The Mysterious Black Magician

"By the way, Miss Rei, that Crimson... Uhm, erm.. how to say this…" Sonya suddenly made a thinking gesture. Rei-Rei, on the other hand, perked up her ears, seemingly hearing something of her interest. Sonya, upon realizing what she wanted to say, continued saying, "Uh, right, I think he is truly the legitimate dark horse in this competition. He even beat the guy who is said to be the strongest male student in the Academy," said Sonya, out of the blue.

Then, suddenly, "R-Right?!" Sonya was taken aback by Rei-Rei's sudden enthusiastic reply. She also noticed her eyes were sparkling bright.

Rei-Rei continued saying, "He is like the main character in the books…" Rei-Rei was suddenly mumbling words. "From weakest to strongest… yes, yes, he's like that..." she continued and continued. A bead of sweat emerged on Sonya's face. In her mind, she thought, 'W-What's wrong with her?'

'Wait! D-Don't tell me…'

'No, it can't be!'

While Sonya was denying what was in her mind, Rei-Rei, on the other hand, spoke continuously about how Yman resembled the main character in a storybook.

As Almina and Maena's fight continued, Yman noticed the strange behavior of the people in black who were not far from where Rea and his sister were.

Of all the people there, they were the only ones who didn't seem to be going along with the screams of the people around them. They also looked around as if they were waiting or expecting something to happen.

Yman thought of sending a message to Rea to warn her about the suspicious people around them. However, he immediately objected because Rea and the others might become anxious and make mistakes. Also, he was still unsure of his suspicion and he was confident in Rea's disguise.

Although Rea's disguise was not that perfect, Yman believed that the only people who could discover her disguise were people with high sensing ability and or if they used appraisal skills on her.

But that was impossible to happen in this situation. With so many people around, it would be hard for anyone to concentrate to find one by one who was Rea among them. Even so, his desire to warn Rea still prevailed. Yman thought that she had a right to know about this matter.

After sending a message to Rea, he also started to take countermeasures in case his suspicion comes true.

While watching the fight between Almina and Maena, Rea suddenly felt the vibration of her MTMD inside her handbag.

She immediately thought that someone had texted her. But who might have messaged her? Rea wondered who possibly messaged her. Curiously, Rea grabbed her device and activated the holographic screen. Seeing the registered name, she seemed a little shocked.

'From Crimson?' Although the expression on her face was calm. Deep inside, she was lively and excited to read whatever was in the message.

After reading the message, the expression on Rea's face suddenly became serious. In her mind, she wondered if the people chasing her had found out about her. Even though Yman told her to act normally, Rea still couldn't stop herself from secretly peeping at the people mentioned in the message.

'It's true!' Rea shouted in her mind when she saw the people that Yman mentioned in the message. She followed what Yman said in the message; she didn't inform others about the suspicious people.

If it was just Rea, Yman was confident that she would act accordingly whatever it takes, so that their possible opponents didn't notice their awareness of them. Yman wasn't sure what Bob and Chloe's reaction would be, so he tells Rea not to let them know first. He was also sure that his sister would be worried to the point that it might not stop her from acting not accordingly, so he also suggested to Rea not to let Yana know either. At this point, they were the only two who were aware of the suspicious people.

To make Rea less worried, he said to her that he was already making preparations for countermeasures if by chance a fight broke out.

Although worried about the situation, it didn't hinder a smile to emerge on her nonchalant face.

As Yman continued to monitor Rea's surroundings, one of the panels revealed a more alarming incident. Twenty people in black clothing were running and jumping on the roof of the buildings.

<Partner, aren't they terrorists?> Sistela said suddenly.

Yman didn't answer, but his eyes narrowed slightly. He noticed that the direction they were heading to was towards the city's single skyscraper with 7 floors. It was just across the street from the plaza where the competition took place. When they arrived at the last building, they suddenly jumped off the roof.

About seconds after they jumped,

*BOOM!* 

Fires suddenly erupted from four parts of the city. The force of the explosion shook the whole city.

KYAAHHH!!!

The people watching the competition were shocked. They felt that the source of the loud explosion was not from the stage. Some people fell and others were lucky enough to cling to the iron bars in front of their seats.

Kiyah!

Yana also cried out in shock. But Rea quickly supported her when she noticed her about to fall. Almina and Maena were also stunned. They stopped fighting because the intensity of the earthquake was alarming.

When the earthquake finally calmed down,

"What's that?"

"What happened?"

The two asked as they looked around. They saw the confused people around them. Like them, most were also asking what happened and what the loud explosion was.

Yman saw what happened. Now he was sure that those people were not travelers.

Seconds before the explosion took place, two soldiers guarding the gate of the city's tallest skyscraper noticed people in black clothing running fast in their direction.

"Stop! Who are you?!"

One of the soldiers shouted. They immediately pointed their magic-based guns at them. But, they did not answer and proceeded to dash.

The two guards frowned. "I repeat! Stop!" However, instead of stopping, they accelerated even more. They also noticed the smile of the person in front. Aside from that, they also noticed that they took a weapon from under the black cloth wrapped around their bodies.

When they saw the weapons they were holding and they had passed the warning point, one of the guards immediately shouted.

"Tsk! Fire! "

Pewpew Pewpewpew!

They fired rapidly at them.

The arm of the person in front gleamed as he summoned mana on his hand. He shouted, "Metal Shield!" In the next moment, a large square metal emerged on his arm. The rest of his companions immediately hid behind him. They ran in a queue.

Although the Metal Shield looked heavy, it seemed nothing to the person who carried it.

Mana Bullets hit the Metal Shield and carved it. However, none of them penetrated. The frontman seemed to have a lot of confidence in his metal shield. It never stopped running and continued.

When everyone felt the slight stop of the guns. Those who hid in the back immediately retaliated. They rained down daggers made of wind and sharp spikes made of water to the two guards.

The guards quickly hid on the wall and pole. However, the other opponents with high Agility Attribute quickly beat them.

Before the weapons they were holding could be fired again, they both felt the cold metal sink into their skins.

One of the guards immediately lost consciousness when his throat was cut with a sharp knife. The other was still able to slowly turn around. But he was greeted with a menacing laugh. "Hehehe… sleepwell folks." While saying this, at the same time, he pulled out the blades that sank into the body of the guard. The guard felt his blood gush out and soon he could see only darkness until he lost consciousness.

The last thing he mentioned was, "Honey… I'll be coming late tonight…" a tear dropped from his eyes.

Fwoosh! 

The man who stabbed the guard flicked his weapon into the air to remove the blood that had stuck to it. His weapon was a metallic claw. It has three blades that were about 10 inches long for the blade in the middle and 9 inches for the two on the side.

"Let's go!"

Said the man using the Claw Weapon. When they heard what he said, everyone immediately nodded. They broke down the big gate and immediately entered.

Inside the VIP room, all the VIPs were also amazed at the sudden tremor and the loud explosion earlier. They felt that the explosion was so intense. That explosion was even louder than the explosion on stage.

"What's that, Jack?" As she held her head, Sunday asked after the earthquake.

"I think something exploded. And I think they come from different places."

"They?!"

Sunday exclaimed.

"Yes, Madam Sunday. I think not just one but more exploded at the same time. More on that, I think the explosions came from different areas."

"What?!"

Principal Mar Mari took his MTMD and called the chief. However, upon calling the military chief the only sound he heard was, Tooot! Tooot! Tooot!

A busy tone.

It seemed like he was in another call at the moment. 

In Chief Henderson's office, he received a call from one of his men.

(Hello sir! The city is under attack!)