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n'We should head back to the Qilin Empire, it is the safest place for us now,

" The Principal said.

nThe others agreed to his words, after all, staying in the Blue Wind Empire was a little bit too risky.

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"Alright, we'll be going straight to the waterfall in that town,

" Grey stood up to say.

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"There's a way we can get there instantly?

" The Principal asked.

nEven though he heard of Grey and the others speaking about it, he still found it to be absurd. How could one just appear in another location instantaneously? It just doesn't seem plausible.

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"Yeah, stand back,

" Grey nodded before he stepped forward.

nHe soon started to make an array, quickly drawing the lines in the cave. Within a few minutes, he was done.

nGiven their numbers, it would take quite a lot of stones to teleport them back to the Qilin Empire.

nGrey brought out hundreds of essence stones before placing around fifty in eight different positions in the array•

nhe was done with that, he told the others to stand in the array. Klaus and his friends stepped in without hesitation, the Principal, Blake, and Delia had some doubts in their hearts but still stepped in any way.

nGrey did some hand seals and the array lit up, the group was covered by a bright white light before they suddenly vanished from the position.

nThe lights of the array died down, as well as the array lines. Whenever Grey makes these arrays, he always makes sure that only when they are under use can they be seen.

nQilin Empire.

nIn a town close to the borders.

nAt the waterfall.

nAn array suddenly appeared on the ground, before lighting up. Grey and his friends soon appeared after the light died dowm

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"Wow! Impressive!

" Klaus and Alice exclaimed.

nThis was the first time they were using this array, and seeing how fast it made traveling seem, they couldn't hide their excitement,

nThe Principal exchanged glances with Blake and Delia, completely blown away.

nReynolds was the only one who had a normal expression, he even stared at Klaus as if he was looking at a villager.

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"How's this possible?

" The Principal couldn't hold in his curiosity any longer.

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"It's the same as the array used in going into the trail land. I picked up a thing or two about it while I was there,

" Grey hid the existence of the space element from the Principal.

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"That's something else, learning something like this just from using the array once. You're truly a genius,

" The Principal praised.

nGrey smiled softly without replying.

nAfter staying at the place for a while, they decided to head back to the town. There was an apartment the Principal was staying in when he was here.

nBlue Wind Empire.

nThe Capital City, in the castle.

nThe moment Grey and the others teleported from the cave to the Qilin Empire, some figures sitting in a dark room stood up in shock,

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"HoWs this possible?

" One of the figures covered with a cloak asked as he stared at the light dot on the table which was on the other end of the table.

nThe dot went from one place to another in a matter of seconds, and given the distance, it was impossible for anyone, even those in the Sage Plane to move that quickly.

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"Is this for real?

" Another person asked.

nAfter the sudden quick movement, the current movement of the light dot showed that it was still working perfectly.

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"There's a way they moved from our empire to the Qilin Empire in an instant. This will be a problem if they can do it again when surrounded,

" An old croaked voice said.

n*'Let's find a way to get there first,

" Someone else said.

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"The Qilin Empire is really pushing it, once we get those boys, they will all be sorry,

" A young voice said with gritted teeth.

nThe people finally agreed on what to do before leaving the secret room. The light dot they were monitoring was something like a tracking device Grey made, but it was a little bit different.

nFrom their conversation, it was easy to see that the person they were tracking was none other than Instructor Blake and Delia.

nQilin Empire.

nBack at the town.

nThe group had gotten to the house the Principal brought them to. According to their plan, they would hide here for now, getting information from old man Gerald.

nOnce things settle down, then they would head to the Aurora Continent. Given the present growth of the youths, in a year or two, they should be able to break through to the Sage Plane. As long as they don't die, then they would be able to

nmove freely in the continent without fear of being attacked by anyone. If they wanted, they could even get revenge on all the people that caused trouble for them.

nThe next day.

nGrey and the Principal were still inside the house, getting updates from old man Gerald. According to him, a small-scale battle broke out yesterday, but it was quickly stopped.

nBut from how things were going, a greater battle will take place today or tomorrow. There was no way for them to sit and talk about the situation.

nThe Qilin Empire demanded the Instructors, but the Blue Wind Empire told them they didnt know the whereabouts of the Instructors. Even after getting confirmation, the Qilin Empire refused to accept it.

nThey felt since the Blue Wind Empire could capture them, then of course they could easily keep them hostage. Their escape might just be a pretense to get the others off their backs, making them feel as if they didn't have them, whereas,

nthey already have them locked in a dungeon.

nThe group all felt relaxed, thankful for Greys splendid work. Being able to take them from the Blue Wind Empire without a hitch, they didn't even have to worry about encountering anyone.

nAs things stand, all they had to do was wait out the war before going to a more secluded place and living for a few years there.

nAlice suggested they left now, but the Principal felt given the movements of the troops, they might be noticed. After all, they were at the borders of the empire, not too far away from where the battle would take place.

nThere was no way anyone would believe that they were this close to where the battle was taking place.

nTwo days went by in a flash.

nThe battle had already started, with casualties on all sides. The Stellar Empire had also sent troops to the other side of the Blue Wind Empire, trying to make a pincer attack with the aid of the Qilin Empire. However, the Azure Empire

nstepped out as welli rushing to the aid of the Blue Wind Empire.

nThe battle was currently in a stalemate, but this was because the Sage Plane Elementalists hadn't gotten involved yet, In respects to Sage Plane Elementalists, the Azure Empire is said to have more given their old history.

nThe Qilin Empire is said to be on almost the same level as them, but only when the battles start will they know who is stronger.

nOld man Gerald was constantly giving the group updates on the battlefield which has helped them. The Principal knew old man Gerald, but he wasn't really close to him. After asking about the relationship between the duo, he found out it

nwas all because of Chris who was still missing

nThe whereabouts of Chris has been giving him a headache for a while now. It has been over a year now since he left, yet there has been no news from him whatsoever. Even with the war going on, there was still no news of him.

nThe thought of Chris actually being in the Aurora Continent started to dawn on him.

nIt would not be a bad idea to go there since according to Grey it was a good place for them to grow stronger. It is said to be even faster than the trial land, and the Principal was tempted by it.

nThe battlefield.

nThe Blue Wind Empire's camp.

nIn one of the tents.

nEight figures could be seen sitting in a round table. Five of them were wearing black cloaks that covered their faces, while the other three wore white clothes. Of the three, one of them was a youth in his early twenties, one was in his mid

nthirties, while the last was a well built middle-aged man with long beards.

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"How are things going?

" The middle-aged man asked.

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"We've been unable to get into the Qilin Empire. Their Sage Plane Elementalists are vigilant, and we•ve not been given the chance to go through,

" One of the cloaked men replied.

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"It's okay, just keep monitoring their positions. And make sure you don't alert the others, we can't have the Azure Empire finding out about this,

" The middle-aged man ordered.

nThe cloaked men bowed before leaving the tent, leaving the other three alone..

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