The space-bind skill that Taka used worked perfectly without a problem.
So, no more persuasion was needed for the group to follow Alex's will. They exited the prison promptly. With Alex's skill, he would have no trouble teleporting out of the prison. They recognised this fact.
While that was happening, Alex was messing around with the space-sealing rune formation.
Suddenly, A person appeared near him, breaking his concentration. He closely observed the person standing before him. It was the same black-robed man that tortured him inside the prison.
The man was angry. His facial muscles contorted into a grim smile. If glare could have killed, Alex would have died ten thousand times.
"Sorry about that! I accidentally broke the mana stabilising formation around the energy core. I was hoping to blow it up. This is such a letdown." Alex said while stealing a furtive glance at the malfunctioning rune formation. Sarcasm oozed from his words.
