Retaliation

The group chose to tread the safer path even though they lost a lot of time. Noel had been defeated twice, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks when proceeding. It wasn't like he found retreating shameful.

Hence, the group used five days to take a detour. And it seemed that a lot had happened in these five days.

…

Muivell Kingdom.

In one of its remote villages, a man was surrounded by more than a hundred people.

"Attack him!" Those people charged forward with their respective weapons. Some of them even reached Spirit Wielder and Spirit Master. There were two people leading these people, which happened to be Spirit Grandmasters.

They were planning to exhaust this mysterious man first before making a move personally.

But the moment the people of the village approached the man, the latter opened his mouth, saying, "Scatter!"