Feeling Benjamin's gaze, Augusta gritted her teeth unwillingly, but she still followed noble etiquette and bowed to Benjamin in thanks before quickly leaving the valley with her followers.
On the other side, Horn merely smiled and nodded at Benjamin. After giving a few instructions to his followers, he too left the place.
"Strange people."
Feeling rather baffled by the looks the two had given him, Benjamin shrugged. Too lazy to bother with such matters, he instead took out several of his Rune Artifacts with some heartache and inspected them.
After all, they had been running at high intensity. All of the Attack-Type Rune Artifacts and most of the Flight-Type Rune Artifacts had been excessively damaged and could no longer be used.
Quite a few Protective-Type Rune Artifacts remained, but relying solely on Alchemy as an offensive method felt rather lacking.
"What a pity. They're all broken. Looks like I can only withdraw later..."
Just as Benjamin was considering whether to leave now or wander around this plane for a few more days, he suddenly froze slightly as a message came through his ring.
"The trial has ended. Everyone, prepare yourselves. You will be teleported out shortly!"
"Well, no need to agonize over it now."
Benjamin fastened the pile of damaged Rune Artifacts back onto his belt, then picked up the large beast-hide sack beside him, nearly as big as he was, and stood there silently waiting.
The other Wizard Apprentices received the message as well, and those pursuing the Natives all came to a halt.
Some were unwilling to let them off so easily. They simply stood where they were and began gathering power, intending to give the Natives a massive parting shot before leaving.
Regardless of how the apprentices reacted, once the designated time arrived, a faint white glow