Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 37: Hiding

"But if it's really like she says, this System seems able to do anything. Why did Reider just ask it to find us instead of killing or capturing the intruders right away?" Adrian still had many questions. But he seemed much calmer, seriously analyzing the strange parts.

"Who knows? Maybe he just couldn't afford the points?" I rolled my eyes, only able to guess. Thinking back carefully, the prices the System gave seemed quite high. I vaguely remembered it cost 3000 points to defend against my mind invasion, but 35000 points to locate us - over 10 times more! So you can imagine directly killing or capturing enemies would cost even more! Maybe Reider was just trying to save points. Plus, we still haven't been caught yet, so he might have even saved those 35000 points...

Anyway, no matter how powerful this System really is, we're not dumb enough to go test it ourselves. Even if we didn't achieve any of our goals on this sneaking mission, as long as we can keep our lives, we're not losing out!

"Urgent order: Cancel the plan to attack the Republic! The underground tunnel to the Republic is now off-limits to everyone. All troops outside must return immediately. The main task now is to follow His Majesty's order and search with all our strength for enemy spies who have infiltrated the base, until the alarm is lifted!"

But when we got back to the warehouse door we came in through, we found it completely sealed off. The door was tightly shut, only allowing people out, not in. The soldiers guarding the door were tirelessly telling other soldiers who wanted to enter about Reider's new orders.

"Over there! I sense the intruders' aura!" Suddenly a shout came from behind us. While we were focused on the warehouse door, a patrol team had quietly come nearby. The mage in their group was pointing at our position and yelling loudly.

His shout immediately got the attention of the soldiers around the warehouse entrance. Everyone's eyes suddenly turned towards us.

"The enemy must be using invisibility magic. Quick, seal off this area! Don't let anyone escape!"

Of course, they couldn't see us with their eyes right now. But that didn't stop some experienced veterans from quickly figuring out what to do.

"Alamak, we've been found!" Cyra got anxious as she watched these well-trained men spread out, preparing to attack us from all directions. She pulled at me urgently and asked, "What should we do?"

"Run, of course!" I looked around. Though there were many enemies, it would still take some time for them to form a tight circle around us. So I quietly gathered some magic, threw it out, and whispered:

"Listen to my signal. Close your eyes right away. Remember to open them again after one second. Then get ready to break through with all your strength!"

This wasn't actually any special skill - it was just a flare! Those light mages used it in front of us earlier when we first entered the base from the tunnel. You could say it's the most basic light magic. I didn't even need to spread my wings to use it. But the little magic power in my body could only manage one or two times in a short period.

"Aiya, my eyes!"
"Darn it..."

Luckily, the enemy's attention was all on our position. They didn't expect an extremely bright flash to suddenly appear out of nowhere. All the soldiers' eyes were caught off guard and totally blinded! They couldn't see anything for a while, and their circle hadn't closed yet, leaving plenty of space to escape. The three of us broke out of the encirclement easily.

"This way isn't safe anymore. Let's find another way..."

We only caught our breath after running far away. Adrian sighed, saying we couldn't stay here long and had to go somewhere else.