"President Xu, we meet again."
This time, Archmage Orphalian looked at Xu Yi with a far graver expression than he had back at Marshal Sudiman's Private Manor.
He and Archmage Laduka had attacked together, yet Xu Yi had still escaped effortlessly right under their noses. It was practically a slap in the face for both of them.
Previously, he had looked down on Xu Yi somewhat. Even knowing that Xu Yi had become an Archmage, he had felt that Xu Yi's strength was nothing special. Now, however, he took Xu Yi much more seriously.
The man's talent for magic was astonishing. He could also produce some very strange contraptions, and he had his own unique understanding of mana space and domains. He was certainly no easy opponent.
Had he not been foolish enough to walk straight into their trap this time, any hope of finding another opportunity to kill him would probably have been nothing more than wishful thinking.
Xu Yi gave a wry smile and shook his head. Pointing at the wall beneath the two men, he asked, "Lord Orphalian, before we fight, could you answer a question for me?"
Archmage Orphalian scoffed. "President Xu, don't think you can accomplish anything by stalling for time. Now that you've entered this city, you can forget about escaping."
Xu Yi shrugged. "If you don't want to answer, that's fine. I'll find the answer myself."
With those words, mana surged out of Xu Yi's body, and he shot upward like a cannonball fired into the sky.
Archmage Orphalian and Archmage Laduka had been about to strike the moment Xu Yi moved. But when they saw which direction he was going, both stopped, their expressions calm. Archmage Orphalian even wore a mocking smile.
Just as Xu Yi was about to soar high into