Chapter 338 - Human?! (2/2)

The one who laughed was none other than Raven. She didn't really find it that funny, but she couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire after noticing Blaze's annoyed expressions at that nickname.

Meanwhile, since they had no choice, everyone started following Senior Kun's lead. As he disappeared into the portal, some started to hesitate. Paying no attention to the rest, Ozul stepped inside as well. He wasn't afraid and unlike the rest, he had an inkling on what Kun meant by 'real world'.

After him, The Sovereign  harrumphed and also stepped inside. Raven, Blaze, and Zier were next.

With those five gone, others also felt a little confident and one by one, everyone entered; some with excitement, while others were still grieving at the loss of their loved ones.

As all 14 people entered the spatial crack, it instantly closed again as if the space hadn't just been torn apart at all.

Following which, a humming sound was produced which got louder and louder by the second.

It didn't take long for it to change into an earthquake so intense that even the hill where everyone previously stood began to shake!

The earthquake didn't end there. Soon, the hill crumbled like bread soaked in water. The earth began to split apart and fresh soil rose from the ground.

All the corpses littered on the ground were consumed by the earth. Some were buried under huge rocks while others were crushed to the point of no recognition. The ground behaved as if it was a sea with endless depths and consumed everything above it!

This continued on for about another five minutes before this unnatural phenomenon settled. Those Mages waiting outside weren't even spared a glance at what had just transpired.

As everything calmed down inside the barrier, the terrain looked as if a thousand farmers had worked day and night for months to plow the land. All the evidence of there being a death tournament was nowhere to be seen. The traces left by the fight of The Sovereign and Ozul were also erased.

It was only then that the barrier which blocked all the Mages suddenly started dissipating.

As the barrier disappeared, the new land became visible to everyone.

”Is it over?” muttered a Rank-8 Mage.

The sight which greeted them after the barrier disappeared was something no one expected. Why was the whole land turned into these endless fields of fresh soil? More importantly, where did everyone disappear to?

”There are no traces of Mana either,” Raymond spoke as he even used an artifact but had no results.

The earthquake which had transformed the whole terrain evidently wasn't so ordinary. It even cleaned the air of any remnant of Mana particles.

As a result, aside from the three Rank-10 Mages present, no one could predict what happened after the tournament ended because it was the last thing they saw before Old Gu rendered the barrier opaque.

”Just... what happened here? Can Mana even perform such a feat?!” another old Mage asked while clutching his hands.

There were now hundreds of Mages around the Neutral City discovering the newfound land which had no traces of the people inside. It was as if they had simply vanished into thin air!

Since even the teleportation runes left markings on the ground and Mana in the atmosphere.

”We will never see them again, will we?” Alver looked towards Kure who sighed continuously.

”The children, yes. I'm not sure about that old man though. He might not leave this Mainland alone in peace.”

”You know something! Tell me where they took my grandson!” When an old guy overheard Alver and Kure's talk from a distance, he dashed towards them.

He was Zier's grandfather. His entire face was covered with worry at the moment. He wasn't even notified when they took his grandson, and now this Rank-10 Mage was suggesting he'd never see him again?!

”I don't know. And show some respect!” Kure spoke with an authoritative voice worthy of a Rank-10 Mage.

To be safe, all Mages in the area drenched themselves completely in Mana. After all, no one knew the temper of one of the three strongest people on the Mainland.

Under the pressure of Kure's gaze, the old man couldn't resist and had to avert his eyes immediately. As he did so, Kure raised his head and flew away from the Neutral City.

Not only him, but Ciro from the Leonhard Dynasty and Gladis from the Mercenary Guild also went back. Staying here any longer was a waste of time, they wouldn't find anything interesting here. All the clues were most likely erased by powers way beyond their comprehension.

The humans on the Continent of Egon had no idea where the participants had vanished to.

Some even posted requests in the Mercenary Guilds, prompting search parties to be dispatched all across the continent in search of those individuals, though this would only be in the future.

While on the other side of the spatial crack....