Twilight Forest is an enormous forest filled with a lot of beasts. The Guild Hunter Association was stationed here. Hunters that were registered in this association usually go hunt beasts in this area so they cannot enter the city, keeping citizens safe and also making a living out of it at the same time.
It was also a place where Pontiac Academy students often went to experience battles and train.
[Guild Association will be explained later in the later chapters of the novel, probably during the Academy arc]
Fiona was speechless and worriedly asked him, "Why are you going to such a dangerous place so early, and why can't you just wait until we enter the academy? We would be with instructors and such that could help when in dangerous situations, and now you are going there alone?"
I can't just tell her that I was going there to rob Edward of his fruitful encounters while devilishly laughing in his heart. So I told her, "I actually have my reasons that I can't tell you—"
Before I could finish my words, she hurriedly said, "I'll go with you then, or at least bring a few people with you to help you! What the hell are you thinking about going alone to such a dangerous area!? Huh?! Are you stupid or something?!"
He sighed and thought, [F*ck, why is this girl so difficult to handle. Like, let me just go on my way, goddamn. I'm wasting my time here now, I'm just going to karate chop her neck, I guess.]
While she was still in my embrace, I karate chopped the back of her neck to make her fall unconscious as I did not want to deal with her loud mouth any longer.
He then placed her on my bed and went on my way, not caring about my sister Fiona anymore.
He was not worried about her exposing him because he did not really care. The worst that can happen is that he will just be scolded by my parents when he gets back, but that can wait until later.
But what Zen is worried about is that his father and mother will find out early about him going to the Twilight Zone. With their attitude and overbearing personality, they would probably send out a million soldiers and flatten the whole entire twilight forest looking for him.
If that were to happen, Zen would not be able to test out his skills and get familiar with them, and the sword that Edward was going to get wouldn't be able to be obtained by him.
With Edward's protagonist's halo, Zen was sure even if it was lost. It would still end up in Edwards hands in the future. That was just how broken this halo is.
Zen was protected and supervised 24/7 by a secret elite guard's who was either Advanced Swordsman, Greater Swordsman, Advanced Mage, and Greater Mage.
They were also all equipped with high tech guns called Phasers, which were given to only those who had high status. As they were expensive and extremely hard to obtain.
Although guns still paled in comparison with magic and swords. Guns can also be amplified using a person's mana or the mana stones obtained from a beast.
These guns were modified and improved by the Pontiac Academy to perfection. All the revolutionary things that shocked the entire Astre continent all came from the Academy. The drugs that are able to prolong lifesspan for a millennium, the guns, which are called Phasers, capable of killing a peak Advanced rank fighters, etc…
With the elite guards alone being equipped with Phasers. We can see how high the status and how powerful the Raverdieu family is seeing guards armed with Phasers like they were normal stuff.
Zen was a noble at the top of the heirarchy, so it was completely understandable that he would be surrounded by a lot of security. This made it hard for him to sneak out without being noticed.
Although the Advanced rank guards were not an issue for him as his prowess was stronger than that of an Advanced rank, even Bundoc was no match for him.
The issue here was the Greater ranks. Suddenly, he remembered that there was a shop in the system. He said in his mind, 'System Shop' and a transparent screen appeared showing all the items. Sure enough, there were potions that could hide his aura.
There was a function where he could use a certain number of points. For example, 5 points can hide his aura for about 10 seconds, 10 points for 20 seconds, and so on. He directly used all 20 of his points, which was 40 seconds, and it was enough to sneak out without being noticed.
He directly consumed the potion he have gotten from the system concealing his aura and mana.
Zen also left a trace of his mana and aura in his room so that they wouldn't notice that he had disappeared.
Even though the guards don't casually use their mana and aura to detect their surroundings unless it's an emergency, It was just a precaution until he had successfully left the villa.
He looked out the window and scrutinized the surroundings. Seeing that there was no one, he jumped out of the third floor window to avoid the eyes of the guards. Zen had thoroughly planned everything out.
He was able to successfully get near the gate and grabbed a guard that was on standby at the gate and threatened him to be executed if he didn't provide him with transport to get him to his destination, and if he ever revealed his location, he would also have him killed. But he also assured that he would be greatly rewarded after.
The guard wanted to refuse at first, but after hearing his menacing threats and the rewards. He reluctantly agreed, so the guard led him into a large, futuristic looking structure. Where all the flying ships were stationed.
They then got into a dark colored ship, which looks like those ships from some sci-fi movies in his previous life, and started heading towards the place that he instructed the guard to go to.
The elite guards noticed a ship flying away, but they did not think much about it as there are always ships flying away and arriving at the estate.