Alaric’s expression twisted with irritation. He opened his eyes, ready to reprimand the woman, but the words died in his throat as he realized something was wrong.

He was no longer in his chambers. Instead, he found himself standing in the middle of a forest, surrounded by towering trees.

The unfamiliar surroundings left him momentarily stunned, but his gaze soon landed on the man standing directly in front of him.

The moment he recognized that face, his expression changed. Looking at Alaric with undisguised disgust, Nova curled his lips into a cold smile and greeted him.

"Hello, motherfucker!"

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