Runemaster in the Last Days

Chapter 975 977: Smile

Riya looked dazed for a moment.

And then she smiled.

"Yes, we'll gather again together."

Even though Riya was actually not that close to Claire, but she could feel the sincere blessing from Claire.

Claire is not a powerful person and liked to play around.

But she's sincere to her friends.

To be exact, the five of them were all sincere.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to be friends with each other for so many years like this.

"That's great."

Riya smiled and accompanied Claire for another hour before going back with plane. At this moment, she felt that a shackle was broken in her body.

She had the faint feeling that if she tried to advance to rank 9 again... she will definitely succeed.

'So, that's what I need.'

...

Some distance away, Continent Y.

The arrival of Riya back to the Green Planet couldn't be hidden by those who had reached rank 8.

Because they have mastered the laws more or less and naturally sensed the strong mana fluctuation. Even though Riya tried to hide it, it was hard to hide the mana fluctuation from the teleportation formation.

Nalan and Navi had agreed not to stay near the border anymore, but they were still floating on the boat because the beach was still a few kilometers away.

Neither was a master at driving, so it resulted in this incident.

"...Another one had come back." Navi frowned as she looked at their back.

A magician would be able to sense mana fluctuation more clearly than warriors, so she sensed it faster than Nalan. Even though he's actually a rank higher than her, his perception still lost.

"Hmm... A strong one." Nalan nodded and then chuckled. "The plan to take advantage of their unpreparedness is a failure."

Since these returnees left to a completely different world, they would have to carry all of their harvest in the space storage scrolls. It was not that uncommon for people to wait at the exit of a secret realm in order to pick up the leak.

After all, many secret realm in that world had rank limitations.

It was also because of this that the leaders of some relatively powerful forces will wait for their juniors to come back.

This was done to prevent them from being tricked and attacked right after they came out.

But this time... the two of them were only trying their luck.

If the improvement of these returnees were not fast, then they might be able to take some advantage.

As for the soldiers nearby?

They were too weak to even enter eyes.

So these two people didn't care even if there were soldiers from other continents nearby and ignored their presence.

Anyway, even if they were to know about their existences, they couldn't do anything.

"You still want to try?" Navi arched her eyebrows.

"No." Nalan shook his head.

Even with his current strength, he didn't think that he would be able to defeat someone with such a strong mana fluctuation. He knew very well that some people were destined to be so far away from him, so he didn't even bother to try.

"Then..."

"Prepare for battle... The grand magic beasts' tide should happen in less than a month." Nalan looked at the sky.

Even though there was no one who could tell them for sure the exact details, but he had this premonition.

The laws of the world seemed to resonate with him, letting him know some of their secret, including the disturbance in the space and time. Something was approaching them and it was close.

Even if he couldn't get the accurate time, he knew that it should be less than a month's time.

"It'll be new year in three days." Navi blinked her eyes. "It couldn't be right during New Year, right?"

After all, the year had changed.

Nalan didn't answer.

He didn't know the answer either and Navi didn't press it.

They were about to land and should be able to make some preparation.

Because they knew very well that even if they wanted to run away from the grand magic beasts' tide, there was simply no place for them to run.

...

Continent Z, City A Base

Samuel was getting restless.

This was something that Mr. Jones noticed keenly when he saw his son was pacing over the office. Even though his work was still impeccable, Mr. Jones could sense that his son was somewhat impatience.

He looked at his son with some interest.

It seemed...

"Riya has come back?" Mr. Jones suddenly asked.

Samuel was stunned and he looked at his father helplessly. With his father's rank, it would be impossible for him to be able to sense the mana fluctuation from such a long distance.

So...

"Am I so obvious?"

"I know you ever since you're wearing diapers." Mr. Jones sneered. "If you think that you can hide it from your father, then you're 100 years too early."

He knew his son very well and there were only a few people who could make Samuel so emotional.

Considering that his friends were all doing well in City A Base, there could only be one person left.

Riya.

She was the only returnee who hadn't returned to the Green Planet and since these returnees could basically sense it when someone came back, Mr. Jones guessed that he should have sensed that Riya is back.

But she might have chosen to use the convenient method of using the plane with the soldiers instead of going back directly.

These returnees never truly needed the modern transportation.

Magic was far more convenient.

But sometimes, they were still willing to use it.

Either it was to show their respect or because of other reasons, but it was obvious that some of them were relatively down to earth.

"I know, Father." Samuel coughed and looked away. Sensing the mana fluctuation nearby, the corner of his lips curled up. "I'm going back first."

Swoosh!

Samuel had completely disappeared.

Mr. Jones looked at the spot where his son was standing before and felt speechless.