Early the next morning, dawn had only just filtered through the palace windows. Beneath the lavish curtains, the two noblewomen who had entwined themselves with him the night before were still deeply asleep, their breathing soft and their expressions peaceful.
But Ang had long since opened his eyes.
He watched them for a moment, a chill flashing through his eyes. Then his figure flickered, and he silently vanished from the palace.
The next instant, he appeared above the imperial palace, streaking across the sky like a meteor and setting off a deafening roar.
The sound shook the heavens and echoed over the entire palace, making countless attendants below tremble in fear, unable to tell what had happened.
Only after Ang landed on the distant ground did the ear-splitting rumble slowly fade away.
Without pausing, he headed straight for Akreli's teleportation square and stepped into the Magic Teleportation Array leading to the Archipelago Plane.
Amid a flash of white light, his figure vanished completely.
At the summit of the Mage Association's Tall Tower, Adelaide stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance where Ang had departed. His expression was cold, but he was secretly calculating something.
The wind stirred his robes, while the light in his eyes flickered between brightness and darkness.
On the upper floor of another Magic Tower, Katie likewise watched Ang leave, though an undisguised smile lingered in her eyes.
That smile held both admiration and anticipation for the future situation.
"My lord, Prince Ak has arrived." An Archmage suddenly appeared beside Adelaide and reported in a low voice.
Adelaide nodded. His figure vanished from the tower's summit in an instant, and the next moment, he appeared in his office.
Not long afterward, the heavy doors were pushed open, and a tall, burly man walked