The moment the pen tip touched the paper again, that sound returned.
This time, it was definitely not an illusion.
A screeching noise, like metal scraping against metal, echoed from the northern skyline. It drew closer, its frequency climbing higher and higher, sounding as if something were tearing through the atmosphere at high speed!
Ryan's head snapped up.
The aurora in the sky looked as though it had been crushed by an invisible giant hand! Terrifying Magic Power radiation, manifesting like a physical dark cloud, instantly shrouded the academy. The oppressive pressure caused Ryan's heart to clench violently, nearly making him cough up blood on the spot.
A thought exploded in his mind, freezing the blood in his veins: "Second-level Wizards! And there are three of them!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
