Chapter 1139: 390: Fiery Flame Canyon (Part 3)

Chapter 1139: Chapter 390: Fiery Flame Canyon (Part 3)

The leader of this operation was the grey robed wizard at the front of the team—Deputy Sect Leader Bradley, a wizard at the early Third Level Crystalization stage.

“Yes, it’s my first time seeing so many people from the school mobilizing together,” Audrey also couldn’t take her eyes away, nodding as she spoke.

“Sigh, it seems like our Metal Series is the weakest,” Alicia whispered to Audrey after looking around.

“Uh… it can’t be that bad,” Audrey glanced at Rein beside her and said.

Though she said this, in her heart, Audrey actually believed that with this person in their Metal Series, they were undoubtedly the best.

However, seeing the Deputy Sect Leader’s expression, it seemed he also didn’t know Lord Rein’s true identity?

Could it be that only the mentor and the Sect Leader knew?

“Audrey, look! That’s Paul Nicholson from the Clay Series, a direct descendant of the Nichson Duke Family!” Alicia’s eyes lit up suddenly and she tugged excitedly on Audrey’s sleeve as she spoke.

Rein looked over, seeing a young man in a brown wizard robe, slightly slender and handsome, and even without saying anything, his appearance was top-notch.

“Sigh, how do you think I could have a few words with him? But being too forward… isn’t that not very good?”

“Um… Alicia, don’t you think he isn’t actually as handsome as Junior Rein?”

“Uh… although Junior Rein is also very handsome, a sister has to get married; handsomeness can’t be eaten as food. It’s better to find someone with power and background. Ah, Audrey, you’re still young, so you don’t understand this…”

Alicia and Audrey whispered to each other.

But how could this escape Rein’s perception? Hearing this, he couldn’t help but smile wryly.

With everyone gathered, gears at the top of the launch bay began to turn, and soon, the ceiling slowly opened, causing the airship to start rising up.

…

More than half a day later, the airship reached the skies above the Furious Flame Canyon.

However, looking down from the sky, all that could be seen was a vast, lush forest, with no hint of canyon terrain at all.

“Huh? Where’s the Furious Flame Canyon?”

“Hehe, that’s because there’s a huge Illusion Array set up by ancient wizards here. You must be from the Metal Series, right? I believe I’ve seen you a few times in the school,” a young man with a noble demeanor walked out of the cabin and spoke with a smile.

“Ah, Lord Paul! Hello, I am Alicia,” Alicia, who was more excited than the calm-looking Audrey, interjected actively.

“Lord Paul, hello, I am Audrey,” said Audrey calmly with a slight bow.

The number of female wizards was already small, and when considering beauty, both Audrey and Alicia could rank top in the entire Bixiu Mechanization School.

Especially the pure-looking Audrey, who had caught Paul’s attention even when boarding the airship.

As for Rein beside them, Paul glanced over and then immediately ignored him.

After all, judging by perception, Rein seemed to be just a First Level beginner, a newcomer wizard in the school—likely brought along by a mentor to gain some worldly experience.

However, in the next few minutes, things didn’t go as Paul, the genius wizard from the Clay Series, had planned.

He barely exchanged a few words with Audrey as he was repeatedly interrupted by Alicia.

Rein, for his part, didn’t care in the slightest about Paul’s attitude, merely considering him a kid.

At this moment, he was musing over Paul’s earlier words, deep in thought.

An Illusion Array?

Is it really possible to completely obscure a canyon’s terrain like this?

As expected, with an extremely subtle surge of witchcraft energy, the massive airship seemed to have flown into an invisible bubble, and the scenery ahead suddenly changed.

From a vast lush forest, it turned directly into a long, dark red canyon.

From the depths of the canyon, wisps of black smoke were rising, along with a slightly unpleasant sulfur smell.

Rein judged with his eyes that, although the canyon’s length was about a dozen kilometers, to use a Witch Array to cover it entirely, such an endeavor might not even be possible for a Fourth Level Dawn Wizard.

As the airship slowly descended, the traces of battle on the ground were gradually revealed to everyone.

Many of the young wizards exclaimed, as the grim extent of the battlefield far exceeded their expectations.

Alicia and the others’ conversation came to an abrupt halt.

Once off the airship, everyone felt a wave of heat hit them in the face.

In the depths of the Fiery Flame Canyon, flames burned year-round, and although this location was still relatively far from the true core area, the temperatures were already quite high.

The defense of the canyon was managed by Bixiu Mechanization School at the southern exit, while the northern exit was overseen by the Shandelle School.

Rein was quite interested in the remains of Hellfire rock giants, and as his mentor, Mogaro, and other senior members of the school surveyed the scene, he curiously watched as well.

“The deceased school wizards have no other witchcraft traces on their bodies, they either died from Hellfire burns or their critical points were struck with heavy blows!”

“From the battle marks, this also appears to be the case.”

“This incident should be a coincidence,” one of the Second Level Liquidization Wizards commented.

…

Yet, after wandering around for a while, Rein stood at a certain spot, frowning slightly.

He sensed a familiar aura, faint though it was, it was undeniably present.