Volume 8 Chapter 4 This is a kidnapping
Lucian woke up with a violent shaking.
When he opened his eyes, he found that there was only darkness in front of him.
After being in a daze for a bit, he suddenly remembered what happened before he passed out.
He had followed uncle Rondo to his small manor outside Dollar City. He thought that he was a part time worker invited by uncle Rondo and he would make some money, but he was suddenly knocked out by that strong man?
Even if Lucian wasnât that familiar with worldly matters, he knew that he had fallen into a trap. That kind looking uncle Rondo was most likely not a good person.
He even helped him out with his problems just to make him let down his guard and gain his trust.
Thinking of this, Lucian could only reveal a bitter look.
Before coming out, many people had warned him not to go to Dollar City alone. There were good and bad people here, a student like him who had just left school would be easy prey.
But he thought that he was just a poor student and people wouldnât get anything from him even if they did trick him, so they wouldnât target him.
As long as he was a bit careful, there shouldnât be a problem.
But this matter told Lucian that he was too naive.
First his little bit of money was stolen by a thief and then he was tricked by someone, falling under their controlâŠâŠ
Lucian knitted his brows as a bit of doubt appeared in his heart.
The sound of metal clashing came from beneath him and he could tell that he was in a Magic Car that was moving at high speeds. It was most likely that they werenât traveling on a smooth path.
Based on this, he could tell that he had been kidnapped by someone.
But this confused Lucian. Why would they kidnap him?
He was just a poor student and his family didnât have any money, so he didnât have anything that people would want. What were the benefits in kidnapping him?
Even if these were human smugglers, they wouldnât care for his body. It couldnât compare to the normal children in the villages that were much prettier, right?
Lucian suddenly felt a bit of fear in his heart.
Based on the current situation, he was being transported to another place and it was hard to tell where they were going.
If it was like this, he might never be able to see his friends and family ever again!
Lucian took a deep breath, but he let out a loud cough when the muddy air filled his nose. This still made him calm down a bit.
After moving his body, he found that he wasnât tied up. Lucian moved his hands around him and forced himself up.
At this time, his eyes were gradually adapting to the darkness around him.
With the few wisps of light that came from an unknown place, he found that there were a bunch of other people placed in the back of this large transport Magic Car that didnât have much space with him.
Lucian thought about it before raising his right hand to release his magic power.
There was a faint light that appeared on his right index finger that acted like a candle being blown in the wind before being put out.
Lucian was surprised before trying to gather his magic power again.
However, it was no different from last time. The light only appeared for an instant before disappearing.
Lucian felt that this was very strange, but he didnât give up as he tried to gather his magic power several more times. It all ended the same way in the end.
After trying several times, there was an exhausted voice that rang out.
âAlright, stop wasting your effort. Thereâs a Magic Sealing Array placed in this trunk, otherwise do you think they could lock up all these magicians?â
Lucian looked in the direction this voice came from and saw a fuzzy figure.
âYouâre also a magician?â
âWhat also? Everyone here is.â A laugh came from the corner, âOtherwise you think those fellows would just capture a bunch of normal people?â
Lucian could tell that this personâs voice was very young and became even more confused.
âYouâre also a student?â
âYouâre also a student?â That person asked back.
âIâm from the Philip Academy, I graduate this year.â Lucian replied.
The person was silent for a bit before suddenly breaking out in laughter, âYouâre this so casual about where you come from, itâs no wonder you were tricked this easily.â
Lucian knitted his brows, âArenât you the same?â
That person fell silent and no longer spoke.
Lucian wasnât interested in bickering with that person. He patted his body and found that other than his clothes, everything else had been taken.
This wasnât surprising. After thinking about it, he gathered his magic power again.
This time, he didnât use the elemental magic energy for illumination. He carefully used his magic power to induce the situation of the elemental magic energy around himself.
Through this check, he found that the surrounding elemental magic energy really wasnât normal. The elemental magic energy in the air had their flow restricted and was almost stagnant, so it would be very hard to gather it to form a spell.
This should be the Magic Sealing Array that the other person had mentioned before.
This thing was clearly to limit a magicianâs ability to use spells. A normal magician wouldnât be able to gather elemental magic energy with their magic power in this situation, so they would be no different than a normal person.
But after Lucian closed his eyes to carefully sense it, he stretched out a finger to start drawing on the ground.
A bit of light penetrated the line that he drew before disappearing.
There was a laugh from the corner as if it was mocking Lucian for overestimating himself.
Lucian ignored it and gathered his magic power again, drawing another line on the ground.
As the bits of light appeared in the trunk before disappearing, after a while, Lucian had already formed a rough Magic Array with many different lines on the ground.
After finishing his preparation, Lucian put his hand on the Magic Array. He sent the magic power in his body into the Magic Array while carefully adjusting the magic vibration, carefully fine tuning this Magic Array.
The light of the Magic Array flickered at first, but after a while, it slowly stabilized. In the end, it released a stable and bright light that wasnât dazzling, lighting up the dark trunk.
Lucian kept sending his magic power into the Magic Array before lifting up his head, looking around with the light. He saw the young faces looking at him with surprised looks.
This trunk wasnât big, but looking around, he saw that there were more than twenty people here. They were all young people who were around the same age as Lucian, with males and females mixed in, but there were more males.
Lucian looked at everyoneâs faces before raising his voice to ask, âAre you all magicians?â
The question surprised everyone before a young boy suddenly said with a nod, âIâm from the Carmen Academy. Did you say that youâre from the Philip Academy just now?â
The boy looked over Lucianâs body with a bit of doubt in his eyes.
âWhen did the Philip Academy become this strong?â
âRight. You can actually break this Magic Sealing Array?â A young girl with a round face came over with a curious look, lowering her head to look at the Magic Array that Lucian drew. After thinking for a bit, she shook her head, âI canât understand it. How did you do this?â
âIt isnât much, I just adjusted the magic vibrational frequency to the elemental magic energy around and then forcefully drew this Magic Array with the resonance. This wonât last long, so it canât be considered me breaking the Magic Sealing Array.â
âThat is still incredible!â The girl looked at Lucian with a surprised look, âYou seem like youâre around the same age as me and you can adjust the magic vibrational frequency at will. Even our schoolâs top students find it hard to do that.â
Lucian revealed a smile, wanting to say that your school was just too weak.
At the Philip Academy, Lucianâs abilities wouldnât even be able to be ranked in the top ten.
âHey, you said that you canât break this Magic Sealing Array?â Another boy on the side cared about the main issue as he asked, âSince you can draw this Magic Array, then you should be able to break it, right? If you can, perhaps we might be able to break out of this car.â
Hearing this, everyoneâs eyes gathered on Lucian.
âYes, if weâre transported to an unknown place, it will all be over.â
âRight, think of a way. As long as you can break this Magic Sealing Array, we can all fly away.â
âQuickly give it a tryâŠâŠâ
Lucian waved his hand with a bitter smile.
âThe Magic Sealing Array is one of the most complicated research topics, how could I be that powerful that I could casually break it.â
âItâs not a problem to give it a try.â
âRight, you can clearly draw this Magic Array.â
âYou have to try before we arrive or there wonât be a chance anymoreâŠâŠâ
Lucian wanted to reject, but the boy in the corner suddenly stood up and walked over, slapping his hand down on Lucianâs Magic Array.
âStop wasting words. Everyoneâs telling you to try, so just try. Anyway, we canât do anything, so you wouldnât lose anything if you tried.â
Lucian could tell that this was the first person who spoke to him. After being surprised, he wanted to say something, but that person pushed him and his left hand on the Magic Array was pushed off.
Lucian wanted to say something, but he found that the light of the Magic Array only flickered twice before becoming stable again.
Seeing the thread of magic power that was coming from the boyâs right hand, Lucian was surprised.
This fellow could actually activate the Magic Array that Lucian drew this easily. It meant that he had a certain understanding of Magic Arrays that wasnât weaker than Lucianâs.
Seeing him maintain the effects of the Magic Array, Lucian fell into deep thought. While everyone was staring at him, he walked to the side of the trunk and pressed his hand on the wall.
As he sent out his magic power, Lucian deeply knitted his brows.