An Unexpected Obstacle

Varian raised his head and glanced at the glowing building with a frown. He felt a weak aura shockwave from the venue of the celebration.

"Theoron says it's gonna be tomorrow. Even Akira implied that. There's no way they'll do it tod—"

BOOM!

The large building a few miles exploded with a deafening bang. The night sky suddenly had a blinding white mushroom cloud that rose beyond the clouds.

"Shit." Varian cursed under his breath and his appearance morphed into that of a well-known rank 3 Imperial guard officer.

His feet tapped the floor and he flashed forward to the Duchy's Main Palace in an instant.

"Who are you?"

"R-Raven, verify yourself! Why are you here?"

The guards at the imperial palace pointed their weapons at him and unleashed their killing intent.

Thankfully, the moment the venue exploded, most of the powerful members in the palace hurried there.