The slave traders can only hope to persuade Claude by intimidating him using the threat of a Noble Mage.
Unfortunately, that is bound not to work. Not to mention a Noble Mage, even a Royal Mage would not be enough to make Claude afraid.
His own Master is a Sage Mage. In the entire Southern Domain, the most powerful beings are the Sages. Even Noble and Royal Mages can be easily defeated and killed by a Sage.
Hence, there was no need for Claude to fear a mere faction that only has a Noble Mage.
With eyes cold as usual, Claude continued to wield his Noblesse Artifact, casting the [Call of Ten Thousand Lightning] once more.
If one cast of this magic is not enough to destroy the formation protecting the capital, then Claude would continue to cast more!
One bolt of lightning after another bombarded the formation. Soon, cracks formed that spread throughout the whole formation.
