Alaric had already calculated the right timing, sending Niara, Ailik, and Ramel ahead of everyone else. They needed to reach the corpse as fast as possible. Any delay could introduce unpredictable variables.
Everyone around was shocked to see the City Lord using his power to cheat. He was the only one who could interfere with the entrance like that, but at that point, it was already useless for anyone to complain.
'Beat the shit out of that bitch for me. Preferably, let me kill her later.' Niara sent a message to Darian at the very last second.
Soon after, the trio shot straight into the portal. But the people from the Primordial Empire also reacted quickly and didn't fall too far behind.
At that moment, Alaric and all the masters of the four clans were startled. They sensed that, besides that woman, three other absurdly powerful figures were hiding within the crowd.
The three came from the Primordial Empire. As for that woman…
