A moment ago.
Selena had been refining the Ena from the cores with Risa, trying to get as much Ena as possible.
Suddenly, Risa raised her head, noticing something. "There's a smell of blood that I don't recognize."
"Huh? You can smell blood from this far away? What are you, a dog?" Selena tilted her head in confusion.
"I don't know. Maybe my senses have been strengthened because of my evolution? Or is it because of his blood? Or maybe it's because of last night?"
Selena frowned. "We can figure it out later. Is Nathan back yet?"
"No."
"He hasn't returned, but there's someone coming into this mansion. An intruder?"
"Most likely. I believe that person is on the second floor."
Selena immediately grabbed her staff. There was no time for her other equipment. Instead, she summoned Sasha and Yin Zhen as guards.
Yin Zhen took the lead. Unfortunately, Risa couldn't locate the blood source precisely, so they had to search randomly.
Obviously, the one they should check first was Sera's room. Even if they were rivals, she was still important to them.
Bang!
Brunhild was thrown to the door and crushed it before she was stopped by the wall. She was raising her shield as if she had just blocked something.
"!!!" Selena couldn't help but widen her eyes. With no hesitation, all of them headed straight to Brunhild without calling her name, as if they were trying to not alarm the enemy.
Brunhild noticed them and charged forward without glancing at them, trying to stop the enemy in his tracks.
The butlers and the maids were alerted and hurriedly checked on them. Some were screaming in panic, but some reached the room.
"This is..." The head butler and the head maid gasped in shock.
Selena sighed. "Something just attacked this mansion. Don't worry about the damage. I'll let Nathan take care of it."
All of them had been notified that Nathan was Vivian's disciple. If Nathan would take care of this, they had nothing to worry about.
Selena ordered, "Anyway, make sure the rest calm down. I don't know how this explosion will affect the city, so be prepared for it as well. Report to me if something else happens."
"Y-Yes!" They nodded furiously and hurriedly went to their post.
As soon as they were gone, Selena turned to Sera. "Anyway, you will stay with me for now. Although I don't want to do this, your safety is necessary. I can't face Nathan if you're hurt... No, it feels like the enemy has been watching us this whole time and choosing to make its move as soon as Nathan leaves the mansion."
"What is actually going on?" Sera asked.
"I know as much as you do. Nathan must know more, but we can only wait until he comes back. He should be rushing here after that explosion."
Sera clenched her fists and nodded. "Alright."
As Selena expected, Nathan returned to the mansion by himself three minutes later.
"Are you guys alright?" Nathan checked their bodies up and down.
"Yes. However, the enemy is strange." Selena frowned. "It's like they have been watching us the whole time."
"Watching us the whole time?" Nathan looked down, falling into deep thought. He didn't manage to get a lot of information from Bella since there wasn't enough time. Bella also had to leave since she couldn't reveal herself in front of these two.
And that was when he realized something. "I see. In that case, their next move will be..."
Nathan turned around, facing the gate.
They could see a lot of soldiers storming inside the mansion. One of them stepped forth and shouted, "We are the soldiers of Meyes City. We demand the people inside the mansion to come out!"