After Noir and Polpo manage to get over the wall without being notice, they quickly went into the surrounding trees to not be seen. But before they could go completely unnoticed, one of the knight notice them.
"Hmm? Isn't that Noir? And that troublemaker anima? What are they doing out there...?" The knight said.
As the knight start to go down from the wall and went over the gate, the moon slowly shine to the knight making him much clearer to see. Only to reveal it is the man that Noir had met before, Ronnie Walther.
Sheila who is jumping off from rooftop to another as she approach the north gate of Kortopia. Just as she almost arrive at the north gate, she stop and remember something.
"Wait... WHERE IS NOIR?!"
Sheila turn around and use her ether wave to detect where Noir is. After the wave activate she could feel many strong ether, 1 in each and every side of Kortopia. But on the south, she could feel an intense and evil presence as another 2 small presence start to approach the evil presence.
"That must be Noir!" Sheila said inside her mind, as she bolted to the south side quickly.
"I hope I'm not late.. Please be safe.. NOIR!"
After Zeonyl and Nora cleared out most of the cultist, they both take some time to rest and charge back their ether. Just a view minutes after Zeonyl sits down, he could feel an intense evil aura deep from the woods. Zeonyl instinctively get up and approach the intense malice deep from the woods.
"Everyone! Go back to the tower! I will deal with this one..." Zeonyl shouted as he draw his greatsword once again even though everyone could see he is quite tired.
Out from the woods, is the mask man that was with Solean earlier. The mask man also draw his weapon, a shiny shortsword. The shortsword has a unique carving on it's blade and handle. Zeonly with his fighter instinct charge to the mask man without thinking for a second. To his surprise, the mask man suddenly disappear in thin air, as he got slash 5 times all over his body in a blink of an eye. Zeonyl turn around to see the mask man is now behind him.
"How... In Etheriala..." Zeonyl said with a shock face looking at the mask man.
"..." The mask man seems to not reply.
Both Zeonyl and the mask man turn around to clash both of their sword. But before Zeonyl could swing his greatsword again, he got slash 3 times already and the mask man is once again already behind him.
Zeonyl stop for a moment to observe the mask man carefully. As he could see unique particle around him and his sword, it's like a dark wind is circulating around the mask man.
"What kind off magic is that...?" Zeonyl said as he also activate his own magic.
[Tier 2 Earth Magic : Mother Earth Protection]
As the surround ground of Zeonyl starts to shake, as pieces of the ground start to collapse and float in the air. The earth around Zeonyl circulating him as slowly the shattered earth become one with him. The ground turn into a some sort of armor, protecting Zeonyl whole body.
"Hmm interesting... Since I outspeed you... You choose to go full defense mode... Fine then.. Suit yourself..." The mask figure said as a dark green magic circle appear behind him.
[Tier 2 Razor Magic : Cloaked Razor]
As the mask figure dash forward and slash Zeonyl many many times. But with the earth surrounding his body, the real physical body didn't get damage in the slightest. But Zeonyl just stood still and in a state of shock at what he is seeing right now.
"What... Kind of magic is that... Fusion magic?" Zeonyl asked with a confuse and sweat all over his face.
"Hmmm..." The mask man ponder for a moment as he kept on slashing Zeonyl with insane speed.
"Didn't you know? That even with a single affinity elemental... You can make it much stronger... Originally I have wind affinity elemental... But with dedication... I manage to turn it into something better... A razor... A wind that circulate in extreme speed to slash my target and give me even more speed than normal wind... Truly.. Magic is amazing isn't?"
"Dammit... I can't attack him at all with how fast he is right now... I need someone else..." Zeonyl said inside his mind.
As a burst of wind appear on the sky not too far away from Zeonyl.
[Tier 2 Wind Magic : Jet Air]
As a gust of wind with a great speed starts to launch toward the mask man, but misses as the mask man has greater speed than the magic itself. From afar, floating in the air can be seen by everyone is Nora Noxeria.
"Need a little help? Mr. Zeonyl?" Nora asked as she keep on floating on the air with her wind magic.
"Indeed I need some..."
The mask man just stare at both Zeonyl and Nora. As he laugh maniacally.
"Heh... You think the two of you is enough to beat me..? Such Insolence" The mask man said as he dash onward to Nora and Zeonyl.
On the south forest, Noir and Polpo keep on walking through the deep forest. As both Noir and Polpo keep on walking and walking, they finally see something new. They see a hooded figure standing still in the middle of the forest. As Noir starts to get closer to the hooded figure out of curiosity, he sees something familiar. An eyes symbol and a bunch of devil's hand surrounding it, something Noir very familiar with from a dream in the past.
Polpo with his anima instinct, stop Noir to advance any further. As Polpo could feel absolute malice from the hooded figure. Just before Noir and Polpo could back off, they feel an ether wave is being used and detect them.
The hooded figure tilted his head toward Noir and Polpo "FOUND YOUUUU....!"
With a creepy psychopath face, the hooded figure approach Noir and Polpo. As his hood fall, Noir and Polpo could clearly see the face of the person approaching them. As the person approach Noir and Polpo with a maniac smile, he start to cast a spell.
"Now now... Just stay still and it won't hurt kiddo, WAHAHAH!"
[Tier 2 Mud Magic : Molded Mud]
As a spear made out of mud form out of the brown muddy magic circle, the spear launch toward Noir. Noir and Polpo who is in a state of shock and feat, cannot do anything at the moment. As the muddy spear almost hit Noir, someone with a shield parry the spear away from Noir and Polpo.
The man turn around to Noir and Polpo "You kids alright?"
"Ah... Mr. Ronnie!" Noir said as he is still on the ground and his whole body shaken from the intense fear he is feeling right now.
"You kids run away now! I will handle this guy..." Ronnie said with sweats all over his face, unsure whether he can handle the man in front of him or not.
The man just maniacally laugh like an insane person "YOU!? YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE MEEEE?!"
"I will not know until I try..." Ronnie said with confident and he prepare his stance to fight with a longsword and a shield.
[Tier 1 Fire Magic : Ignite]
As the blade that Ronnie hold starts to burn and spark with fire. The person just keep on maniacally laugh like a psychopath.
"WAHAHAH! YOU THINK A MERE SINGULAR FIRE COULD DEFEAT ME?! THE GREAT MADNEL BELLARUS!?" Madnel said as he still keeps on laughing loudly.
Ronnie and Noir startle for a moment as they both tried to remember the name. As a spark of jolt in Noir brain make him remember.
"Wait... Isn't Bellarus one of the 12 Renown family in Aslanta?"
"Wait what?!" Ronnie shout to Noir as he become much more worried about the situation than before.
"YES! THAT'S RIGHT! I AM ONE OF THOSE TRASHY BELLARUS! WAHAHAH!" Madnel said with confident.
"And now... You 3 are an anomaly on our plan. It is time for you all to die... Heh!" Madnel said as 5 brown muddy magic circle appear on the sky.
"Kids! RUN NOW!" Ronnie shout as he prepare himself for the attack.
[Tier 1 Mud Magic : Mud Bullet]
As 5 mud ball shoot out from the magic circle. As 3 of the mud ball hit Ronnie shield, his shield is instantly decimated as it seems the mud ball is extremely heavy and stronger than the shield it self. The last 2 of the mud ball coming straight for Ronnie body as his armor also instantly break from the impact. Sending Ronnie flung away pass Noir and Polpo that try to ran away.
As Ronnie got flung away, he hit a tree and drop down to the ground all bloodied up from the impact. Blood spurt out from Ronnie mouth and it seems most of his bone is broken from the mud bullet impact. As Madnel start to slowly approach both Noir and Polpo grinning like a maniac...