Elma stood dumbstruck on that planet for quite some time. His mind was a jumbled mess, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He had never imagined that the once exalted Ancient Mage Tower would come to look like this.
Returning to the escape pod, following the prearranged procedure, the escape pod immediately teleported back to the Ancient Mage Tower. From afar Elma saw the top portion of the Ancient Mage Tower accelerating away, with glimmers from a mana explosion flickering continually. That must have been Solis's doing; perhaps Long Yi was also inside, fighting? But now, Elma was in no mood to care about such matters. The escape pod docked, Elma disembarked, only to see Zulal running over in a flood of tears.
"Master Elma, I am at fault! It's all my fault!" Zulal cried out.
