Half an hour before the array activation.
The normal flow of mana had been disrupted and turned into a heavy mass of mana that sat on the chest of every living being and didn't let them breathe.
The ground beneath Daniel's feet had cracked, not because of any strike, but simply because of his presence. Space itself had bent.
Two shadows… no, two presences… stood in front of him.
Two S-ranks, two commanders from the Goblin Guild. Naturally they were the same two who had been sent to take Jason back.
Their original plan had been to buy time through negotiation, but after their plan was exposed and Daniel realized everything, their plan fell apart too.
And now it looked like they had no choice but direct confrontation.
One of them took a step forward. A faint smile was on his lips, but his gaze was colder than ice.
