Cygnus thoroughly enjoyed watching them fight and he was also satisfied with how Astrophos and Nina fought well. It's already been ten minutes and it was time for him to return or they might get suspicious of him.
He swiped the projection he was watching then he stood up and patted his clothes. "Alright that's enough, thank you for your cooperation." After he said those words the controller and his comrades were relieved but that relief was short-lived.
Their skin started to feel hot and when they looked down, they started to scream in horror. Their bodies started to burn, one of them even used water magic but it did nothing to calm down the throbbing pain from their skin being burned. Slowly all of their body turned red and no more voice came from their mouth.
Cygnus looked at the men who slowly became statues of blobs and he couldn't help but frown. They were a mess and now he regretted burning them because even the smell was too much for him. He swiped his hand from right to left and the blob returned to their original form but the men were already dead. Cygnus shook his head as he decided that he won't do that method again.
He turned around to return to where the others were and as he walked a wave of his power covered the area turning it into a battlefield. This power also gave him the appearance of a person who went through a difficult fight. His clothes were torn and there were wounds on his body. Some of them appeared to be serious.
Cygnus suddenly stopped, then he heard a familiar voice. It was Lieutenant Lisbon and the soldiers who went with him. "Who are you? You are not just an ordinary magic user."
Those statements made Cygnus chuckle before he turned to face them. "If I were to tell you who I am, you won't be standing where you are now. Or are you interested in giving it a try? I only heard of one person able to say my name without dying. Do you want to try?" He slowly leaned forward then he suddenly appeared before Lisbon. Their foreheads were only inches away and the look in Cygnus's eyes made the lieutenant flinch. "It is better for you to just know me as Rigel Anzel."
He took a step back with a frown but aside from that he remained passive. His fists were tightly clenched but his instincts were screaming at him that the man was not someone he could fight. "I won't ask then." He decided in the end, he even looked at his men and closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.
"Tsk, you're such a stiff man. So have you seen my prowess?" Cygnus also took a step back then placed his hands behind his back. He waited for them to answer so that he could adopt the best way to resolve the matter.
"That is not something to brag about. What you did to those men are pure torture." The lieutenant gave the man a glare.
After they finished tying up the magic users who controlled the ogres they fought, they left and accidentally saw that Cygnus was facing off against five magic users. The lieutenant decided to help him but what followed next made him shudder. He saw how Cygnus killed those men and somehow brought them back again.
They also witnessed how he easily burned them alive then at a short moment everything around them suddenly changed. The untouched earth became black and full of cracks even the surroundings appeared to be burnt and the man was full of injuries. This illusion was not something an aspiring mage could do.
Cygnus bent while laughing so hard, "Your thoughts are so fascinating to read. Are you even sure if this is an illusion or is this real?" He took deep breaths and stood straight again. "Lieutenant you must have been mistaken."
Lisbon's vision suddenly blurred and everything around him became fuzzy. He shook his head a few times to get rid of the dizziness that suddenly overcame him and after a while it subsided. He looked around in confusion when he felt himself becoming steady. Then he saw Cygnus from a distance.
"Sir Rigel! Are you alright? What happened?" He ran towards where he was to assist him. He looked at the person and saw that he was badly wounded.
"I fought those men and managed to defeat them but I think I can't stand anymore." His body suddenly lurched forward but the lieutenant caught him.
Lisbon carried the unconscious man to the side to apply first aid on his wounds and make sure that none of them were not life threatening. After they gave him a temporary treatment, Lisbon instructed three of his men to stay with Cygnus. They also left the two magic users they caught with them before they left to help the major.
They reached where the fight was happening but it was already done. All the enemies were disposed of and they were only doing some clean up.
"Major!" Lisbon called out to Ginehart who was kneeling on the ground while poking his sword on the dead bodies.
"How was it?" Ginehart asked. He stood and looked at his lieutenant.
"We caught two of the magic users. We also found Sir Rigel but he is unconscious and needs medical attention. I left them with the others," he briefly reported.
Nina and Mr. C heard the report so without asking they left without even asking for directions. They saw that Cygnus was lying on the ground with his eyes closed.
"Brother!" Nina kneeled on the ground beside her brother. She held his hand and was about to cry but Mr. C gently patted her.
"He's fine, the lieutenant did a good job in patching him up." The butler also kneeled and checked the master's condition. He was stable and there were no life threatening injuries on him. He just needed some rest.
Ginehart also came and saw that the place was thrashed. Five men lay on the ground, all of them were dead. He inspected the bodies and all of them died of puncture wounds. It looked like a desperate attempt that Cygnus did, it must have been an instant burst of magic that caught them off guard.
He then looked at the unconscious man, whose breathing was a bit ragged but nonetheless it was steady. "Let's go. Carefully carry him, let's find a place to rest before we continue."