The next day, Lucius announced to the people that the attack on the kingdom was from a Terrorist group known as the Night Eye.
(Author Note: I changed the terrorist group name to Night Eye)
And that the magic knights will take extra precautions so that an incident like this will never happen again.
The reason that the enemy got through the kingdoms barrier in the first place was due to the absence of the mages that operate the defensive system.
They were either taken out or they betrayed the kingdom, the latter was very likely.
There was a certain information that Lucius didn't make public but the evidence was too solid.
"I don't want to believe it but... there is a traitor among us." Lucius thought while narrowly his eyes.
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Within an underground hideouts that looked rugged and was packed with lots of small rock pillars scattered around the place. A figure can be seen destroying several rock pillars with spells like a madman.
This madman was obviously Isaac.
"Damn it! My face.. It hurts... It hurts so bad! That stupid fire mage. Next time I meet that fucker, I'm going to kill him. Yes! He's going to become an excellent addition to my toys!!" Isaac shouted with a crazed look.
Apparently, he was venting out his frustration over getting beaten by Kai by destroying the rock pillars while holding his face.
"Geez, why are you here screaming like a mad man over a guy that beat you to a pulp?" A young woman with medium-length black hair, matching eyes and black-framed glasses voiced out.
She was wearing the white hooded robe of the Night Eye with the long sleeves drape over her hands.
"Also, I healed your face so you shouldn't be feeling any pain." She added.
"Shut up, Sassy!! My face still feels kinda itchy, Okay!!" Isaac said with anger in his eyes.
"Well, you can do whatever you want. But don't get your ass, beat up again and come running back to me." Sassy said with a teasing voice.
"Fuck you, Bitch!! I'm totally going to kill that asshole!" Isaac shouted out.
At the other end of the hideout, a lean built man within his mid 20s with wavy grey hair wearing the white hooded robe of the Night Eye was bowing down, facing the back of a tall man wearing a long, hooded white robe.
This was the spatial mage known as Miguel and he was currently talking to his leader.
"I couldn't rescue clementine and Ezekiel." The man backing miguel said calmly with his hands behind his back.
"You have nothing to fear, those two trust you deeply. They will never give out information about us." Miguel said assuring his leader.
"I'm not concerned about that... If they are still alive, I will rescue them." The man said while removing the bandages on his left hand, revealing that his left hand was withered.
"I thought I dodged it, but that woman's attack managed to scrape me. Magic that basically erases anything it touches, the Magic Saint Magic is Otherworldly. I was lucky I managed to reinforce my hand with mana, if not, I would be missing an arm." The man thought to himself as he looked at the sorry state of his left hand.
"Hmm, doesn't matter, I will deal with her when the time comes." He said while covering it with the bandages back.
"We will get our revenge on the kingdom of Fiona. And form a Kingdom of our own!" He declared as he looked down on the group of white hooded mages before him.
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Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
"Blergh!"
Within a secluded and enclosed space, the sounds of fists colliding with flesh rang out multiple times.
Strapped to a chair, a man with blond hair styled in an asymmetric cut and a scar on the left side of his face was being beaten up by a group of men dressed in black outfits.
This was the dressing of interrogators in the magic knights within Silver city. They were interrogating a member of Night Eye whose name was Ezekiel.
"Let's try this again, where are you lots hideout?" One of them with a long ponytail asked while squatting in front of the man.
"I don't know, maybe it's in the moon." Ezekiel blurted out before spitting blood from his mouth.
Bam!
The man threw a punch straight at Ezekiel face causing a tooth to fly out of his mouth.
Blood drizzled from his mouth as his face fell to the side.
"Don't fuck with me!"
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
The interrogator with a ponytail kept punching Ezekiel in his face and gut, causing him to bleed more.
The interrogator then placed his hand on Ezekiel's head and shortly after, it sparked with a yellow light.
Zzzhrrrhhhhhlll~
Multiple volts of electricity were instantly released into Ezekiel's body, causing him to vibrate in pain.
Zzzhhrrrrhhhhlll~>
He kept vibrating violently as the interrogator had his magic activated for many seconds.
"Sir George, you will kill him!" One of them voiced out from the side.
"Don't tell me, you're feeling sorry for this piece of shit? Do you know how many people died because of the little shunt they pulled? I'm just returning the favour!" The interrogator chuckle before activating his magic again.
Zzzzhhhhrrrrhhhhh~
Ezekiel began trembling even more violently as the voltage increased.
His skin was already getting cooked up, and scorch marks appeared around the parts of his body.
After a few more seconds, the interrogator deactivated his magic and let go of Ezekiel's head.
At this point, Ezekiel was seated with an almost lifeless look as his eyes twitched repeatedly.
Smoke drifted from the top of his head, signifying just how intense the electrocution session was.
"Do you have something to tell me now?" George said with a threatening glare as he squatted in front of Ezekiel once again.
Ezekiel remained silent for some time. His bloodshot eyes also proved that the electrocution was no small thing.
"Where is your hideout?" George asked once again.
Korh! Korh!" Ezekiel coughed painfully for some time before speaking.
"Co... come closer... I c..?c... can't speak loud," Ezekiel said with a weak voice.
George could barely hear what he said so he moved his face closer.
"The hideout is in...." Ezekiel spoke weakly and George curiosity increased.
Suddenly, Ezekiel's weak look transformed into a devious one as he pushed his face forward while opening his mouth fiercely.
Chom!
"Arrrrrghhhhhh!"
A scream of pain resounded within the enclosed space as Ezekiel's teeth pierced into George's nose.
Ezekiel clenched his teeth together with intense force and pulled his head backward.
George's entire nose was torn off his face gruesomely, causing blood to spill out in all directions.
Ezekiel spat the disgusting piece of flesh to the side after ripping the nose off with his teeth.
He proceeded to raise his head up and stared at the other two interrogators in the room with a gentle gaze like he didn't just finish performing a gruesome act.
George fell to the ground, writhing in pain as he tried covering his face, but the blood kept spilling out non-stop.
"My nose! Arrrggghhh! You bastard! I will fucking kill you!" He screamed in pain, losing his composure as an interrogator.
"Sir George," The other two shouted in unison as they helped him up.
George tried to run towards Ezekiel, but the two held him back and pulled him out of the room so he could get treatment.
Within another room, a holographic image showed Ezekiel sitting in place with blood-stained teeth.
"Interesting! Not only is their boss powerful, he is also loved by his men. What haven't you used that item yet?" A man with black hair and red eyes voiced out as he stared at the projection.
"Sir Lucius, We already did but it didn't work. They must have cast protection magic on them." Logan replied to his Captain's question.
"Hmm, it's probably their boss. I think he's also the one that defeated Leon. When Leon awakes up we will probably get some information out of him. In the meantime, keep looking for other clues." Lucius said with a serious look.