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As Alex rarely came out, the mayor didn't recognize him. He was still angry with what happened at Edward's office. Thinking Alex was nobody, he decided to vent.

"How dare you, peasant!" The mayor said angrily, then raised his hand.

The young Alex saw it coming. He could dodge, but at this moment, he was not sure if it was the right choice.

If he fought back, the mayor would get angrier, and things would escalate, but this didn't mean he would just accept being slapped for no reason.

While he was deciding, the mayor's palm suddenly stopped. His body then floated in the sky, making him scream in fear.

Eria's lips curled into a wicked smile, "Sir, you are hurting the only son of my guild master's family. Based on the association regulation, everything that happens on guild grounds falls under the guild's rules.

No matter your status, what you do should be punished. You will be detained until peaceful times for further judgment."

"Mhmm… mmmm…"

The mayor tried to speak, but he couldn't move his jaw or his tongue. It was being pressured by Eria's telekinesis.

She then looked down toward the mayor's family, "Do any of you disagree? If not, you can board the plane."

Alex frowned hearing this, but he believed Eria should have some solution. There was no way his partner agreed for some civilian to be switched out for the mayor's family.

The mayor quickly turned to panic. He began wobbling in the sky, gesturing for help from his own family. Unfortunately, everyone, even his own wife, just turned their gaze away.

Then, with a resolute move, the wife brought the family to the back of the queue. It was clear the mayor had been abandoned.

'Bastard! Ungrateful!!! If I knew this, I should have left first!' The mayor cursed, complaining in his mind.

MingYue, looking at this happening, stared at the mayor with some thought. With how things progressed so far, it was hard to believe the mayor knew nothing of the incident. Normally, he should have escaped, but that would be too risky.

MingYue didn't know the mayor's habits, but based on her knowledge, moving out of the city was never done without a real reason. There was a lot of danger involved with the current world situation.

From assassination to monster attack, the mayor was someone who always prioritized his own safety. If he somehow went out, then this incident happened. He would be held responsible.

She could already guess what kind of punishment would be given to a traitor of humanity who caused a dungeon break on purpose. It's not like this had never happened before.

What happened was a brutal medieval punishment done to serve as a warning to everyone. An endless public torture where he would be kept alive as long as possible.

Because of this, MingYue suspected the mayor decided to take a gamble so he could escape the invasion.

'It's unfortunate he'll probably die here. Otherwise, Alex should be able to get more information in the future.'

The evacuation then proceeded smoothly without Alex and his family boarding it. As the plane left, a dark-skinned man with sharp features came toward Alex.

"Uncle Kane."

"Alex, come follow me. We have another plane waiting for you and the guild master."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

When Kane went to take this plane, he realized there was a better one in the hangar. It was smaller in size but more than enough to carry 20 people. After some thought, he decided it was better to bring Edward's family there.

This way, there would also be no bad rumors spread about the guild in case some of the survivors talked about them escaping first. More than this was Edward and Luca's personality. He knew how fervently they would reject being prioritized in the evacuation.

They would want one of the guild members to bring their son and daughter out of the city while they stayed to join the dungeon dive.

But this time, none of the guild members agreed. They were not dumb. They knew this break was not natural at all. Every single incident like this always spelled human intervention, probably related to the dark guild.

Eria also had the same suspicion as MingYue, which was why she found the opportunity to abduct the mayor.

Because of all of this, they knew the situation was really dangerous. There was a big chance they would not get out of it alive.

An ambush from monsters and humans at the same time while they were burdened with whole civilian lives in the city as hostages.

Kane brought Alex inside to meet up with Luca and Emily. They exchanged some talk, then waited for Edward to finish his meeting.

MingYue, meanwhile, followed the mayor. He was brought to an underground room, then put in chains. There was one guild member standing guard. She first thought he would also be the one to get more information from him, but to her surprise, Edward came to the basement.

His expression was completely different now. If he had been understanding and warm before, Ming Yue could now see anger and killing intent in his eyes.

"Leave us. Make sure no one enters," Edward ordered.

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"Yes, Guild master."

Edward came closer to the mayor, then pulled his mouth gag down.

"What is the meaning of this, Edward!? Are you rebelling against the association!?"

Edward responded to his words with a harsh punch to his face.

"You know I don't care how you act toward me, but I hear you tried to raise your hand to my son. For that alone, you deserve death, Mayor.

But it's not only that. We lack time here, you know."

A strange energy then came out from Edward as he looked at the Mayor, staring into his eyes, "Did you have a hand in this incident!?"

"No! I…" the mayor's voice trailed off as suddenly his face turned blue. His body then suddenly started to bulk up like it was going to explode.