In Mage Leo's tower, Merlin arrived outside Lorinka's door and waited.
"Creak."
Before long, Lorinka came out of the room. When she saw Merlin, she smiled faintly. "Mage Merlin, are you ready?"
"I'm mostly ready. Shall we go to the Mission Hall now?"
"Let's go."
Lorinka nodded. She looked very calm. Over the past five days, she must have made some preparations of her own, but those were private matters, and Merlin found it inappropriate to ask.
The two set off together and arrived at the Mission Hall. Mage Holmes and Mage Riliss had also arrived and were waiting quietly.
"Mage Lorinka, Mage Merlin, if you're both ready, then let's depart."
Holmes swept his gaze over Merlin and Lorinka, then spoke in a low voice.
Merlin and Lorinka both nodded in agreement. The group of four then left the Mission Hall and came to an extremely spacious square, its ground covered in all manner of mysterious Rune Formations.
Merlin had seen this type of Rune Formation before. It was similar to the mysterious Rune Formation in the Kurd Mountains, the very one that had transported him directly to the Dark Spirit Domain.
The Rune Formations in this square should have been the kind capable of transporting people across vast distances. Those able to set up such powerful Rune Formations had to be advanced spellcasters of at least the Seventh Level. Even within the Dark Spirit Domain, there were certainly fewer than ten such spellcasters.
With Holmes in the lead, the group of four headed toward one of the Rune Formations. He seemed to enjoy being the central figure of the group.
Holmes had clearly used these Rune Formations before and appeared highly practiced. He easily found the correct formation. There were dozens of Rune Formations here, each leading to a