Gasp!
Those next to him gasped when they heard the news of Byron being taken into custody by an Erudian.
They couldn’t help but wonder if Byron’s speculation had been spot on all this while.
Bruce asked at the top of his lungs, “Where’s Jameson and Schneider? Haven’t I sent them to keep him safe? Are you seriously telling me none of those from the laboratory could stop an Erudian?”
“According to the report, the defense system of the laboratory has been destroyed! Meanwhile, Schneider was killed in split seconds!”
Bruce’s face puckered in despair when he found out Schneider was taken out in split seconds. It was evident they had encountered a nasty foe.
Once he gathered his thoughts, Bruce instructed, “Hurry up and dispatch our men to search for Byron! I want you to get your hands on his precise location as soon as possible!”
He caressed his chin and murmured to himself in an attempt to figure out the identity of the intruder, “Who the hell is the mysterious Erudian? None from Erudia has the guts to pick on us since we have made ourselves clear that we will never surrender!”
The guest next to him said, “Maybe he’s one of Erudia’s martial artists? After all, the nation still has a lot of powerful figures.”
“It doesn’t really matter because I’m going to teach him a lesson for picking on us! It’s time to let them know we’re not easy targets! Since he has the guts to abduct my brother, I’ll kill him to warn others!”
Bruce was extremely worried since the ceremony was about to begin. Otherwise, he’d definitely join the search and rescue team to locate his brother.
The bad news took the officials of Zarain by storm. The authorities dispatched most of their men to pursue the intruder.
In an attempt to locate Byron, the search and rescue operation was conducted in several major cities, involving the armies of Zarain.
On top of that, the most advanced system, Index, had been employed to increase the efficiency of the operation.
It was developed to ensure those who had made it to the nation wouldn’t be able to leave without the authorities’ consent.
The access wasn’t limited to the geographical area of Zarain since it was all over the globe, including the capitals of other countries.
It was one of the most fearsome technologies available at that point in time.
In spite of the effort to locate the missing duo, their effort was to no avail since the duo was nowhere to be found.
Bruce’s disappointment was written all over his face when he heard the bad news.
“Are you seriously telling me you can’t locate them? What kind of joke is this? How hard could it be to locate two adults?”
“Sir, you need to stay calm since we’re still carrying out the search and rescue operation as we speak! We’re certain they’re still in Zarain since there are no signs of them departing!”
Bruce got increasingly frustrated. He asked, “Huh? Are you telling me you can’t even locate them when they’re still in Zarain?”
He couldn’t leave since it was about time for Jared’s coronation ceremony. Similarly, he couldn’t share the bad news with the rest until the end of the ceremony.
Meanwhile, the officials of Zarain got in touch with the officials of Erudia and asked for the reason they had dispatched someone to go after Byron.
The officials of Erudia, including Dragonites, were confused by the question that came out of nowhere because they had never dispatched anyone for a mission of that sort.
Immediately after they found out something of that sort had occurred, they started gathering intel to verify the rumors.
We have never sent anyone to go after Byron! The only ones capable of taking Byron in without alarming others are the members of Eragon!
But that’s impossible since they have made it clear that they won’t resort to anything rash to stir things up at the moment!
Just who could it be? Most importantly, the mysterious figure had achieved such an impossible feat!
Bruce, who had long boarded the battleship, couldn’t stop himself from perspiring since it had been an hour since his brother went missing.
“How’s it going? They can’t just disappear into thin air, can they?”
It was finally time for Jared’s coronation ceremony. The guests applauded the moment he showed up on stage.
