49.2-29 A Dance in the Shadows – Ian's Infiltration Action

1. Chaos in the City – A Perfect Opportunity

As night deepened, chaos erupted around the central area where the Wizard Guild stood.

At the guild's main entrance, numerous wizards were scrambling to stop the movements of the sorcerers. Some radical factions among the sorcerers had already begun magical skirmishes near the guild's perimeter—creating the perfect opportunity for Damien's team to slip through unnoticed.

From the shadows of a nearby alley, Ian watched the scene unfold with a sly grin.

"This level of difficulty? Not bad at all."

Leanne, standing beside her with a concerned expression, asked,"Are you sure about this? The security will be tight…"

Spinning her dagger in her fingers, Ian replied confidently,"Did you forget I used to be a thief? This is my specialty."

Cain nodded in agreement."You're the best when it comes to moving in the dark."

Damien added curtly,"If it gets too dangerous, pull out immediately."

Ian gave a wink and smiled."Relax. Disappearing into the shadows is what I do best."

2. Into the Shadows – Infiltrating the Wizard Guild

Ian crept through the alley, keeping low and silent, scaling the walls like a shadow.

Crossing an ornate corridor that led to the guild's main hall, she peered through a crack in a stained-glass window.

Several wizards patrolled the long hallway inside, but most had been pulled outside to deal with the sorcerer attack.

'Perfect. Fewer guards than expected.'

Ian took a quiet breath and scaled to the upper floor with swift movements.

Her target: the guild archives—a vault reserved for the high-ranking wizards, where confidential records were kept.

Easing open a window, she slipped silently into the building. Her landing on the floor made not a sound.

Keeping low, she made her way through the corridor.

3. Breaching the Surveillance – Disrupting the Magic

But there was an unexpected obstacle.

Magic detection runes had been placed throughout the guild.Even someone like Ian, resistant to most magic, would be vulnerable to a high-level surveillance system.

'Damn. They even set traps in here… I didn't see that coming.'

She placed her hand gently on the wall, studying the rhythm of the flickering rune light.

After carefully observing its pattern, she smirked and pulled a fine needle from her kit.

'Not too different from mechanical traps.'

Touching the rune lightly with the tip, she disrupted its magical flow.

Click.

The flickering glow vanished.

'Got it.'

Ian smiled and continued forward.

4. The Target – Stealing the Guild's Secrets

At last, she reached the archive's vault.

She eyed the steel-reinforced door and crossed her arms, thinking.

'This won't be easy to open…'

But giving up wasn't in her nature.

Pulling a thin wire from her pouch, she delicately worked the lock.

Click. Click.

Tuning into the subtle magical vibrations within the mechanism, she focused intently—

Click!

The lock gave way.

Ian slowly opened the door and slipped inside.

Between towering bookshelves, she moved toward the central cabinet.

There it was—the document she came for.

She carefully removed the scroll.

And as she read the contents, her eyes widened.

"This isn't magic research…"

What she held in her hands was not about spells—but something much more dangerous.

'Records on Law Manipulation – Dimensional Computation Data.'

These weren't mere research notes—they were a blueprint to alter the very laws of reality.

'The Wizard Guild was researching this…?'

There was no time to process it further.

A voice cut through the silence.

"Stop right there."

5. Urgent Escape – Shadows Can't Be Caught

Ian spun instinctively, ready to escape.

But three guild guards stood ahead, blocking her path.

They raised their hands, beginning a restraint spell.

"No matter your resistance, you won't escape this place!"

The magic circle activated, glowing with power, forming a containment field.

But—

Whoosh!

Ian twisted and flung a dagger at the weakest node of the magic circle.

Crack!

The barrier shattered.

She vanished into the shadows.

The guards spun around, scanning frantically.

"She's gone?!"

A soft creak sounded behind them.

The window opened gently—She was already scaling down the exterior of the building.

"Capture her!"

But it was too late.

Ian melted into the night streets, silent and unseen.

6. Reuniting with Allies – A New Question

Damien, Leanne, and Cain waited at the predetermined location.

When Ian emerged from the shadows, Cain let out a low whistle.

"Of course you pulled it off."

Tossing the scroll to Leanne, Ian said,"This one's for you to decode."

Leanne opened it, and her eyes widened.

"…This isn't about magic at all. It's about experiments to manipulate dimensions."

Damien asked quietly,"What does that mean?"

Leanne paused. Then spoke slowly.

"It means… someone was trying to rewrite the fundamental laws of this world.If the Wizard Guild was behind this…then they've known all along that the 'rules' we believe in aren't absolute."

The group fell silent.

This was no longer just a conflict among mages—It was a conspiracy that could shake the order of the entire world.

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Chapter : The Language of the Gods – Whispers Spreading Across the City

1. Strange Rumors Shrouding the City

At some point, unsettling whispers began to echo through the streets.

"The language of the gods has appeared.""Ancient characters are floating around the city.""A divine revelation from the heavens has awakened.""The gods shall soon return!"

These weren't mere idle rumors.

They spread through alleyways and taverns, across markets and noble estates—whispered in secret but multiplying rapidly.

Some laughed them off as nonsense,But more and more people began claiming,"I've seen the symbols with my own eyes."

And those who had seen them… all bore anxious eyes.

On city walls, on the columns of crumbling cathedrals,Even the dawn sky, on certain days, shimmered with strange symbols.

They were clearly letters—But unlike any known script in this world.

As if… carved by something not of this world,But from something entirely "other."

At the center of it all was an occult organization known only to a few:The Ones Who See Beyond.

But no one knew that—yet.

2. The Holy Order in Disarray – Heresy in the Name of God

The whispers of the so-called "language of the gods" eventually reached the ears of the Holy Order and the priesthood.

Their reaction was immediate and furious.

"Language of the gods?!Who dares to blaspheme by invoking His name?!"

The Holy Order were warriors imbued with divine power—Defenders of sacred doctrine, tasked alongside the clergy with purging heretics who defied the faith.

They didn't hesitate.

"Find the source of these rumors."

Anyone claiming to have seen the divine script became a surveillance target.Agents were deployed across the city to hunt the origin of the rumors.They were prepared to interrogate, and if needed—eliminate—anyone suspected of heresy.

But as their investigation deepened, a troubling fact emerged:

The source… could not be found.

"Someone must have spread this.But we can't even catch a glimpse of the 'someone.'"

Priests whispered their own doubts.

"What if… it truly is a divine revelation?"

But the Holy Order remained resolute.

"Impossible.If God had spoken…We would be the first to know."

So then, who created these symbols?Who dared inscribe this unknowable language across the sky?

They had no answers.

But one thing was certain—The city was slowly sinking into a dreadful unease.

3. Wizards and Sorcerers – A World of Magic Shaken

The ripple effects reached the Wizard Guild and the sorcerers' circles.

Wizards immediately began analyzing whether the symbols were connected to existing forms of magic.But the "language of the gods," as it was being called, matched nothing in any arcane record.

The wizards were stunned.

"These aren't magical runes… not by any system we know."

An elder mage murmured to himself,

"This is closer to an inscription that rewrites laws themselves…"

Tracing a symbol with his finger, he added softly,

"It may fall under the domain we've always feared to touch—The Forbidden."

But the sorcerers responded differently.

"Language of the gods? Don't make me laugh."

Many suspected the rumors were fabricated by the Wizard Guild.

"Most likely a scheme by the Guild to further suppress us."

Some radical factions among the sorcerers began calling for action—

"It's time to strike back. Attack the Guild head-on!"

The rumor was quickly becoming a catalyst—Inflaming the long-standing tension between wizards and sorcerers.

4. The Ones Who Laugh in the Dark – Shadows of the Occult

Watching it all unfold, the leaders of The Ones Who See Beyond smiled quietly.

They had foreseen this.No—They had planned it.

"All the powers are beginning to move."

Wizards, sorcerers, holy knights.Each group was pursuing the strange symbols for its own reasons.

Meanwhile, the occult group—the very ones who'd released the symbols—left no trace of their involvement.

"It's time to prepare for the next phase."

They knew:In this chaos…The first to reach the truth would be the first to reach them.

And when that moment came—The true nature of the so-called "language of the gods" would be revealed.

But until that day arrived—

The city would sink deeper and deeper into the spiral of confusion.