Herag noticed that the Talisman Stone could be used normally before he even reached Shahai City.

He took out the Talisman Stone to send a message to Luochi: "Mr. Luochi, the airship we were on was attacked by unknown persons halfway, and we've just returned outside Shahai City. Could you please help us by meeting us?"

"Attack? Such a serious event happened. Wait a moment, I'll immediately contact people from Shahai City to come over," Luochi was shocked upon seeing the message, and quickly started reaching out.

An airship being attacked is not a trivial matter, especially if some important figures were killed, it would be a major affair.

Herag's status is neither high nor low, but attacking him would still cause some stir and discussion.

If Herag were truly killed in the attack, then it would be embarrassing for Serlandir, and they would undoubtedly pursue it for a period.

Luochi's speed was fast, and by the time Herag and his companions arrived below the city walls of Shahai City, Luochi had already brought a group over.

Leading them was a man with a rakish full beard, dressed somewhat like a ranger.

"Hello, my name is Williams, the City Lord of Shahai City," the bearded man said as he walked over.

Herag paused for a moment, then said, "So it's City Lord Williams, hello."

Williams was merely a Level 2 Wizard, yet managed to become the City Lord of Shahai City, indicating his background must be quite profound.

Behind him followed several Wizards with a deep aura of Magic Power, clearly all of them were highly powerful Wizards.

Williams quickly led Herag and his companions back into Shahai City to get an understanding of the situation.

Herag only mentioned that they were attacked aboard the airship and escaped back to the ground, but knew nothing else, nor who the attackers were.

As for the other four members of the Nightingale Commerce Association, they couldn't see who was attacking them at all.

The airship was airborne high up at the time, after Fran's attack and the fight with the Toad, people below couldn't see anything.

This is because the sky within the pollution zone is always gray and hazy, making it impossible to see beyond the clouds above.

Moreover, they were all too busy saving their own lives at the time to pay attention to what was happening high above.

The fight between the Toad and Fran also didn't last long and wasn't very noticeable.

Williams listened and seemed puzzled, "Who could it be..."

"Most likely someone with a conflicting interest; I anticipated this day might come before, but didn't expect it so soon," Herag sighed.

Williams nodded slightly, harboring similar suspicions himself.

The Nightingale Commerce Association's Magic Potion formula was overwhelmingly competitive, they earned so much money, naturally, others earned less.

And Herag was the one optimizing these Magic Potion formulas, and the ones released already were so powerful.

If Herag were to further innovate and improve on some formulas in the future, other Magic Potion merchants would be thoroughly out of business.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is akin to killing their parents; indeed, someone might be desperate enough to take action against Herag.

It's just that Herag had the fortune and fate to survive the attack, thwarting those who wished otherwise.

"Mr. Herag, I've reported this matter upwards, the organization is now aware and will conduct investigations," Williams said.

"Thank you, Mr. Williams," Herag expressed his gratitude.

Herag and his group booked tickets for tomorrow's airship, the Wizard Alliance's official airship was much safer.

No one would dare act against a Wizard Alliance airship due to personal vendettas.

Once action is taken, regardless of the resultant fate of the target, those who acted would surely perish.

Herag knew clearly, there shouldn't be any attack following this.

Fran's attempt on his life was purely a personal vendetta, unless the Eye of the Storm learned Fran died by his hand.

But such a possibility was extremely low.

Even if the Eye of the Storm had some means of knowing Fran was dead, linking Fran's death to Herag would be difficult.

The power gap between the two was too vast, nobody would believe a Level 2 Wizard could kill a Level 3 Wizard.

Even with an ambush, absolute disparities in strength render it ineffective.

The only possibility lies with another Wizard of similar level preemptively setting an ambush, leaving Fran no chance to escape.

Yet each force knows exactly which Level 3 Wizards they have, and a simple check would reveal this.

For the Eye of the Storm, they would at most know Fran went to Serlandir and then vanished.

As to why he died specifically, it would require a long investigation.

The Toad had already cast all traces into the Space flow, making it extremely challenging to trace any clues.

The Space flow is a place where even the Rules are fragmented, and souls certainly cannot survive there.

The next day, the airship arrived at Shahai City.

Herag once again boarded the airship with the remaining four members of the Nightingale Commerce Association, heading towards Silver Moon City.

This time was much smoother, encountering no danger along the way.

Half a month later.

Just as Herag landed in Silver Moon City, Pries came looking for him.

Herag had already relayed the situation through the Talisman Stone earlier, and Pries was aware.

During this time Serlandir had sent people to investigate on-site but found no clues identifying the assailants, not a single trace was discovered.

Apart from the airship wreckage and some Nightingale Commerce Association bodies, nothing of investigative value remained.

It's very normal they found no clues, as the Toad cleaned the site thoroughly, leaving no remnants of any sort.

"The Eye of the Storm contacted us, saying Wizard Fran disappeared within our Serlandir borders, demanding our explanation," Pries said solemnly.

"Fran? Seems likely he was the one attacking the airship," Herag said.

Pries nodded, "Quite possible, his apprentice died at your hands, he most likely sought revenge. Yet it's puzzling why he merely downed the airship without pursuing further, and then vanished."

"This is indeed strange; even if the airship crashed, most Wizards with their means wouldn't likely die from the fall, but there was no further onslaught afterward. It's baffling," Herag said.

Pries speculated, "I suspect Fran encountered something within the pollution zone that detained him there."

His conjecture corresponds with common reasoning, anything is possible within the pollution zone.

A Level 3 Wizard is indeed powerful, but there are beings within the pollution zone that even Level 3 Wizards cannot provoke.

Normally speaking, after attacking the airship, Fran wouldn't simply leave; he would naturally try to hunt them down.

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