by James K
A-iweek-ilater...
Ring!-iRing!-iA-isound-iof-imobile-idevice-iis-iringing.
A-imiddle-aged-ilooking-iman-iwas-ireading-ia-inewspaper-ias-iper-ihis-iusual-ihabit-ievery-imorning.-iHe-idrank-ihis-icoffee-ifrom-itime-ito-itime-ias-ihe-iread-ithe-inews.-i
His-iblack-ilong-ihair-iwas-istill-ia-ibit-iwet-ias-iit-iseems-ithat-ihe-ijust-icame-ifrom-ithe-ibath-iand-iis-iwearing-ia-iblue-irobe-icovering-ihis-ifinely-ibuild-itanned-ibody.-iBut-ihis-iaura-iand-icharisma-icould-inot-ibe-ihidden.
He-ipicked-iup-ihis-idevice-iand-ilooked-ifor-ithe-iname-iof-ithe-icaller-ibefore-ianswering.
"Hello,-iYumi-imy-icousin.-iIsn't-iit-ia-ibit-itoo-iearly-ito-idrink?"
"I'm-inot-icalling-ifor-ia-idrink!-iTsk.-iI-ijust-iwant-iyou-ito-ilook-isomething-ifor-ime-iin-iyour-iAcademy."
A-ifemale-ivoice-iwas-iheard-ion-ithe-iother-iline.
"Haha!-iI'm-ijust-ikidding.-iOf-icourse,-iwhat-ican-iI-ido?"
"I-iknow-iyou-iare-ithe-inew-iheadmaster-iof-iLeonhearts-iAcademy,-iSir-iPercival.-iIt-iseems-ione-iof-iyour-istudent-ithere-isubmitted-ian-iinteresting-imagic-istructure-ifor-ievaluation-ihere.-iYou-imay-iwant-ito-itake-ia-ilook-iat-ithis."
"Oh?-iAn-ioriginal-imagic-istructure?-iIs-ithere-isomething-iodd-ion-ithe-istructure?"
"Not-ireally,-iit's-ijust-ia-ibit-icomplicated.-iWell,-ithis-istructure-ican't-ibe-imade-ipublic."
"Hmmm..-iWhat-idid-imy-istudent-ihere-icreated?"
"It's-isomething-iyou've-ibeen-ilooking-ifor.-iHehe.-iMeet-ime-iat-ieight-ion-imy-ioffice.-iI'll-iexplain-imore-ionce-iwe've-imet."
"Can't-iyou-ijust-ianswer-ime-inow?-iSigh.-iAlright-ithen,-ibut-iwho-iis-ithis-istudent-iin-iquestion?"
"William-iRavencroft."
###-iChapter-i17-i--iPatent
After-iWilliam-ifell-iunconscious-iupon-iconsuming-ithe-ipotion-iof-iDivine-iSense,-iit-itook-ihim-ia-iday-ibefore-iwaking-iup-iagain.
William-iopened-ihis-ieyes-iand-ichecked-ihis-idigital-iclock-inear-ihis-ibed.-iIt-iis-ialready-i6:00-iPM-iof-ithe-inext-iday.-iIt-iseems-ithat-ithe-ipotion-iwas-itoo-iamazing-ior-ihis-ibody's-ifoundation-iis-itoo-iweak-ito-iconsume-ithe-ihigh-igrade-ipotion.
[-iYou-ihave-isuccessfully-ilearned-iDivine-iSense.-i]-i
It-iwas-ia-inotification-ithat-icame-ifrom-ithe-iPathfinder-iafter-iWilliam-igot-iup-ifrom-ihis-ibed.-iA-iburst-iof-iinformation-isuddenly-isurfaced-iin-ihis-imind.-iIt-iwas-iall-iinformation-irelated-ion-ithe-iusage-iof-iDivine-iSense.
"So,-iit-iwas-ilike-ithese."-i
He-iclosed-ihis-ieyes-ithen-iactivated-ihis-iDivine-iSense.-iHis-isensory-iexpanded-ito-ialmost-ia-i100-imeters,-ihe-ifelt-iall-isigns-iof-ilife-iand-iobjects-iwithin-ithe-irange.-iHe-icould-isee-iwhat's-ihappening-iwithin-ithis-iscope-iand-iit-ieven-ifelt-ithat-ithe-itime-islowed-idown.-iNo,-ihis-isenses-iwas-iactually-iaccelerated-ias-iwell.
"Mhm..-iThis-isensation.-iDivine-iindeed."
William-iregaled-iat-ithis-inew-ifound-iability.-iAs-ihe-itried-ito-iexplore-ithis-inew-iability-iof-ihis,-ihe-ispent-ialmost-ia-iwhole-iday-ifiddling-iwith-ihis-idivine-isense-iand-idiscovered-isome-iweaknesses-ion-iit-ias-iwell.-iApparently,-ithere-iare-isome-ioccasions-ithat-imagicians-iwas-iable-ito-isense-isomeone-ipeeking-iat-ithem.-iIt-iwas-idue-ito-ihis-iimperfect-icontrol-iof-idivine-isense.
Luckily,-iwith-ithe-iincrease-iof-ihis-iconcentration-iand-iabundant-iknowledge-iit-ionly-itook-iWilliam-iseveral-itries-ito-icorrect-ithis-iand-ihe-igot-ifamiliar-ion-iits-iusage-iafter-ispending-ia-iday-iwith-iit.-iHe-idiscovered-ias-iwell-ithat-iit-iwasn't-iactually-iconsuming-ithat-imuch-iof-imana-iwhen-iactivating-ithe-idivine-isense-iand-ialmost-ineglible.
Unfortunately,-ieven-ithough-ihe-icould-iuse-ithe-isensory-iboost-ithat-idivine-isense-iprovides,-ihe-istill-icould-inot-iuse-ithe-iother-iabilities-iit-icould-ido.-iIt-iseems-ithat-ihe-ineeded-imore-ipotion-iof-iit-ito-ifurther-iupgrade-ithis-iability.-i
Within-ithe-isame-iday,-iWilliam-icontacted-ihis-iparents-ito-iget-iassistance-iabout-iregistering-ihis-imagic-istructure.-iHe'll-idefinitely-iget-ia-ipatent-ifor-iit.-i
His-iparents-iwas-isurprised-iabout-itheir-ison's-iachievement-iand-imore-ithan-ihappy-ito-isupport-ihim-iwhen-ihe-iadvised-iabout-ihis-iplans-ito-ihave-ipatent-iin-ithis-imagic-istructure.
William-ilives-iat-iTanza-iCity-iwhere-ia-ibranch-iof-iNational-iMagic-iTrade-iand-iIndustry-iis-ilocated.-iHis-iparents-ialready-icontacted-inecessary-ipersonnel-ito-iassist-ihim-iabout-ithis-iand-ionly-ihad-ito-imeet-iwith-isomeone-itheir-iparents-iknow-iin-ithe-iIntellectual-iProperty-iOffice-ito-iguide-ihim-ithrough-ithe-iprocess.-iAfter-iall-ithis,-ihe-igot-ipatent-ipending-istatus-iand-iwas-itold-ito-iwait-ifor-ionly-ia-imonth.
Patent-ipending-istatus-ijust-imeans-ithat-iit-iwas-ialready-ifiled-iin-ithe-ipatent-ioffice.-iEven-ithough-iinventors-ihas-ithat-istatus,-iit-iis-istill-iundetermined-iwhether-ihe-iwill-iget-ia-ipatent.-iNormally,-ithis-istatus-iwill-ilast-ifor-iabout-ia-iyear-ibefore-ireceiving-ia-ipatent.
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"Yumi!-iSo,-iwhat-iwas-ithe-istructure-ithe-ikid-ihas-isubmitted?"
A-itanned-iman-iwith-ia-imessy-iblack-ihair-iand-iwearing-ia-iblack-isuit,-ientered-ia-iroom-idemanding-ian-ianswer-ito-ihis-iquestion.-iIt-iwas-iPercival,-ithe-inew-iheadmaster-iof-ithe-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-ijust-ipushed-ithe-idoor-iopen-iin-ithe-ioffice-iof-iDirector-iof-iMagicians-iBureau-iof-iPatent.-iThis-ioffice-iwas-ilocated-iinside-ithe-iNMTI.
"Perci-iat-ilast,-iyou've-iarrived.-iHere-itake-ia-ilook-iat-ithis-iand-igive-ime-iyour-ithoughts."
A-imiddle-iaged-ilady-iwas-ifiddling-ion-iher-icomputer-iwhen-iher-icousin-iarrive.-iShe-itoo-ihas-iblack-ihair-iand-iher-ireading-iglass-ican-ibe-iseen-ion-iher-ihead.-iShe-iwas-iwearing-ian-ioffice-iattire-ithat-ifitted-iher-islender-ibut-isensual-ibody.-iShe-igracefully-ipassed-iher-itablet-idevice,-iand-ishown-isomething-ito-iPercival.-i
"So,-ithat's-iwhy-iyou've-icalled-ime-ihere!-iMagic-iJammer-iCanceller!-iThis-iis-ian-iamazing-iinnovation!"
"That's-itrue,-iit-iwas-iamazing-ifor-ia-istudent-ito-iaccomplish-ithis."
"Right,-iI-iactually-iresearched-ithis-iWilliam-ifrom-iour-iacademy.-iAll-iinformation-iI-ifound-iabout-ihim-idoesn't-iseem-ito-ipossess-isomething-ithat-ican-iallow-ihim-ito-icreate-ithis-iinnovation.-iHe-iwas-ijust-iaverage-iuntil-irecently.-iThe-imost-iincredible-iperformance-iin-ithe-iAcademy-iwas-ithat-irecent-iexam-ithey-ihad-ibut..."-iPercival-iexplained-ias-ibefore-ihe-ileft-ithe-iAcademy,-ihe-imade-isure-ihe-ihas-ienough-iinformation.-i
"Yes,-iI-ireally-iwant-ito-ilearn-imore-iabout-ihim.-iHe-iactually-iagreed-iwhen-iwe-ihave-imentioned-iabout-ihow-iwe-iwould-ilike-ithis-ito-imake-ias-isecret-ias-ipossible-iand-ibe-iused-iby-iour-igovernment."
Yumi-iadded-ias-ionce-ithey-ihave-ilearned-ithe-icapability-iof-ithe-imagic-istructure,-ithey-iimmediately-idid-itheir-ibest-ito-icontact-iWilliam-iand-ito-imake-iarrangement-ifor-imilitary-iintegration-iof-ithe-imagic-istructure.-iEven-ithough-ithere-iare-iscarce-inumber-iof-imagic-ijammer-iuser,-ithey-iare-istill-ithere-iand-iwas-ia-iproblem-ito-ideal-iwith.-iSpecially-ithe-ione-icreating-ia-ivariant-imagic-ijammer.-iIt-iwas-itough-ito-ideal-iwith-isomeone-iwho-iwas-iequipped-iwith-ithat-ivariant.-i
Percival-ichecked-ithe-ipages-iabout-ithe-iother-idescription-iand-iabout-ithe-imagic-istructure-ilimitations.-iIt-iwas-iperfect.-iWithout-iconsidering-ifuture-iupgrades,-ithe-ilimitation-iis-ijust-ibasically-ithe-icoverage-iarea-iof-ithe-icanceller-iand-ithat-iit-irequires-iprecise-icontrol-iof-ithe-imind-iin-iit's-iusage.-iBut-iimprovement-iof-imaterial-iand-istructure-ifor-ifurther-iupgrade-iis-idefinitely-idoable-ito-iimprove-iit's-iperformance.
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William-iwas-inow-iinside-ithe-iheadmaster's-ioffice-iin-ithe-iAcademy.-iHe-iwas-iactually-iquite-icurious-iabout-ithe-ireason-ihe-iwas-icalled-iout-ihere.-iHe-iwas-iin-ifront-iof-idignified-iPercival-iwho-iis-ibehind-ihis-idesk-iand-ilooking-icarefully-iat-iWilliam.
"Traceless-iHands,-iit-iwas-ithe-iname-iyou-iwould-ilike-ito-iuse-ias-ithe-icreator-iof-inew-imagic-istructure-irecently-isubmitted-iin-ithe-iPatent-iOffice.-iNot-ibad-idecision,-iI-imust-isay."
The-iconversation-istarted-iat-ithat.-iSir-iPercival-ijust-irevealed-ito-
iWilliam-ithat-ihe-iwas-iaware-ion-iwhat-ihe-iwas-idoing.-iWilliam-iwas-isomewhat-iaware-iof-ithe-iconsequences-ithat-ihis-imagic-istructure-iwould-ideal-ito-ithe-igovernment-iso-ihe-iwas-ionly-isurprised-ia-ibit-iwhen-ithe-iheadmaster-ilearned-iit.-iAfter-iall,-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iand-iother-iacademy-iwas-isomehow-itied-ior-icontrolled-iby-ithe-igovernment-ias-icombat-imagicians-iwill-icome-ifrom-ithese-iacademy.-i
"Yes,-iI-ichose-iTraceless-iHands-ifor-ithe-ibrand-iof-imy-icreations.-iThough-iI-iwould-ilike-ito-ikeep-imy-iidentity-ias-iconfidential-ias-ipossible."-iWilliam-ispoke-iconfidently-iin-ifront-iof-ithe-iheadmaster.
"Well,-iI-ican-iunderstand-iyour-ipoint-iand-iI-ican-ihelp-iwith-ithat."
William-ionly-ineeded-ienough-iprestige-ito-iallow-ihim-ito-iparticipate-iin-ithe-iTMAC.-iAs-ilong-ias-ihis-iskills-iwas-irecognized-iby-ithe-itop-ibrass,-iit-iwould-ibe-ieasier-ifor-ihim-ito-ihave-iopportunity-ito-iretrieve-ihis-ispaceship.
"Only-ia-ifew-imonths-iuntil-ithe-iselection-iof-ithe-iparticipants-ifor-ithe-iTMAC...-iI-iwas-ihoping-iI-icould-iparticipate-ithere."
He-iwants-ito-istep-iahead-iand-imake-iarrangement-ifor-ithe-ifuture-isince-ihe-iwas-inow-iin-ifront-iof-ithe-iheadmaster-ianyway.
###-iChapter-i18-i--iLucent-iForce
"Well,-ithat's-ieven-ibetter."
Percival-ismiled-iat-iWilliam-ias-ihe-ifurther-iexplained.
"I-iknow-ithat-iwith-iyour-icurrent-iskills,-iyou-ihave-ia-ihigh-ichance-ito-ibe-ia-iparticipant.-iYou-ijust-ihave-ito-icontinue-iyour-ioutstanding-iperformance."
"I-iwill."-iWilliam-inodded-ias-ihe-iunderstood-iwhat-ithe-iheadmaster-iwas-itrying-ito-itell.
"So,-ithe-ireason-iI-icalled-iyou-ihere-iis-ithat-iI-iwant-ito-igive-iyou-ian-iopportunity.-iYou-ican-iaccept-ior-idecline-iit...-iBut-isince-iyou've-imentioned-iyou-iwant-ito-ijoin-ithe-icompetition...-iI-isuggest-iyou-iaccept-iit."
William-iwas-idelighted-iabout-ibeing-igiven-ian-iopportunity.-iBut-ihe-iwas-iquite-icurious-ifor-ithe-ireason-iwhy-ithe-iheadmaster-iis-iwilling-ito-igive-ihim-ian-iopportunity,-ihe-iwas-iabout-ito-iask-ibut-iPercival-iseems-ito-ihave-iread-ihis-imind.
"The-imagic-istructure-iyou've-icreated,-iit-iis-ivery-ihelpful...-ivery."
The-iheadmaster-ismiled-imysteriously-iat-ihim-iand-ihe-ididn't-iwant-ito-idelve-ito-imuch-iabout-iit-ias-iwell-iso-iWilliam-idid-inot-iask-ifurther.-iHe-iwas-imore-iconcerned-iabout-ithe-iopportunity-ithat-ithe-iother-imentioned.-i
"I-idon't-iknow-ihow-idid-iyou-imanage-ito-icreate-iit-iand-isince-iour-iarmy-ior-icountry-iwill-ibenefit-ifrom-iit,-iso-iI'd-ilike-ito-igive-iyou-ia-itask."-iPercival-icleared-ihis-ithroat-ibefore-icontinuing.
"There's-ian-iongoing-iproject-ibeing-imanaged-iby-iyour-iseniors-ihere-iin-ithe-iAcademy.-iUnfortunately,-ithey-iare-icurrently-istuck-ion-ithat-iproject-iand-ithey-icouldn't-imake-iprogress.-iSo-iif-iyou-iwill-ibe-iable-ito-ihelp-ithem,-ithen-iyour-iparticipation-iin-ithe-icompetition-iis-iin-ithe-ibag.-iWould-iyou-ilike-ito-igive-ithem-ia-ihand?"
"Of-icourse,-iI'll-ibe-iwilling-ito-ihelp.-iBut-iSir,-iyou've-imentioned-ithat-ithey-iare-imy-iseniors?-iCan-iI-ireally-ibe-iof-ihelp?"
William-ismiled-iwryly-ias-iit-iwas-icommon-isense-ithat-iseniors-ihas-imuch-imore-iadvanced-iknowledge.-iIf-i1st-iyear-iin-ithe-iAcademy-iwas-ia-ifoundation-ibuilding-iand-i2nd-iyear-iis-ifocused-imore-ion-itheoretical-iknowledge,-ithe-i3rd-iyears-ihas-ibeen-iimmersed-iin-ia-ilot-iof-ipractical-itraining.-iAlmost-ievery-iday-ithroughout-itheir-iacademic-iyear-ithey-iwould-ibe-iin-iintensive-itraining-ion-itheir-iselected-icourse.
"Good!-iThe-ithird-iyear-istudents-iyou'll-iassist-iare-iin-ithe-iArtifact-iForging-iClass-iand-iall-icurrently-ibusy-idoing-ia-iresearch-iin-ia-iparticular-imagic-istructure.-iI-ibelieve-ithat-iyou'll-ibe-iable-ito-ihelp-ithem.-iYou-ican-imeet-ithem-itomorrow."
"If-iyou-ithink-ithat-ihighly-iof-ime,-ithen-iI-iwill-ido-imy-ibest,-iSir"-iWilliam-ihad-iaccepted-ithe-itask-inot-ionly-ibecause-ihe-iwanted-ito-ihave-ia-ichance-ito-iparticipate-iin-ithe-icompetition-ibut-ibecause-ihe-ireceived-ianother-imission-ifrom-ithe-iPathfinder.-i
[-iIt-iis-ibetter-ito-igrab-ia-irare-ichance-ito-ihave-iyourself-iimproved.
Mission:-iAssist-iyour-isenior-ion-ithe-iresearch-iproject-ithey-iare-icurrently-istuck-ion.
Mission-iReward:-ix2-iRandom-iMemory-iCrystal
Bonus-iReward:-iIf-ithe-imission-iwas-icompleted-iwith-ithe-ihighest-irating,-ithe-iuser-iwill-ireceive-ix1-iMystery-iBox-i]
William-iwasn't-ieven-iaware-iof-ithe-iproject-ithat-ihis-isenior-iwas-iworking-ion.-iBut-isince-ithe-imission-iwas-ialready-ithere-iand-ino-ipenalty-ifailing-iit,-ihe-iaccepted-iit-iwithout-ihesitation.-i
"That's-igood,-iI-iwill-iexplain-ito-iyou-ithe-idetails...-iNo,-iInstructor-iElaine-iis-ialmost-ihere-iso-ishe'll-iexplain-iit-ito-iyou."
As-isoon-ias-ithe-iheadmaster-ifinished-ispeaking,-ithe-idoor-iin-ithe-iroom-iwas-iknocked-ibefore-ia-igorgeous-ilady-ientered.-iShe-iwas-ion-ia-icasual-iattire,-inot-ilooking-ilike-ian-iinstructor-iat-iall-ias-ishe-iisn't-iwearing-ithe-iacademy's-iinstructor-iuniform.-iShe's-iwearing-ia-ired-icardigan-iand-ia-imodest-iskirt-iand-iholding-ia-ihand-ibag-ion-iher-ileft.-iShe-ismiled-iand-igreeted-ithe-itwo-iof-ithem.
"Good-iafternoon,-iHeadmaster-iPercival-iand-iyou-itoo-iWilliam."
William-igreeted-iback-iand-ia-ibit-iconfused-ifor-ia-isecond-ibefore-iremembering-ithat-ithis-iinstructor-iis-ihandling-ithe-ifirst-isection-ion-i3rd-iyear-iclass.-iMost-ilikely,-iit-iwill-ibe-iher-istudent-iwhom-iI'll-ibe-iassisting.-iHe-ithought-iand-icould-ionly-iguess-iat-ithis-ipoint.-i
Anyway,-ishe'll-idiscuss-ito-ime-iwhat-iI-ishould-ido-ito-ihelp-ithem.-i
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The-inight-ibefore-iWilliam-iwould-iprovide-ihis-iassistance-ito-ihis-iseniors-iin-ithe-iacademy,-ihe-iwas-icontacted-iby-ithe-iDirector-iof-iBureau-iof-iPatent-iabout-ipurchasing-irights-ion-imanufacturing-iMagic-iJammer-iCanceller.-iWilliam-iwasn't-itoo-isure-iabout-ithe-ipricing-iof-ithis-iand-ihad-ito-iask-iassistance-ion-ihis-iparents-iwhich-ithey-iwillingly-iagreed-ito-ihelp-iby-inegotiating-iin-ibehalf-iof-ihim.-iHe-iwas-itold-iby-ihis-iparent's-ithat-ithe-iamount-iwill-ibe-itransferred-ion-ihis-ibank-iaccount-iand-ijust-ihave-ito-iwait-ifor-iit.-i
"It-iseems-iI'll-ibe-iable-ito-ipurchase-ibetter-imaterials-ifor-ipractice."-iHe-ineeded-imoney-ias-iwell-ito-ienhance-ihis-iforging-iskills.-iHe-iwas-iplanning-ito-ipurchase-ibulk-imaterials-iand-ipractice-isince-ihe-istill-ilack-iexperience-iin-iforging-ithough-ihe-ihas-ienough-iknowledge.-i
"Working-iwith-iseniors-itomorrow-imight-ibe-itough.-iHaaa..-iI-ineed-ito-irest-inow."
William-ishook-ihis-ihead-iand-iafter-ifew-ibreaths,-ihe-islept-isoundly-ias-ihe-ineeded-ito-ihave-igood-irest-ifor-ihis-ibattle-itomorrow-iwith-ihis-iseniors.
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Later-ithat-inight.-iTwo-ipeople-iwearing-iblack-icloaks-iwere-iin-itop-iof-ia-icertain-ibuilding-iin-ithe-icenter-iof-iTanza-iCity.
"Raven,-ihow-iwas-ithe-inew-iartifact?"
"Not-ibad.-iI-itried-iit-iwith-iCrow's-iMagic-iJammer-iand-iit-iworks-iperfectly."
Raven-ianswered-iwith-ia-igrin-ion-ihis-iface.-iHe-iwas-ivery-isatisfied-iin-ithe-inew-iartifact-ihe-ireceived.-iHe-iwas-icurrently-iwearing-ia-iring-iwith-ia-ismall-iJax-istone-ion-iit-iwhere-ithe-imagic-istructure-ifor-ithe-iMagic-iJammer-iCanceller-ican-ibe-iinfused-ito.-i
"We-ican-itake-iour-irevenge-inow-iwith-ithat-iguy.-iHe-iinjured-iour-inew-iguy,-iwe-ican't-ilet-ihim-iget-iaway-iwith-iit.-iWhat-iabout-iyou,-iHawk?"-iRaven-iadded.
Both-iof-ithem-iwore-imore-ithan-isix-imana-iartifacts-iand-iwearing-imilitary-iuniform-ibehind-ithe-icloak.-iThey-iboth-iwore-ithe-itrademark-ibracers-iof-iZairus.
They-iare-imember-iof-ispecial-imagic-icorps-iof-iZairus-icountry,-iLucent-iForce.-iIt-iis-ia-ismall-igroup-iof-ielite-imagicians-inurtured-iby-ithe-icountry.
Apparently,-itheir-inew-ifriend-iwas-iinjured-iby-ian-ienemy-ispy-iwho-iinfiltrated-ithe-icountry.-iTonight,-ithey-ireceived-ithe-inew-iartifact-ito-idestroy-ithe-itrump-icard-iof-itheir-ienemy-iand-iwill-inot-ilet-ithis-iopportunity-islip.
"Mhm..-iGood.-iWe-imove-inow.-iOur-iLucent-iForce-iwould-inot-itake-ithis-ilying-idown."
After-isayi
ng-ithis,-iboth-iman-imelted-ion-ithe-ishadow-iof-ithe-inight-iand-idisappeared.
###-iChapter-i19-i--iBattle-iin-ithe-iNight
The-itwo-ielite-imagicians-iof-iLucent-iForce-iwere-irunning-iso-ifast-iwithout-iany-isound-iin-ithe-idark-inight.-iThey-iwere-iabout-ireach-ithe-isuspected-ihideout-iof-ithe-ienemy-icountry's-ispy.-i
It-iwas-ian-iabandoned-ibuilding-inear-ithe-iedge-iof-ithe-icity.-iThe-ibuilding's-imain-ientrance-iwas-ifacing-ithe-iroad-ion-ithe-inorth-iand-ia-iriver-ion-iit's-isouth.-iA-ilush-iforest-iwas-ibehind-ithis-iriver-iand-iit's-iwhere-ithe-itwo-isoldiers-isilently-iappeared.-i
Hawk-ihas-idrawn-ihis-itwo-igold-plated-iguns,-ihis-ifavorite-iartifact.-iIt's-iammunition-iwas-ispecially-imade-imana-imaterial,-iso-iinstead-iof-ihuman-imade-imetal-ibullet,-ia-ihighly-icompressed-ielemental-ibullet-iwould-icome-iout-ithat-ihas-icapability-iof-iinstantly-idestroying-iweak-imana-ishells.-i
Apparently,-ithe-icreation-iof-iMagic-iJammer-iCanceller-iwas-istill-itime-iconsuming-iand-iit-idoesn't-ihave-ia-i100%-isuccess-irate.-iJax-istone-iis-ia-ivery-ifragile-imaterial-ithat-icould-ieasily-ibe-idestroyed-iif-iit-ireceived-itoo-imuch-ipressure-iduring-ithe-iinfusing-iprocess.-iIt-imeans-ithat-iwith-ithe-ishort-iduration-iwhen-ithe-igovernment's-iMagic-iEngineers-ireceived-ithe-istructure,-ithey-iwere-ionly-iable-ito-isuccessfully-icreate-ione-iMagic-iJammer-iCanceller.
Currently,-iit-iwas-iRaven-iwho-iwas-iassigned-ito-iequip-ithis-imana-iartifact-ifor-ithis-imission.
"I'll-igo-iin,-ijust-istay-ihere-iand-imake-isure-ino-ione-iwill-iescape."-iRaven-isaid-igravely.-iHe-iwas-iconfident-ion-ihis-iskills-iin-icombat-ithat-ihe-iwas-iwilling-ito-iattack-ialone-iin-ithe-iabandoned-ibuilding.
Unfortunately,-iif-ihis-ienemies-idecided-ito-iflee-iinstead-iof-ibattling-ihim,-ihe-ilack-isufficient-iskills-ito-iprevent-imany-ipeople-ifrom-iescaping-iat-ithe-isame-itime.-iHis-iplan-ito-ilet-iHawk-istay-ioutside-iwas-ibecause-ihis-ipartner-ispecialized-iin-ia-imore-idiversed-iattacks.-i
