The two continued to talk and discuss about various topics as they made their way through the calm skies of Ishva'al but suddenly…
BOOOOM!
In the distance, they heard an echoing boom as a shockwave engulfed the continent and before they could further inspect this, their plaques suddenly blared out.
[ATTENTION TO ALL ALCHEMISTS OUT ON MISSION. YOU ARE ORDERED TO RETURN NOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.]
[THE CENTRAL CONTINENT IS UNDER ATTACK. THE GUILD IS UNDER ATTACK!]
[COME DEFEND YOUR LANDS!]
Adonis didn't need to hear more, his qi seeping into Emetheus as the latter chirped and suddenly lit up, its speed reaching inconceivable heights.
QIIIII! WHOOOSH!
"Fuck. Fuck. Fuck." Adonis couldn't help but endlessly curse.
At the back of his mind, when he realised Duke Saetan had been running an underground operation to sacrifice and summon creatures, a thought popped at the back of his mind but he ignored it.