"Boom-"
After a dazzling burst of white light, a mushroom cloud rose high in the distance. Even though Xu Yi and everyone beside him were a full ten kilometers from the explosion, they felt the ground shake distinctly.
A moment later, the thunderous explosion finally reached them through the air.
Even ten kilometers away, the sound was still deafening.
Xu Yi waited a moment, then removed the dark anti-glare glasses from his nose and said to Akali beside him, "Expand the range of the Chaotic Mana Space Barrier. Scan the blast site for life auras and mana fluctuations to determine whether Levin Hasoko is dead."
Everyone stared blankly at the mushroom cloud slowly rising in the distance. Only after Xu Yi repeated himself did Akali turn her head woodenly to look at him.
"P-President, are... are you saying that Archmage... he... he's dead?"
At that question, everyone turned toward Xu Yi, their expressions equally vacant and bewildered.
Their reaction left Xu Yi unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Did these people still refuse to believe an Archmage could die?
On reflection, though, it made sense. On the Sains Continent, Archmages had always been powerful figures who stood closest to the gods. In most people's minds, nothing but old age could possibly kill them.
"Just scan for life auras and mana fluctuations, and you'll find out," Xu Yi said impatiently.
"Huh? Oh..."
Even Akali, normally the liveliest of them all, remained somewhat dazed.
After hearing Xu Yi's order again, she turned numbly to the Control Panel in front of her and pressed two buttons.
Everyone immediately crowded around, staring at the magical illusion projection with intensely anxious expressions.
Two ripples moved slowly across the projection from left to right, one behind the other. They showed that the Life Aura Detection Magic