Racing Against Time. They had to understand that the purpose of having Spellcasters like them guard the outside of the ruins was to ensure the safety of the ruins site and handle all kinds of accidents that might occur during the tournament.
And now, right before their eyes, the enormous ruins, along with every student inside them, had vanished with a pop! This had gone beyond the scope of an accident and become an outright disaster.
The mages did not even dare imagine what punishment the royal family and the Four Great Families would inflict upon them in their fury if the students suffered widespread casualties.
"Don't panic! Everyone, stay calm! The vice principal and the royal consecrated experts are still inside the ruins! They'll definitely find a way!"
Seeing the unrest among the crowd, the academy's Ninth Rank leader hurriedly spoke up to reassure the Spellcasters.
But the moment his words fell, the space within the crater suddenly warped unstably.
As hollow spherical Space Ripples spread outward, more than a dozen figures shrouded in oppressive mana fluctuations emerged somewhat bedraggled from the center of the ripples.
Including Vice Principal Hughes, every Professionals above the Ninth Rank who had entered earlier was transported out by that seemingly irresistible spatial ripple!
In fact, the instant the entire city had suddenly lit up, they had briefly been banished into Deep Space, where the Spacetime Constant was chaotic. Only after the ruins city teleported away had they reconnected with the coordinates of Surface Space.
However, after escaping the chaotic spacetime, the Ninth Ranks did not immediately come over to hold the guarding mages outside accountable.
There were twelve Ninth Rank Experts who had appeared, while only around nine imperial Ninth Ranks had entered the ruins earlier...
After a brief pause, three of the