"Can't get out?"

Upon hearing Luna's lament, Ronald no longer had the desire to continue interrogating for intelligence in the dungeon. So he reached out, patted the girl's shoulder, and then walked directly toward the cell door.

"Ronald? What are you doing?"

Luna naturally lifted her head immediately.

Seeing Ronald heading toward the cell door, the girl misunderstood the situation and tried to dissuade him:

"Ronald, they won't let us go."

"And this place isn't like the mysterious side you've encountered — look around the cell, Forbidden Magic has been set up here, even if we're Casters it's impossible..."

Crack—

With the crisp sound of wood breaking.

Luna's attempt to dissuade stopped forever in her throat.

The girl widened her eyes, staring at the unimaginable scene unfolding before her.

Only to see Ronald walk to the edge of the cell door, not bothering to push the door or plead with the distant guard. Instead, he casually reached out with both hands and grasped a bar in front of him.

Then, without seeming to exert much effort, he broke it in half like snapping two noodles.

The act of destroying the cell did not even end there.

Ronald then looked at Luna sitting on the dungeon floor, bent down and stomped flat a wooden splinter at the broken part of the bars, then waved for the girl to leave.

"Luna, now we can go."

"Can... ah, I got it!" Called by Ronald, Luna then jolted up and tightly followed behind Ronald as they walked out.

At that moment, the girl recalled all her encounters with Ronald since meeting him and realized something she'd overlooked.

Although Ronald didn't display direct destructive abilities while with her, upon recalling the pier location from which she jumped and how Ronald carried her back ashore at speed...

At the time, Luna was too panicked to give it much thought, but now she wondered, could an ordinary Caster have such speed?

The man before her might be far stronger than she imagined.

Luna had an indistinct premonition.

The Ronald guiding her might be at the very top of the mysterious side, a top-level master holding the book!

This... could she have guessed wrongly?

Luna herself was of distinguished origin and had naturally witnessed many of these powerful holders of archetypes. But someone as young and handsome as Ronald, who could also obtain an archetype... Luna instinctively found it hard to believe.

"They're out!"

"Catch those two, don't let them escape!"

Just then, the guards in front of the dungeon discovered Ronald and Luna's whereabouts. These people naturally wouldn't let them escape, and immediately someone shouted as they rushed over.

Moreover, further away, two guards could be seen running toward the ground, apparently intending to inform others.

Luna immediately warned loudly:

"Ronald, they're getting out!"

In contrast to Luna's panic, Ronald remained calm as he said:

"Don't worry, today no one can stop us, regardless of how many come or who they are, the result is the same."

"..."

Luna naturally couldn't completely believe Ronald's confidence.

But what happened next seemed to confirm Ronald's words, causing a thought to involuntarily arise in the girl's heart — could this man be telling the truth?

The ones who brought them here clearly knew the risk of such an act, so naturally, they prepared a lot of manpower, mainly those with a few tricks on the mysterious side.

But these people.

When facing Ronald, almost none had even the slightest effect.

Close combat — not to mention whether attacks worked, these people simply couldn't match Ronald's movements, often falling in one blow in an instant, unable to rise again in rapid defeat.

Long-range spells — these people were often still casting incantations, while Ronald would with a single hand gesture or shout, causing them to faint on the spot without any chance to showcase their skills.

As for those adept in curses and enhancements, or alternative spells...

Seeing Ronald slicing through their peers with ease, these people either turned to flee immediately, abandoning the fight; or cast a spell once, found no impact, then quickly chased after those who had fled earlier.

From the dungeon to the ground of the manor.

The entire process Luna experienced was just as Ronald said — 'Today no one can stop us!'

"..."

Such a smooth "escape," naturally did not take much time.

Strolling leisurely onto the ground, Luna continued following Ronald away from the main structure of the manor, and upon seeing the night sky in the courtyard, Luna also finally saw the culprit who brought her here.

"Filia, I really didn't expect that you'd hook up with such a powerful figure after just half a day out."

At the manor exit, a man was standing surrounded by many people, glaring at Luna with a haughty and resentful gaze.

"So, not going to introduce your lover to your uncle?"

Yet, to the man's surprise.

Faced with his mockery, Luna did not immediately respond to him, but instead turned her head to the man beside her and whispered softly.

"Filia is my little name, Luna is my secret name."

"..."

That was what Ronald heard.

Because the man addressing her did not use 'Luna,' the girl explained to Ronald right away.

"Secret name..."

Seeing Luna's nervous demeanor, Ronald did not react much.

He just nodded gently to indicate his understanding, then continued to gaze at the man at the manor's gate:

"Sir, I'm not interested in your thoughts or aims, but for your own safety—I suggest you move aside now."

"..."

"Ha... hahaha!"

Seeing Luna ignore him in favor of Ronald's arrogant speech, the man at the manor gate laughed in anger and withdrew a short sword from his waist, pointing it over:

"You ignorant, foolish peasant!"

"Just wait! Today I'll cripple your spell-casting ability, then sell you to the lowest ship merchant to be a lowly ship slave!"

"You all, get them!"

As the man's words dropped, several Casters around him rushed at Ronald.

Unlike those dungeon escapees already gone.

At present, those surrounding the man were his most trusted, and also the most assured in strength.

Conversely with Ronald—

The only fighter was Ronald himself, Luna he knew well, and her spells weren't suited for battle.

Thus, in the man's view, the situation favored outnumbering the few.

Victory was his for sure!