Weapon seller in the world of magic

Ruins of Khambhat, Eastern Sun Kingdom;

Located on an island, just about 10 km away from the coast of the mainland, the city of Khambhat held the throne for several centuries.

However, from the late 12th century, the kings stopped living in the forts and shifted toward castles and palaces.

Using an excuse that a king should live with his people, not far away, one of the kings shifted his base to Helios City and used the Fort of Khambhat as a citadel to protect the civilian officials and the treasury during times of war.

As if the god decided that the king made the decision right, over the next couple of centuries, earthquakes disturbed the ocean, and frequent low-magnitude tsunamis caused a lot of damage to the island city alongside the other islands nearby.

After that, as the spirit beast started living there, it became something like a forbidden zone until one day, Ouyang Zen's grandfather managed to drive away every spirit beast from the ruins.

No one knows when this teleportation formation was created here, but Zan Rong only knows that she can get back to her world as long as she gets there.

Luckily for her, the teleportation formation is still active. The moment she stepped on it, the runes were glowing one after another. She stood straight as she was waiting for the process to complete. "Just wait, Allen. Once I return home, I will contact the High Elves to remove this curse upon me and return to my peak. Even if I have to search the ends of the universe, I will…"

A figure suddenly appeared before her, scaring the hell out of her. She attacked him in reflex.

Catching her fist using his own reflexes, Mark spoke in a casual manner, "Woah, easy there, Mari… Marina. It's me."

"How did you?" Zan Rong's eyes widened and she took a step back in surprise. Before Mark gets to answer, something clicked in her mind and she said, "You put some sort of tracker on me?"

Mark exactly wanted to use the same excuse. So, he played along and nodded, "You can say so. You are Allen's beloved. You are more or less my younger sis-in-law. Hence, I need to make sure that you are safe from any harm."

"It doesn't appear that way to me," replied Zan Rong in a sharp tone. She further said, "From what I gathered about you so far, it will be more convincing if you say that you are selling the weapon technology from my world and you or your backer cannot afford to let me fall in the hands of someone who could access my memories."

Mark couldn't help but furrow his brows when he heard that. The last time, everything is well between them. What might have happened that this girl is behaving as if he is her enemy?

Whatever the reason might be, Mark isn't the type to listen to someone's accusations. He instantly countered her while trying to be as calm as possible, "If that were the case, I wouldn't bother acquiring the Eye of Talim and use it on you to unlock your memories. An entire sect is disbanded because of you. I promised you that I will bring Allen back and I will put my life on the line to fulfill my promise. Trust me on that and return to the palace, Marina."

Mark tried to convince her but the 19-year-old turned out to be so stubborn that his 9 points of charm has no effect on her.

Looking back straight into Mark's eyes, she questioned him, "Ouyang Zen said that you are going to marry your fiancee soon. Tell me, would you sit around and listen to the words of a stranger whom you barely know when the love of your life gets lost god knows where? Answer me. Can you swear on your heart that you won't search for her because of whatever circumstances you have?"

Mark could only become silent and shook his head, intending to be truthful to himself, "No."

"Exactly," nodded Zan Rong as almost all of the runes lit up. She explained, "He might be someone not important to you even if you claim he is a brotherly figure, but he is my life. I'm grateful for your help and caring for the royal family. That is why I waited in patience so far. I can no longer do it. Let me go…"

Mark stared at her in silence. He wanted to argue that he cares about Allen more than she could ever be. More than a brother, he raised Allen like a father.

But, when Zan Rong questioned him whether he could be calm if it is Song Yue, he questioned his own feeling. 

Was it because he cares more about Song Yue or is it because he trusts his younger brother could protect himself until then?

He didn't come to a conclusion and neither could he give his reply to Zan Rong as all the runes were lit up while his time was wasted in speaking with the girl and then thinking deeply.

A powerful beam of light emitted from the teleportation formation and shot up toward the sky. It was so bright that even people in Helios City located more than 300 km spotted it.

Fortunately, it lasted only for a moment.

Meanwhile, Mark disappeared along with Zan Rong.

In an instant, they found themselves in mid-air, falling down three hundred meters from the sky.

"Kyaaa"

As Zan Rong screamed, Mark hurriedly grabbed her hand and activated his bloodline skill.

Icy wings erupted from his back in an instant and they stopped falling.

Zan Rong raised her head to look at Mark in a bit of surprise. On the other hand, the latter was reading the series of notifications on the holographic screen that popped up before his eyes.

*Ding! You failed the Emergency Quest.

*Ding! You were being transported away to another world.

*Ding! You entered Earth-486.

*Ding! Scanning the new planet. 

*Ding! Eart-486 is registered in the system's database.

*Ding! Gravity is detected 0.78 times that of the host's home planet. Adjusting the host's body to the planet's gravity.

*Ding! Oxygen isn't abundant in the planet's atmosphere. It is roughly 4.86%. Adjusting the host's body to the planet's atmosphere.

*Ding! You received a Side Quest, Hero.

*Ding! You received a new side Quest, Extraction

*Ding! You received an Emergency Quest, Savior of the royal elves.

*Ding! You received a new side Quest, Find the Princess.

*Ding! You received an Emergency Quest, Kill Xalazar.