Re: Love & Magic

If this whole thing turned out to be fake, he could say that he received an anonymous message and acted upon it! Some of his peers might mock him for that, but what if this was true?!

In the end, he believed that it was better to be safe than sorry.

He quickly sent messages to enforcers and the police to be on red alert before calling the temporary head of the intelligence department.

“Yes, city lord?”

“Pause all work you are doing now and tell your team to gather data from every person who entered this city in the last twenty-four hours! Check each of their identity and filter out the suspicious ones!”

“For what, city lord?”

“Just do as I say! I will explain to you via a message after five minutes! After you filter out the suspicious ones, send their identities to various police departments!”

Afterward, city lord Ray called some other people to get ready to receive data from the temporary head of the intelligence department and find the location of those on the list and work together with the police to find them.

After giving out all orders to the various departments, he contacted only the hidden 1st class magicians remaining in the city.

However, this big move involving many people also caused something nobody expected…

The information got leaked! It leaked to one of the underground forces with a spy or, to say, a corrupted officer in the government. From there, the hidden agents of Blood Sun Organization also received this news!

Naturally, the City Lord was wise and didn’t tell anyone about his discoveries except the temporary intelligence department head. Only these two knew that a catastrophe might occur. However…

The hidden agents of the Blood Sun organization felt that the government started this because of their agents who came here today. It was just their speculations and guesses, but it was accurate for them.

After all, why would the government suddenly start such a major operation? Finding out suspicious individuals that entered in the last 24 hours? Hell! It was obviously to find their three 5th class magicians who had an X-Door crystal with them.

“Supreme Leader, it seems that our operation in Starlight city has been discovered by the government here.”

“How sure are you? And what is the basis for that conclusion?”

“We are not 100% sure, but…we are 99% sure. The government here is filtering out suspicious individuals that arrived in the city in the last twenty-four hours. We fear that it was for our agents who entered the city today.”

“We can’t cancel this operation!” The supreme leader firmly spoke as his eyes turned cold, “forget about the ideal location! Tell those three to activate the X-Door crystal! NOW!”

“Command accepted, Supreme Leader!”

…

As Zevien was trying to focus and call Tarto with his mind, Tarto appeared in a worn-out and flickering state as it was not his real body that appeared in front of Zevien but an avatar.

“Meow~!!! What is it? I was in a life and death situation, and I am still in it,” Tarto said with an annoyed face as wounds on his body oozed out black smoke and blood.

Zevien and others were overjoyed but also surprised to see his wounded appearance for the first time.

“We wanted to find-” Zevien quickly moved to the important thing, but he was interrupted by Tarto.

“Wait!” Tarto’s expression changed, “You all are scre-”

But before Tarto could finish his sentence, he also disappeared because he was also in a difficult situation.

Vernisia frowned, “he was going to say that we are all screwed. Why?”

Suddenly, powerful mana fluctuations passed through them that even air trembled slightly.

*Roarrr!!!*

A terrifying roar resounded so loudly that it caused everyone’s hair to stand with fear.

“No way!” Zevien shouted as he took out vampire blood and transformed before flying out of the window while activating the shaman-seed’s power.

As he appeared outside, he saw a giant portal standing a thousand meters tall and five hundred meters wide two kilometers away.

A giant lion with dark green crystallized horns and dark green crystallized wings was standing on a skyscraper beside the portal. The creature that roared was this lion as well.

*Swooosh!*

Suddenly, Zevien saw a giant vulture with a flamy red body coming through the portal.

It unfurled its wings entirely after coming out of the portal. The total length of its wings spanned five hundred meters!

*Shraaaa…*

It flared its giant burning wings before shooting several burning menacing feathers towards another skyscraper and razed it down!

*Booom…Crack….*

After that, various magic beasts started pouring out from the giant portal!

Zevien was dazed and stunned for a second before his expression changed, and he returned to the office before shouting, “Quick! Tell everyone to evacuate to the bunker of our company! Other bunkers in the city should be out too. I am going to the orphanage and get everyone there to a safe location!”

“You all! Don’t you dare die!”

After leaving those words and looking at Vernisia firmly, he left the office and flew towards the orphanage.

Vernisia, Dan, Erica, and Yowen quickly left the room. Yowen opened the bunker while Vernisia and the others led everyone inside it.

Outside, it was mass panic as everyone was out of their houses. Zevien saw this and imbued mana in his voice before shouting, “Everyone! Move towards bunker locations in this part of the city and enter inside! Don’t go in the north direction!”

After saying this, Zevien flew towards the orphanage.

…

*Dreeeeee….*

“Heaven’s Fall Ward!” City Lord Ray shouted with red eyes as he arrived at the portal’s location and stretched both arms before conjuring a giant barrier that spanned one kilometer around the portal.

“Forgive me,” City Lord Ray’s lips trembled as tears left his eyes when he saw living people who were running getting trapped inside his barrier along with the magic beasts.

*Swoosh…*

Another man appeared with two katanas in his hands and a robe exposing half of his upper body. This man was currently the only 1st class magician in the city besides City Lord Ray. His name, Shuma Teikon.

*ROARRR…*