Nothing to Negotiate

-At Windless Peaks-

A few minutes before, Ulrik had also woken up.

Unfortunately, unlike his colleague, he was not unscathed.

He had been blown away by the mana explosion and broke through multiple trees before finally landing on the ground unconscious.

But as a Master-rank mage, he was able to get by with a few bruises all over his body, a cut on the back of his head, and a very bad headache.

His Acktan was alive, but had broken a leg, something Ulrik was grateful for, as it could have been much worse.

Exerting a bit of his strength, he got back to his feet relatively quickly. He then gathered up those of the entourage that were still alive and could still move, and moved to get out of the domain of the mana fog.

Like Kurt, he had come to the realization that the mountain contained mana stones, and aimed to occupy it as swiftly as possible.