Chapter 808 The Unexpected Catalyst

808 The Unexpected Catalyst

'E-eh...?'

Rey had already sensed something was off right as he and his group were about to arrive at their destination, but nothing could have prepared him from what he ended up witnessing.

The moment everyone arrived at the camp, they were greeted with the most unexpected situation of all.

—Chaos!

Sheer, unbridled chaos swept the attention of students and staff alike once they came to their senses.

Noises of explosions.

Cries of battle.

Echoes of death... of destruction.

Everything flooded the minds of the Dragons at once, overriding the senses of everyone who was expecting a warm welcome to the reportedly safe and stable camp.

'This Camp... has collapsed, hasn't it?' Rey thought to himself as he took one look around him.

The guard posts that should have been stationed at strategic locations had crumbled, and he could see debris and several broken—torn-down—structures littering the area. The tents were either torn to pieces or riddled with holes, and the ground constantly hummed and trembled—almost as if the horde of enemies were advancing.

... And at a terribly fast rate!

"A-ARE YOU FROM THE ACADEMY?!" A few voices suddenly echoed in the air, and they were followed by the swift descent of three Dragons—one General and two Commanders.

Not only the students, but also the staff, were relieved at the appearance of the Dragons—especially the General.

He looked injured, though, and the other two also shared similar fates. They appeared extremely exhausted, with parts of their uniformed armor damaged, and slowly healing bruises on their faces.

These war-hardened Dragons seemed even worse-off than the trembling students and shocked staff.

"W-what the hell is happening here, General? What's going on?!" The lead Supervisor yelled, moving forward to represent the entire Group while the rest of the supervisors trailed behind him.

Instructor Isra'il did the same, but he stuck close to his students while giving them a reassuring nod. Rey watched all of this—and more—in silence.

"You need to evacuate! Now! There's no time to explain everything, but you need to go now!"

The General quickly turned to one of the Commanders, a woman whose pretty face had been badly damaged, but was thankfully healing.

"But... suddenly, the war escalated to an absurd degree. It surprised all of us, and we couldn't handle the shocking assaults they made on us."

There was tense silence as everyone took in the bitter facts.

"We failed to contain their surprise attacks, and they managed to advance to our Base. They've conquered the Main Base, and they are soon going to conquer the rear—the area where you all appeared in."

"You could have tried to contact us! Told us to abort the—"

"Communication has been jammed. Same with Spatial Magic. We hoped you all wouldn't show due to the Spatial Interference."

"A-ah... damnit! But you had everything under control, didn't you?" The Head Supervisor grumbled. "How could you let it spiral out of control like this?"

The Commander bit her lip as she hid her glare from the man.

It was understandable why he was acting this way, considering how many lives he was responsible for. However, his words to the Commander was too insensitive.

She had lost hundreds of her subordinates and friends in just a few hours, and she was bound to lose even more. As soon as she was done taking the group to the shelter, she would have to return to the battlefield.

There was a good chance she wouldn't return alive.

As such, hearing such ignorant words from a man who was the same rank as her made her blood boil to a severe degree.

Still, she controlled her emotions.

"We could never have expected the main catalyst behind the sudden shift in the war." She said, gritting her teeth as she clenched her fists.

"The Dwarves and Giants created an alliance... and we were no match."

As soon as she said this, everyone's eyes widened.

Even the Head Supervisor could understand how absurd that was. No one could have expected such a thing to ever happen—well, no one except a certain boy who listened to all of this with wide open eyes as well.

However, he was surprised for a completely different reason.

'Ater... what in the world did you do?!'

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