Chapter 82: Entering a Dungeon

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She did not shout, but everyone heard her as clearly as if she had spoken next to them. Her voice had an odd charm to it that enticed those who heard it. Even Merlin's flame was doused by her words. Merlin could only pout and sit. Merlin was the most powerful mage there but next to Alexa she could only obey! Such was the influence of Ghosts.

Each of these people had rare classes that ordinary people would drool for, and they were all former supreme candidates except Alexa, who had opted to be a Ghost. They were apprehensive about the fact that they had to babysit a new candidate, but they had no choice. Miami was too important to the Empire so no glitches could occur.

These people were once supreme candidates, but now they were forced to submit to another. One could be given a second chance to become a supreme if they proved themselves worthy. The best way to do that would be to gain merits in the upcoming war. Babysitting their new boss was the last thing on their minds.

"We will be arriving shortly, so I want you to-" Before Alexa could finish her sentence, the eagle came to an abrupt halt in the sky. The air suddenly became ominous, as the eagle continuously squealed.

Alexa's figure flashed, appearing on the head of the eagle, next to the normal looking girl. "Gabby, report, what on earth is happening?"

"I'm not sure. The bird feels as if its life would become endangered if it went any closer. In my experience, this can only occur if an incredibly powerful creature is ahead. I'm sorry, but we can't go further than this." The average looking girl, Gabby, frowned as she explained.

Alexa shouted, "Taiga! Go ahead and scout. Tell us what on earth is happening."

Without saying a word, the ninja-like man behind her disappeared into nothingness. Alexa frowned underneath her mask as she looked up. Dark storm clouds were gathering as lightning streaked across the sky.

"This lightning is not normal," Merlin said as she looked up.

"How so?" Asked Alexa.

Merlin put her small hand on her tiny chin in thought, until she said, "It feels as if it's being induced by some force as if someone is intentionally controlling it." A wave of mana left Merlin's hand towards the skies. This was one of her many scanning spells.

No one expected that within seconds of releasing the spells, Merlin would cry out and cough blood. Some odd force had caused her to fly back. Luckily, Nzou moved quickly.

"Dome of light!" Karim immediately used one of his healing skills on Merlin, as a dome of green light covered Merlin. Her face became better within an instant, but she still looked pale. Alexa appeared beside her and put her hand on her hand.

"This, this is!" Alexa gasped in a manner that was very unusual of her. Nzou couldn't help but ask, "What is it, Boss?"

Alexa retracted her hand and stared at her palm. "Remnants of a foreign force reside within her body. It seems to be a chaotic world energy mixed with some elements I don't understand."

Salty could not help but whistle at Alexa's words. Alexa's standing in the Dragonheart empire was high, not only due to her strength but also due to her knowledge. There were few phenomena that could occur that she did not understand.

Alexa looked up and said, "Whoever is responsible for this force is far stronger than I am. We are lucky she only tried a minor scan, I fear if she had used a more powerful spell, even we would have been attacked by the force in the sky."

The entire group looked up in fright. To think that these seemingly normal storm clouds were so dangerous. They all shivered at the thought of what could have happened to them.

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