For the first time, the professor who was always happy to answer questions did not respond to his students. He stepped onto the Bone Dragon's back and told Daisy and the others, "Something's about to happen here. Gather the rest of the school staff and get to a nearby church as quickly as you can."
With that, he had the Bone Dragon enter a state of Psychological Invisibility, pass through the wall, and fly toward East Borough.
In the classroom, the students exchanged bewildered looks. Daisy, who had once been rescued by the Gentleman Thief Black Emperor, was the first to recover. She told Beck and the other two boys gravely, "If the professor told us to get to a church, he must have a reason. Let's not waste time."
In her heart, she had already come to see Abner as a superhero with Beyonder Abilities, just like the Gentleman Thief Black Emperor.
The three boys had glimpsed the Bone Dragon's outline. They nodded repeatedly, clearly even more awed by the professor's display of supernatural power.
That was why Abner had not made the Bone Dragon completely invisible from the start. He needed to cultivate an air of mystery and strengthen his authority in his students' eyes.
He could have established that authority by using Simulation to mimic an Arbiter, but he could not stay here to keep influencing them. Instead, he had combined Intimidation with Suggestion, making sure they followed his instructions rather than doing something reckless out of curiosity or defiance...
In a secluded, deserted alley on Koren Street in East Borough, filthy enough to turn the stomach.
As space warped and shifted, Despair Nightingale Panatiya suddenly appeared in its deepest corner.
The sight defied comprehension. Several vagrants resting in the alley rubbed their eyes, suspecting they