Chapter 142: 142
"So what happened while I was gone? . . . " I asked everyone as we began scanning the empty city . . . . noticing some scenes of combat .
"We don't really know ourselves . . . . . Once we got back we were orders to help hold the wall and gates . . . . " They all replied .
"Hmmm . . . see that large pile of ground over there that looks different to the paved ground? . . " Yuna asked pointing out a distant large mound of earth .
"Yeah . . . " I replied looking interested .
"They must have used some sort of tunnelling system to infiltrate the city assuming the guards will all be stationed on the wall . . . I assume they've been sealed with either explosives or a spell . " Yuna answered .
"Ohhh . . . so that's what Jay meant when they said there's a small contingent that got past . " I answered .
"Yes . . . but don't worry I'm sure overwatch has most the city covered . " Yuna smiled .
"What's overwatch? . . . " I asked curiously .
"Overwatch is what we call several elite team, each consist of three students designed for extremely long range combat . . . . . A Firearms sniper . . . . . A Sorcerer that specializes in sensory spells . . . . . and a close to mid-range student that specializes in neutralizing targets quickly and quietly to protect the other two members from anyone who could have potentially discovered their position . " Yuna explained .
"Fire arms? . . . " I asked curiously .
"Yes . . . . . Firearms fire is easier to hide . . . and maintain their element of stealth . " Yuna answered .
"Can't we just ask them where Jila is? . . . I'm sure they would know where she is . " Daisy asked in a hurry to find Jila .
"Sadly . . . . Once they are deployed they tend to stay out of communication so enemies can't use magic to locate them . Even our students don't know where they are deployed . . . . . " she answered .
"Is this the first time you've been in a situation like this? . . " I asked curiously .
"Ummmm I've been on missions and things but nothing on this scale . . . . . I'm focused on close hand to hand combat . . . . so I'm not very good in situations like these . . . . . That's why Paul probably picked me to go with him . . . since otherwise I'd be pretty idle . . . " She sighed .
"So is teleporting division a set of students that focus on teleportation? . . . " I asked remember that Sven said earlier .
"Yes Atlantis is split into many divisions . . . Each play an important role in situations . . . . . Teleportation division members specialize in creating teleportation way points to help transport people large distances quickly . . . . Creating permanent way points is very time consuming and expensive . . . . . I think creating a permanent one for example in a city takes upwards of 5 years . . . . . And several students creating special runes with expensive inks and materials . " Yuna smiled .
"Are you in a special division? . . " Jay politely asked .
"Ummm not exactly . . . . I'm just a normal combatant like most students . . . . so you can technically call us the combat division? . . " I guess she laughed .
"Do you have to join a division? . . . " Grace asked .
"Nope . . . you have the choice to study and advance yourselves which ever way you want . . . but divisions have special requirements . . . for example the Overwatch each member needs to master hiding their Arcanum Presence from other Arcanum users . " She answered .
"Arcanum presence? . . . " I asked curiously .
"Yes . . . . everyone can sense someone's Arcanum presence . . . . . For most people it may feel like a gut feeling . . . like you can tell if someone is a wielder or Arcanum or not . . . . . But extremely strong individuals you will know . . . . it would feel almost overwhelming unless they've trained in masking it or hiding it . " She answered .
"So do you use Arcanum . . . . I don't see you use spells . . . " I asked curiously .
"Yes I do . . . . Arcanum is like . . . a force . . . . . How you wield it differs from person to person . . . . . You guys harness Arcanum through the use of spells . . . for me I use Arcanume to enhance my abilities to fight in hand to hand combat . . . . I move faster . . . hit harder and toughen myself with the use of Arcanum . . . . . " She answered .
"Like a monk? . . " I asked curiously noticing the similarity .
"Ummm of sorts . . . Monks use something called Chi or Ki? . . . . . It's something a little different . . . . From my very basic understanding Chi and Ki comes from the inside . . . . . they utilize their internal force . . . . . Whereas I kinda absorb Arcanum from around us and mould it to enhance my abilities . " She answered .
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