329 Chapter 329

"I will be sending you all back… I will handle the rest" Blink said while he remained focused on his cloaking spell, preventing the patrolling soldiers from noticing their presence.

"I know what you are thinking but don't you think you are underestimating us a bit too much?" Blaze was not necessarily annoyed with Blink, he just felt hurt by his teammate's lack of faith.

Even then he couldn't necessarily blame the youth for that. As a team that has remained intact for over two years now, they were all aware of their strengths and weaknesses. Blink has always been the strongest thanks to his inhumane speed and strength, a versatile arsenal of spells granted to sorcerers, and his signature teleportation magic which makes the others look like powerless kids. His participation in the war greatly boosted his reputation, coupled with the fact that he somehow managed to defeat a silver realm level paladin which all five disciples of the death mage failed to defeat.

With such achievements, the youth has been one of the most celebrated talents of the empire and what sealed his position as the number one talent of the empire was his victory in the last inter-class competition, where he single-handedly defeated the combined forces of the strongest members of the other classes. Amongst those he defeated was Blaze, the representative of the battlemage class, and Gust, the representative of the archery class, earning their respect and friendship.

"It's really nice you all want to play hero… But I can't continue with you all… I work better alone and you know that" Blink's eyes let out a silver glow and series of silver arrays appeared beneath the feet of his teammates.

Before they could speak against his actions, they realized they were back in the empire.

"That bastard! I'll kill him!" Blaze roared in anger only to regret his actions the next moment.

At this moment, they realized they were teleported to the desolate area behind the empire where all the powerful masters gathered.

"That's my little brother you are talking about right there… careful young lad" Kuen said at Blaze without sparing him a glance.

Bam!

"The kid did what's right… amongst you all he is the strongest… you will only get in his way if you stayed behind…" Karl lightly tapped his son's shoulders, making the kid panic.

Considering Blink's nature, it was only a matter of time they will be abandoned as well just like their other team members and this terrified them greatly.

"I never thought I will be forced to come out of retirement… after fighting against those two… I just wanted to enjoy what's left of my life…." Donald sighed while giving Diana and Francis a meaningful glare.

"No you didn't… if for one thing, you have always been restless and eager for more battles…. If didn't happen, I won't be surprised if I hear you attacked the orc settlement alone…." Daemon snapped at her husband, making the others laugh out loud.

At that point, a massive silver array appeared beneath, and before Blaze or gust could even react, they were pushed out of the silver array by a calm, yet strong wind created by Gusts father.,, Mason.

"Don't worry dear… Stay with your mother a bit… I will return as soon as this is over" Mason gave the little green-haired girl a wink but even then, Gust still felt terrified.

Unlike these powerful masters crossing over to the other side, they have actually seen these weapons and how they work. It was a known fact that Mason is the most powerful archer of the empire and a very powerful warrior at that with decades of combat experience, but that didn't make her feel any better. She tried to act strong while she was with Blink to calm him down but the thought of having her father battle those monsters was just too terrifying for her to bear.

"Yea… You don't have to worry… Your old man will just settle things fast and return home…" Karl gave Blaze a warm smile before he and the other masters were completely covered by silver light.

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Back at the human settlement, while Blink focused on maintaining the long-ranged teleportation formation, he kept cursing his bad luck and wished Kalos could leave the empire and help. But ever since Derik left, everyone who envied the undead gold realm mages under Derik's command quickly changed the way they thought.

After Derik and Cyrus left, the weakness of these undead commanders finally surfaced. Back when Derik and Cyrus were within the continent, they were free to act without the approval of their masters but now they are gone, Kalos and Aldora were only slightly better than the average undead puppet. At this point, they couldn't even leave the empire or act without permission. After their defeat at the hands of Ahika, the undead mages continued roaming the empire as its main line of defense since they couldn't leave it.

"That's as far as you go, young man…. The colonel was right… you mages can't be trusted" A deep voice resonated from behind but even then Blink didn't panic. He just removed the cloaking spell since he has already been found, revealing the massive silver magic array above the settlement!