Fleeing in Panic

"Yes, my lord."

Among the nine awakened elders, a short, stout elder took out a jade bottle radiating starlight and pulled out its stopper. At once, a devouring force enveloped the sleeping experts of the five clans, drawing every one of them into the bottle. Only then did the short, stout elder excitedly replace the stopper and report, "My lord, all thirty experts of the five clans have been imprisoned. Not a single life was harmed."

This short, stout elder's voice was exceptionally loud, carrying throughout the entirety of Starlight Main City. Even the experts of the five clans aboard the great ships outside the city heard it loud and clear.

The five clans' experts...