Chapter 205: After the Incident Was Resolved

At dawn, Kolin successfully led the somewhat disheveled group out of that dark cave.

Outside, An Ji Er, who had been released from her restraints and restored to freedom, was commanding the island’s defense forces to seal off the area. Laine and Laura and the others were also nearby; it seemed he had succeeded in rescuing them.

Seeing Kolin leading the people out of the cave, An Ji Er, as the local Special Incident Handling Squad leader, immediately came forward.

“Lord Kolin! You’re that great Lord Kolin, right? Are you all okay? Should I arrange treatment immediately? Have the culprits been dealt with?”

Watching this woman she didn’t know at all fuss over Kolin, Liyami almost thought she was another girl Kolin had tricked into being foolish. Fortunately, Laine ran over in time to explain this lady’s identity to them. Otherwise, Liyami and the others would have each punched Kolin once.

“You’re the Squad Leader of the local Special Incident Handling Squad? Why are you alone? Where are your team members? What happened to them?”

Kolin’s question immediately caused An Ji Er’s expression to fall. Fortunately, she quickly adjusted her state, and after explaining a little, she turned to ask about what happened inside.

Realizing he had misspoken, Kolin did not hide anything from An Ji Er’s questions and told her everything in detail.

After confirming there was no more danger inside, An Ji Er immediately organized personnel to go in for a post-incident investigation.

After watching An Ji Er lead her people into the cave, Laine wiped the sweat from his face and asked Kolin with some confusion:

“Lord Kolin, nothing happened to you inside, right? After I rescued Xiaolan and the others, I activated the Sanctuary Knight Badge you gave me right away, but aside from feeling that it seemed to have been activated, nothing happened! Lord Kolin, did you receive the signal I sent?”

Faced with Laine’s question, Kolin hesitated. He didn’t know how to explain this matter to him.

Actually, after Anna Medias was dealt with, he understood what had happened. Earlier, he had tried to contact An Ji Er with Communication Magic, but at that time, because An Ji Er was in a place undetectable by Communication Magic, the communication failed.

From this, he could deduce that Anna Medias must have used some magic to block communication within the cave. So it was only after Kolin killed Anna Medias that he sensed the information transmitted by his Sanctuary Knight Badge.

Earlier, because Kolin was too worried about the safety of the hostages, and later because the battle was too intense, he completely forgot about this. That’s how this blunder came about.

But this was all in the past. What mattered was that they were all safe now. Moreover, the Missing Persons Incident on this island had been completely resolved, and all the culprits were dead. It could be said that everything turned out for the best.

After retrieving his Sanctuary Knight Badge, Kolin casually explained a few words to Laine. But at that moment, Liyami’s expression suddenly changed, and she immediately shouted:

“Not good! I forgot about Brian! He’s still in there! We have to go notify An Ji Er!”

Hearing Liyami’s voice, Kolin looked over with some confusion, not understanding what she was worried about. Hadn’t that Demon Race called Brian already been dealt with by them?

“I forgot to mention earlier, that Brian isn’t dead at all! He only faked his death to escape! It was when Anna Medias attacked Lavinia with a Pillar of Flame! This was probably premeditated!”

With Liyami’s account, Kolin immediately understood the severity of the situation. He abandoned the idea of resting and began leading the group back into the cave.

Thus, having just run out of the cave, they once again dragged their tired bodies back in a tense and hurried manner.

But whether it was regretful or fortunate, even though Kolin and the others, along with the people organized by An Ji Er, searched the cave thoroughly several times inside and out, they did not find the escaped Brian.

It was only when they finally found a suspicious trace at the deepest part of the passageway of the prison cell where Laura and the others had been detained that they could truly confirm Brian had long since fled.

Sensing the faint magical aura in the room, Kolin frowned at the traces left on the ground. Although the traces were very bloated and ugly, and Kolin couldn’t even tell what they were at first, after careful examination he was finally able to determine what they were.

“…If my senses aren’t wrong, this should—be a Magic Circle, right?”

Lavinia said what Kolin was about to say before him, while Liyami filled in the remaining details.

“And judging by this somewhat familiar structure, combined with Brian having disappeared without a trace, this is probably a Transference Magic Circle, right? By the way, is there really such an ugly and useless Transference Magic Circle?”

“Should we contact Hifny?”

Eleanor suggested dejectedly after failing to understand the magic circle’s structure.

“After all, she’s the magic-related expert. If it’s her, she should be able to understand it, right?”

Faced with Eleanor’s suggestion, Kolin just gently shook his head.

“No. Not to mention we can’t contact Hifny right now, even if we do contact her later, this matter will no longer be our responsibility. Let the local Squad Leader handle it. She should find some professionals to identify it.”

As soon as Kolin finished speaking, An Ji Er walked in from outside the door.

“Lord Kolin is right. From the current situation, Brian has most likely escaped this island. Although I have had some wanted posters distributed on the island, it probably won’t have much effect. The follow-up matters are not difficult, so from now on, leave it to us… leave it to me! As for all the heroes who solved this incident, just relax and enjoy this vacation!”

Hearing the local Special Incident leader An Ji Er say this, everyone had no objections. They all prepared to go back and rest.

But just then, An Ji Er suddenly stopped them, indicating she still had something to say.

“Everyone, don’t be in a hurry! There’s a celebration banquet tomorrow! I’ll notify you of the specific place and time later. Please be sure to come! Also, there are rewards to be given to you for solving this incident!”

Hearing there were rewards, everyone except Kolin’s eyes lit up, and they all asked An Ji Er what the rewards were. But An Ji Er became mysterious about it, saying they would find out tomorrow.

And when tomorrow came, even though they had mentally prepared themselves, they were still slightly startled by the rewards Sunlight Island bestowed upon them.

Probably due to An Ji Er’s efforts in communication, as the reward for solving this Population Disappearance Incident, they directly received a seaside villa for free, and it was even better than the one Lavinia had rented! Not only that, they even got a small private beach! And all future expenses on this island were completely waived! There were also some other rewards besides!

Even though Liyami and the others were used to seeing Kolin receive similar rewards, when they themselves received such a reward, they still felt a bit unreal.

Of course, this unreal feeling only lasted until they saw the villa and beach that were the reward. After that, they completely put these matters behind them and began to truly enjoy this delightful vacation.