An Attempted Escape

A hundred thoughts raced through the boy's mind as he struggled to comprehend what had just happened.

This was supposed to be a routine theft, something he had executed flawlessly hundreds of times before. He prided himself on picking the right targets, and with the skills he had honed from years of living on the streets, his instincts were razor-sharp.

Those very instincts had kept him alive, warning him of dangers before they struck. And yet, for the first time, they had failed him.

Lin Mu, who had been listening to the boy's mutterings, found himself intrigued as well.

"Spatial Return Formation?" Lin Mu echoed. "Where did you hear about that?"